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Mid Staffordshire Inquiry
In March 2009, the Healthcare Commission published a horrifying report into the care and treatment being provided at Stafford Hospital. It was estimated that between 400 to 1200 people had died unnecessarily due to the “appalling” standards of care provided at the Hospital and detailed many stories of patient abuse and neglect.
Within days of this publication Leigh Day & Co Solicitors was instructed by local residents as well as Cure the NHS, the local campaigning group that had been formed by Julie Bailey after she lost her mother at Stafford Hospital, to commence legal proceedings:
(1) On behalf of individual patients and/or their relatives for negligence and/or breach of their human rights and,
(2) To challenge the refusal by the government to hold a full, public inquiry into the why things had gone so tragically wrong at the Stafford Hospital/Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
For more information about the judicial review/inquiries please click here or contact Rosa Curling on 020 7650 1200.
For more information about the individual claims please contact Emma Jones on 020 7650 1200.
News
Leigh Day settles more Mid-Staffs cases-
Apology and compensation for families affected by Mid-Staffordshire ill-treatment
Full public inquiry into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust-
The Secretary of Health has announced a full public inquiry for Stafford Hospital
Two hospital trusts warned that licence to operate may be withdrawn-
Concerns raised by Care Quality Commission over Stafford and Milton Keynes hospitals
Mid Staffordshire report leads to further partial inquiry-
Failings at Staffordshire Hospital lead to second inquiry
Concerns raised over conditions in Essex hospitals-
Report reveals unacceptable standards of care and hygiene in Basildon hospital
Leigh Day lawyer criticises Mid-Staffs public inquiry terms of reference-
Richard Stein is representing Cure the NHS at the inquiry into failings at Stafford Hospital
Patients Association report reveals shocking care standards in UK-
Damning report on substandard care in the NHS published by Patients Association
Stafford Hospital: report on progress-
Lawyers at Leigh Day spoke at a public meeting in Stafford on 5 May 2009
