Medical Negligence
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A report by the Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK, “Access all Ages”, says that some patients miss out on vital treatment because they are judged purely on their...
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Data from trusts in England suggests that access to NHS care, including knee and hip operations, is being restricted. GP Magazine gathered evidence under the Freedom of Information Act, which...
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Cancer Research UK reported this week that aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs. About 7,800 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer...
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Another big step has been taken towards better prosthetic limbs for those who have suffered amputation. Devices implanted directly into nerves that transmit signals wirelessly to prosthetic limbs are under...
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It has been reported in recent weeks that metal-on-metal hip replacements have a far higher failure rate than other types of hip replacement. Evidence has expanded recently and opinions broadened...
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A recent study performed in Sweden suggests that women who are diagnosed with cancer following a smear test have a greater chance of being cured than women who do not...
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Headline news today was of the huge regional variability in levels of lower limb amputations in those suffering from diabetes. The levels vary from 2 in 10,000 to 22 in...
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The NHS has admitted clinical negligence after two transplant patients were given kidneys that had been taken from a donor who was suffering from an aggressive and rare form of...
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Today it is reported that younger women who suffer heart attacks are more likely than men to die as a result. Women often do not present with the ‘typical’ and...
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A man who was forced to wait outside a hospital in the south-west of England for 25 minutes despite suffering a heart attack is to launch a clinical negligence case....
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The Royal College of GPs has now called for the Health Bill to be scrapped. The college, which represents 34,000 GPs in England, said the overhaul had to be stopped...
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There have been stories in the news recently concerning Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how many people are going undiagnosed and untreated. At Ashtons Legal we come across a...
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