Medical Negligence
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Ali Masterson of Ashtons Legal supported the family throughout the inquest process following the death of a young Suffolk man who took his own life. JM, aged 21, was found...
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Sharon Allison, Head of Medical Negligence, has obtained a six-figure settlement for the widow of Mr K, who sadly died following a delay in diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. Following a lot...
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Families who have suffered the most unimaginable loss of a child in one of the worst reported maternity scandals have warned government ministers that their proposed plans to cap lawyers’...
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As a result of people mixing again following the lifting of Covid restrictions, infections and illnesses are spreading. BBC News has reported that a fourth child has died of Strep...
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Natalie Cosgrove joins Ashtons Legal’s thriving Medical Negligence team this week as a partner in the business. She is joined by paralegal Amelia Dale, both from a Yorkshire-based firm. Both...
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If a patient is negligently injured or harmed as a result of treatment or lack of treatment by a clinician, whether in a hospital, GP surgery, pharmacy, opticians, care home,...
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Martha Mills died as a result of sepsis following a rare pancreatic trauma after falling off her bike whilst on holiday. Her mother, Merope Mills, an editor at the Guardian,...
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Following the long-anticipated publication of Dr Kirkup’s investigation into the maternity care provided at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, medical negligence specialist Mark Stafford-White shares the experience of his client...
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The long-awaited Report, led by Dr Bill Kirkup, into the Maternity and Neonatal Services at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has now been made public. Quite possibly, the most...
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The WHO (World Health Organisation) and IMS (International Menopause Society) have designated October as World Menopause Month. “The purpose of World Menopause Awareness Month is to raise awareness of the...
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This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’. Sharon Allison, Head of Medical Negligence and Ben Needham-Holmes, Rehabilitation Co-ordinator,...
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9 to 15 October 2022 is Baby Loss Awareness Week (#BLAW2022), now in its 20th year. This week has been set aside to provide the opportunity for everyone affected by...
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