“ The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review ” led by Baroness Cumberlege, commonly known as the Cumberlege Review, has issued a long-awaited report on 8 July 2020. IBB Solicitors represents a number of families who have been...
Medication and Prescriptions Blog
In January 2018, we wrote about the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate , which had been linked to 20,000 cases of catastrophic disabilities in children in the UK. At the time, MP Norman Lamb referred to the situation as an “extraordinary...
Sodium Valproate, also known as Epilim, Episenta, Epival, and Convulex (as valproic acid), has been linked to catastrophic disabilities in around 20,000 children in the UK. MP Norman Lamb has called the situation an “extraordinary scandal”[1]. ...
Over 500 victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal have been given leave to seek compensation from the government [1] . The claimants are a mix of survivors and relatives of those who died after being given infected blood products. More than...
There are few women who do not fear childbirth, after all, less than 200 years ago giving birth constituted a major threat to a woman’s life. Childbirth, however, remains highly dangerous for women in developing countries [1] . Thanks to...
Medical negligence can cause pain, suffering, loss of income, embarrassment and in worse case scenarios, even death. No one, including some of the world’s most famous celebrities is immune from the consequences of a doctor or a surgeon making...