Middlesbrough, UK – 30th November, 2016: One Teesside family whose baby suffered a severe injury at birth is still waiting for a clinical negligence claim from the NHS – 18 years after the event.

It’s the second longest anyone in the country has had to wait for this type of claim to be settled under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for trusts, which deals with incidents that have occurred since April 1995.

Waterford, Ireland – 30th November, 2016: A mother of three who sued implant manufacturer DePuy International over hip replacements she got 10 years ago has been awarded more than €700,000 by the High Court.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross said that while Gillian O’Sullivan’s injuries are clearly not catastrophic, they are undoubtedly severe and caused major disruption to her life. The injury resulted in a serious continuing pain and ongoing permanent medical attention, the judge noted.

Melbourne, Australia – 16th November, 2016: A stroke suffered during childbirth left Bonnie Shi unable to lift her young children, robbed of her English and barely able to walk.

She was once a vivacious young mother with big plans. Now she lives a painful and difficult life.

Sussex, UK – 11th November, 2016: The mother of a premature baby girl, who died after a doctor stopped resuscitating her so he could take a phone call, is taking legal action against the hospital where her daughter died.

Isabellina Brewerton died on October 31, 2013, at just 33 days old. Mother Jay Brewerton, from Haslam Crescent, Bexhill, gave birth to Isabellina 13 weeks early. Weighing just 2lb 2oz, she was transferred from East Surrey Hospital to the neonatal unit at St George’s Hospital in South London. Isabellina’s condition deteriorated and medical staff tried to save her.

Dubai – 6th November, 2016: The Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory (DHCR), a part of the Government of Dubai, who operates independently to ensure compliance and enforcement of clinical governance investigated this case, and after a thorough review, decided to suspend the licence of Dr Uwe Klima for three months.

Dr Uwe Klima, a well-respected surgeon with over 20 years of international experience, was in charge of the patient, Mohammad Imran Hussain, as the primary treating cardiac surgeon for his Heart Bypass surgery.

UK – 2nd November, 2016: Natasha Richardson, 26, was accidentally cut by surgeons during her Caeserean section and developed a flesh-eating bug. Surgeons were unaware of their error until the receptionist returned to hospital 10 days later suffering from intense stomach pain. After being transferred to intensive care and operated on, she was diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis which had eaten away at her womb and surrounding tissue.