Monitor, the independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts, has announced that it has used its formal powers of intervention for a second time at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS. Foundation Trust. Medical law solicitor Ruth Keenleyside comments on the latest action. 

A child from North Cumbria has been awarded a £5.6 million damages package for injuries she suffered during her birth at Cumberland Infirmary in 2000.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today announced its intention to carry out an in-depth investigation into the delivery of emergency care services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust operates five hospitals in Cumbria and Lancashire.

A Carlisle solicitor has been invited to join a prestigious Expert User Group which will advise the government on employment tribunal procedures.

Employment law expert John Morris from Burnetts Solicitors in Carlisle and Newcastle has warned that a government report on resolving workplace disputes could be bad news for employers and employees alike.

 James Titcombe, father of baby Joshua who died soon after his birth at Furness General Hospital, comments on the latest developments at the Trust whilst solicitor Ruth Keenleyside talks about the other famliies who have raised concerns since the problems at FGH first came to light. 

A prestigious guide to the UK legal profession has recognised nine of the County’s lawyers as leaders in their specialist fields. Eight of those ranked are solicitors at Burnetts in Carlisle.

The father of one of the babies who died at Furness General Hospital has begun proceedings against the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical negligence solicitor Ruth Keenleyside comments on the latest developments at Furness General Hospital.

Burnetts is launching a new health and safety legal service which promises to provide reasonable and proportionate advice in a world “gone mad with health and safety”.