June - November | 12:30 - 13:30 | 1 Hour
We are delighted to present the upcoming sessions in our Health & Care Resolution Team's Lunchtime Education Webinar programme.
This series will be of particular interest to independent health and social care providers, NHS Trusts, ICBs, Local Authorities and independent insurers.
Registration pages for upcoming sessions can be found below each title.
Links to view our On Demand recordings are available at the base of this page.
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Recent developments in breach and causation for clinical negligence lawyers
Tuesday 30 September | 12:30 - 13:30
Join us for this webinar with Thomas Beamont from 1 Crown Office Row, who will discuss important issues arising from various cases, touching on both breach of duty and causation for clinical negligence practitioners
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Assaults in the Healthcare Setting
Tuesday 30 September | 12:30 - 13:30
Claire Jones will discuss claims affecting Trusts arising from assaults by patients on staff and visitors. She will look at types of incident, how we investigate them and how we assess liability and quantum. She will also deal with Pre-action Disclosure and issues of confidentiality and data protection.
Deborah Pyzer specialises in the defence of medical negligence claims with expertise managing homicide claims perpetrated by patients. She will discuss defending potential claims in negligence and pursuant to the Human Rights Act 1998.
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PSIRF and Claims
Tuesday 18 November | 12:30 - 13:30
Join us for a discussion on how PSIRF is impacting on the clinical negligence claims and inquest process, including a discussion on the limitations of the PSII in respect of causation and how that gap is being filled.
Partner Joanna Lloyd and Senior Associate Samantha Minchin will discuss some of their experiences and will present case studies on emerging themes.
Useful Information for Delegates:
- There is no charge to attend any of our sessions
- Each webinar runs for approximately 50 minutes with 10 minutes for questions at the end, unless stated otherwise
- In order to attend a session, you will need to register for it in advance via the links below
- Some sessions in each series are recorded and may be available after the webinar
- Registration for any webinars that are of interest to you will place you on the list to receive these recordings
Please do pass our programme on to any colleagues in your organisation who may be interested in attending.
If there are any topics that you would like us to cover in the future, we welcome your suggestions.
We look forward to seeing you at the education webinars.
Previous sessions in this series
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A day in the life of a Cardiac Surgeon
Tuesday 4 February
In this webinar Ms Betsy Evans described:
- The reality of working as a cardiac surgeon
- The kind of cases she deals with
- What sort of cases are most likely to translate into potential allegations of negligence.
Ms Betsy Evans is a consultant cardiac surgeon at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She has a specialist interest in mitral valve repair, AF surgery and trans-catheter valve implantation for aortic and mitral valve disease.
Ms Evans continues to remain active in research and is Principle Surgical Investigator in Leeds Teaching Hospital Trusts currently for two international clinical trials:
- PRIMARY trial assessing the effectiveness of surgical MV repair and Transcatheter edge to edge repair (TEER) techniques in degenerative mitral valve disease
- The APOLLO-EU trial to assess the application of a novel transcatheter mitral valve implantation in high-risk non-surgical patients with mitral regurgitation.
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The Darzi Review – Horizon Scanning for Primary Care and Maternity Services
Tuesday 25 February
Anna Davies looked at key themes from the Darzi review and the potential impact on the future of primary care and maternity services, including:
- A summary of the review findings
- Primary care services: the “shift” to community based care
- Access to quality maternity services
- Repairing the NHS – a return to peak performance.
Anna Davies is a specialist health partner at Bevan Brittan and has extensive experience in respect of NHS governance and commissioning arrangements.
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Case Law Update – Mental Capacity Act 2005
Thursday 3 April
The Court of Protection is an active jurisdiction – with many cases publishing judgments with important clarifications and expansions on the key principles within the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Rhys Hadden from Serjeants’ Inn Chambers considered:
- Key case law and important updates from the past 12 months
- Any updates on the revisions to the Code of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Rhys Hadden specialises in all matters relating to mental capacity and mental health.
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Quantum Update for Clinical Negligence Practitioners
Tuesday 29 April
Tania Kahlon was joined by Eliot Woolf KC from Outer Temple Chambers who:
- Reviewed important recent clinical negligence quantum decisions
- Discussed how to put helpful developments into practice
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Medico-legal issues from a micro-biology perspective
Tuesday 20 May
Joanne Easterbrook was joined by Dr Jim Gray who focused on obstetric and neonatal/paediatric cases. He covered meningitis, sepsis and acute chorioamnionitis looking in particular at:
- How these bacterial infections work
- The effect of antibiotic therapy
- Martha’s law
- Sepsis Six
Dr Jim Gray is a consultant microbiologist at Birmingham Children’s and Women's Hospitals.
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Procedural Tactics: How to have the upper hand
Tuesday 17 June
Rebecca De Haro was joined by Francesca O’Neill from Deka Chambers.
Francesca considered Civil Procedure Rules changes and case decisions that will impact on handling clinical negligence cases, Part 36 offers, and the Service of Proceedings.
