Medical Negligence

• Patient dies after six month surgery delay

  • PostedSeptember 25, 2019

  The Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued an apology after Denis Harrison, 62, died after waiting six months for surgery. Mr Harrison was diagnosed with bladder cancer in...

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• Automated 999 call-handling system causing fatal ambulance delays

  • PostedSeptember 19, 2019

  Three people have died after receiving delayed care from the South East Coast Ambulance Service, caused as a result of failures with a computer call-handling system. Mrs Filby rang an...

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• New strain of strep A emerges in England and Wales

  • PostedSeptember 18, 2019

  A new strain of toxin producing group A streptococcus is spreading across England and Wales. Strep A causes many different infections – ranging from a sore throat to scarlet fever....

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• NHS to receive £6.2 billion extra funding

  • PostedSeptember 9, 2019

  The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has announced a spending review that will see an extra £6.2bn going towards the NHS next year. This will include £210m for frontline staff. This should...

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• Over £26,000 obtained after piece of gastric band was left in body

  • PostedAugust 30, 2019

  Loveness Chihoyi, a chartered legal executive at Ashtons Legal has obtained over £26,000 for a woman who had a piece of her removed gastric band left in her body for...

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• Compensation obtained for family of man who died after treatment error

  • PostedAugust 29, 2019

  Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence Specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial amount of compensation for the family of a man who died after he was not given heparin...

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• £4.9 million obtained for birth injury resulting in cerebral palsy

  • PostedAugust 27, 2019

  Tom Cook, a consultant solicitor within the medical negligence team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £4.9 million for the family of a baby who was left with severe brain damage...

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• Mental health units – are they safe?

  • PostedAugust 22, 2019

  West Lane Hospital in Middlesbrough, a mental health unit for young people, has been rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after two girls died within two months...

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• £70,000 obtained for loss of kidney function following hysterectomy

  • PostedAugust 21, 2019

  Julie Crossley, an associate at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £70,000 for a woman who suffered avoidable injury during an abdominal hysterectomy. After the woman suffered an unexpected haemorrhage, her surgeon...

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• £50k obtained for man who suffered a detached retina after referral delay

  • PostedAugust 19, 2019

  Julie Crossley, an associate legal executive at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £50,000 for a man who suffered a detached retina. Mr T attended his opticians after experiencing cloudiness over one...

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• Almost 60% of preventable NHS deaths occur in mental health setting

  • PostedAugust 14, 2019

  NHS Patient Safety data has revealed that 2,182 deaths occurred across the NHS as a result of patient safety incidents in the six month period between March and September 2018....

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• Women with physical disabilities are being denied cervical screening

  • PostedAugust 9, 2019

  New research by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust has found that women with physical disabilities are having to fight harder to access cervical screening. Some women have reported feeling neglected and...

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