Injury News

• £320,000 obtained for head injury following car accident

  • PostedNovember 10, 2017

  Personal injury lawyer, Tom Ranson, obtained £320,000 for a man who suffered a head injury following a car accident. Mr S sustained a subtle brain injury and psychiatric trauma after...

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• Inquest into death of a Suffolk man, who died whilst an inpatient at Ipswich Hospital

  • PostedNovember 6, 2017

  An inquest opens on Wednesday (8 November) at Ipswich Coroner’s Court into the death of John Scott, an Ipswich man who was found hanged in a toilet cubicle at Ipswich...

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• Legal threat to NHS as drug companies challenge proposals to provide patients with cheaper alternatives

  • PostedNovember 2, 2017

  Research has led to the discovery that a drug costing £12 is as effective as injections costing £800. Drug companies who produce the more expensive injections argue that the use...

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• £25,000 obtained for inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy

  • PostedOctober 31, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...

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• How can I manage someone’s finances if they have not made a Power of Attorney?

  • PostedOctober 26, 2017

  Sadly, there are times in people’s lives when they no longer have the mental capacity to deal with their own affairs and require the support of others to act on...

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• £25,000 for lady following incorrect medical procedures

  • PostedOctober 25, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady whose treatment for bunions was inappropriate and has left her needing to purchase orthotics in...

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• £20,000 obtained for failure to diagnose prostate cancer

  • PostedOctober 17, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £20,000 settlement for a man whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had progressed, after doctors missed an...

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• Mental Health amongst the young – World Mental Health Day

  • PostedOctober 10, 2017

  Today is World Mental Health Day and Ashtons Legal are supporting this by sharing information which serves as a reminder to all of us to take stock of our own mental...

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• Inquest into death of a Cambridge woman, who died whilst an inpatient at Fulbourn Hospital

  • PostedSeptember 20, 2017

  The inquest is taking place this week at Huntingdon Town Hall into the death of a Cambridge woman, Hannah Allum, who took her own life whilst in a mental hospital....

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• Unknown breast surgery patients urged to come forward

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2017

  In the press today is news of the £37 million in compensation payments which have been awarded to around 750 patients of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. Back in...

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• Having the Capacity to make a Will: Alzheimer

  • PostedSeptember 13, 2017

  Whilst it is important for everyone to consider making and/or updating their Will, it can be particularly important for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In the early stages of the disease,...

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• What is a Deprivation of Liberty?

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2017

  If you have a relative with Alzheimer’s you may not think twice about locking the door for their own safekeeping. However, this can have serious implications and may be deprivation...

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