In the space between a missed scan and a life irrevocably altered, a larger reckoning is taking shape across England's emergency departments. BBC analysis of NHS Resolution data reveals a 41 percent rise in clinical negligence claims against A&E units over five years, with the sector now accounting for more negligence claims than any other area of medicine. The story of Oli Coppock — a 32-year-old left in near-total paralysis after Warrington Hospital failed to image his brain despite a known tumour history — gives human weight to what the numbers alone cannot carry. What emerges is a question
A&E negligence claims surge 41% as pressured emergency departments fail basics
Oli Coppock, 32, now lives in near-total paralysis with no voluntary movement, requiring tube feeding, breathing assistance, and toileting support, able to communicate only by blinking.