Solicitor
Katy Meade is an experienced clinical negligence solicitor who handles a varied case load and has a particular interest in representing families at inquests.
After starting her career in nursing Katy retrained as a solicitor and qualified in Ireland in 2009. She has been with Mayo Wynne Baxter since December 2009 where she started as a Nurse Paralegal within the Clinical Negligence Team.
Katy completed her Bachelor of Nursing Degree in 1998, followed by a Diploma in Legal Studies in 2001. These qualifications were attained in Australia and Ireland respectively.Outside of work Katy is interested in travel, music and sport, particularly running. She has completed two marathons in Dublin and the Brighton marathon in 2011.
Should patients have a final choice over life and death? Do doctors ultimately know best when life sustaining treatment is futile? End of life decisions and ‘do not resuscitate orders’ have been the subject of significant debate over the years. Thousands of do not resuscitate orders are added to medical notes each year. While the… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
September 5th, 2011
Last Friday’s Hastings Observer reported on the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) investigation into East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, the body responsible for the Eastbourne District General Hospital and the Conquest Hospital in Hastings. The CQC investigation has given rise to profound concern about the standard of patient care in both hospitals. In its original report… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
August 2nd, 2011
We regularly read reports that sedentary lifestyles and periods of inactivity have been linked to high blood pressure and heart disease. Some of these reports even suggest that those who choose a sedentary lifestyle over exercise are at greater risk of developing a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot on the lungs. Today, however, the BBC… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
July 13th, 2011
