Injury News
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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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Martyn Hayward, an asbestos-related disease claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the partner of Mr W, a former maintenance and boiler house operative, who died...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and its symptoms. What is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is a disease in which cancerous...
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Ruth Houghton, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £35,000 for a widow whose late husband was left on a commode in a care home for at least...
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Sight is the sense that people fear losing the most, yet two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant...
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Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, recently obtained compensation of £50,000 for a lady who suffered knee, back and psychological injuries when she was hit by a...
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