Medical Negligence
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Families and their legal representatives were disappointed this week when the Ministry of Justice’s review of bereavement damages resulted in no change to eligibility or value. General current information provided...
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As we draw to the end of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, it is worth reiterating the signs and symptoms of this common type of cancer which begins in the cells...
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Purple Day, 26 March 2023, is the biggest international fundraising and awareness day in the epilepsy calendar and is celebrated by the epilepsy community from all over the world. Purple...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr J, who sustained an elbow dislocation when he was approximately nine years old. He...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr X, whose wife died as a result of a hospital’s failure to identify and...
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The British Heart Foundation declares February National Heart Month, raising awareness of the risks and signs of heart conditions and diseases. There is a huge range of conditions and diseases...
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A substantial settlement has been approved in the High Court in relation to a brain injury a young man suffered as a result of his mother’s inadequate antenatal care over...
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Julie Crossley, Medical Negligence claim specialist, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the parents of a child who, following the failure to take an x-ray, had a foreign body in...
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The aim of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, a campaign by UK charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, is to raise awareness and encourage attendance at smear tests. This year it is...
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Julie Crossley, Medical Negligence claim specialist, has obtained £105,000 for Ms L who, following an accident, suffered a delayed diagnosis of septic arthritis in her knee. Ms L, who has...
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Medical Negligence specialist, Amanda Cavanagh, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Ms B, a mother whose baby was stillborn as a result of numerous failures during her pregnancy. She was...
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It is a sad fact that ambulances in England are taking over 90 minutes, on average, to reach those patients who are experiencing the most serious of emergencies, such as...
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