Injury News
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to have been able to pass on to St Clare Hospice in Harlow and St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds fees for the cost of...
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Two patients became seriously ill and one patient died after receiving organs that had been contaminated with a fungal infection after the surgeon failed to disclose that when he was...
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Louise Harper, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £60,000 settlement for Mr P whose vision has been permanently impaired by getting a steel splinter in his...
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A recent survey by Mind has revealed that a high number of children and adolescent mental health services have cancelled up to 175,000 appointments in the year up to July...
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There are three categories in respect of NHS waiting time targets for treatment. These cover A&E, Cancer and routine operations. NHS waiting time targets for Cancer and A&E treatment have...
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Ashtons’ Court of Protection team this week hosted their 5th annual Brain Injury Case Management conference which, through exhibitor and attendee bookings, raised £3,000 for the Ashtons Charitable Trust. The...
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Despite a 17% drop in antibiotic prescriptions given out by GPs over the last five years, the number of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to rise. Public Health England encourages GPs and...
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Movember is an annual event that takes place throughout November that involves the growing of moustaches in order to raise awareness for men’s mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular...
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An independent investigation into the failings of a mental health hospital in Middlesbrough has begun after two teenage girls died within two months of each other whilst under their care....
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October 29 is World Stroke Day – a campaign which aims to raise awareness of strokes in order to reduce the number of people who suffer as a result of...
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Tom Cook, a consultant solicitor within the medical negligence team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained in excess of £1 million for a man who suffered a stroke that left him...
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Oliver Hall, six, of Halesworth, Suffolk, died from meningitis in October 2017 after ambulance control room staff failed to inform paramedics of crucial information which could have saved his life....
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