Injury News

• 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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• False sense of security and weak passwords amongst NHS Staff

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2017

  In May 2017, the NHS was attacked by ransomware (software that threatens to publish information unless a ransom is paid) which disabled computers and left clinicians unable to access patients’...

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• World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2017

  Launched in 2012, World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is an international campaign that takes place every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Two out of every...

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• £7000 obtained for back injury from car accident

  • PostedAugust 31, 2017

  A Personal Injury Executive at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £7000 payment for Mr B following spinal and shoulder injuries suffered in a car accident. Mr B was stationary at...

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• Officials at Public Health England (PHE) say that the amount of activity people do starts to tail off from the age of 40

  • PostedAugust 25, 2017

  They are urging those between the ages of 40 and 60 to start taking regular brisk walks as just ten minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the...

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• Ashtons Legal partner raises over £2,700 for Mesothelioma UK

  • PostedAugust 17, 2017

  Ashtons Legal Personal Injury partner, Richard Foyster, has raised £2,737.00 (including Gift Aid) for national cancer charity, Mesothelioma UK. Mesothelioma is an asbestos related cancer affecting many of Richard’s clients...

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• Maternity services at a health trust at the centre of a baby deaths inquiry must improve say inspectors

  • PostedAugust 17, 2017

  Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ordered an investigation into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in April. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said overall care had got better but...

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• Plymouth surgeon no longer able to perform non-emergency operations on children after performing procedure without consent

  • PostedAugust 14, 2017

  A Plymouth surgeon will no longer be perform non-emergency operations on children following his actions during an operation on a 12 year old boy. The child attended the hospital for...

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• £225,000 obtained for shoulder injury after an accident at work

  • PostedAugust 10, 2017

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist, obtained compensation of £225,000 for Mr S following severe shoulder injuries he suffered during an accident at work. Mr S was attempting to open...

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