Injury News
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An inquest opens tomorrow (29 June) at Norwich Coroners Court into the death of a high flying Norwich law student. The family will be represented by a medical injury specialist...
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An inquest opens today into the death of a Nottingham man after a hospital failed to diagnose lung cancer. Keith Beardsmore, aged 73, had undergone a chest x-ray at Nottingham...
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This is the result of a confidential deal between the health service and the drug company Roche. Kadcyla, the undiscounted cost of which had been £90,000 per patient, adds an...
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Official figures published by NHS Digital show that the number of GPs has fallen since the NHS launched a ‘rescue package’ to tackle the crisis of a shortage of family...
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With any Will, the important starting point is whether someone has ‘testamentary capacity’ – this broadly requires a person to understand what making or changing a Will means; how much...
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An asbestos-related disease specialist at Ashtons Legal has obtained an interim payment of £50,000 for Mr T from Norwich just eight weeks after starting to work with him on his...
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Hundreds more patients are expected to seek compensation after a breast surgeon was convicted of carrying out needless operations. Ian Paterson, 59, was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding...
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A catastrophic injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a seven-figure lump sum and six-figure annual payments for life for an elderly Norfolk man who is now wheelchair bound following...
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A member of the medical injury team at Ashtons, has obtained a settlement of £330,000 for Mr H who developed avoidable pressure ulcers while under the care of the NHS....
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Overcrowded hospitals in England were forced to close their doors nearly 500 times to ambulances this winter. The number of diverts was nearly double the level in the previous three...
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Online pharmacies and delivery services have become more common as the public look for the easiest ways to obtain relatively simple and repeat medication. However, a recent inspection by the...
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The insurance industry has been fuelling press interest recently in the ‘discount rate’ applied in personal injury claims following the Government’s plans to change the rate to minus 0.75% from...
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