19th October 2022 – Fairweathers Solicitors have represented around two dozen families whose babies died or were caused severe injury with lifelong disabilities due to the failings of East Kent Maternity Services.
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23rd May 2022 – The Inquest into the death of Archie Batten, who was born on Sunday 1 st September 2019, and lived for just 27 minutes, is due to resume tomorrow at the Archbishop’s Palace in Maidstone before the Assistant Coroner for North East Kent Sonia Hayes.Continue reading this article
31st January’20 – Our client, a 27 year old woman from Broadstairs, was under the care of the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust throughout her first pregnancy. Her antenatal care was provided by Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (QEQM) who informed her that she was carrying twins.
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There has been a great deal of media interest in the case of Jacob Stratton who has been left with severe brain damage following out of hours GP negligence.
At just 6 weeks of age Jacob, now aged 9, contracted pneumococcal meningitis which went undiagnosed despite his parents contacting out of hours GP practitioners, first by phone then by taking Jacob to a drop in centre.Continue reading this article
Our client, aged 22, came under the care of the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust towards the end of her pregnancy, and was admitted for observation.Continue reading this article
We have recently settled a case on behalf of a parent from Dover following the sad death of her son (C), aged just 13.Continue reading this article
(Reproduced with the kind permission of the Kent Messenger Group).
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