Legal News
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A patient experiencing a mental health crisis was detained in an ambulance for 12 hours as a result of there being no space inside of a Cambridgeshire hospital. The patient...
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A patient mix-up resulted in a woman being wrongly given an invasive gynaecological procedure instead of fertility treatment, a safety report has said. The woman was attending her first ever...
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The current COVID-19 restrictions relating to possession proceedings and evictions are due to remain in place until 31 May 2021. We recently published an article setting out the changes made...
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The parents of a baby who died shortly after his birth are looking for answers about why their son died. Beth and Dan Wankiewicz’s son Clay died from multiple skull...
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The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and NHS Resolution have together created a new best practice guide for improving patient safety within the NHS. The guide focuses on...
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A GP has been struck off for failing to spot a patient’s lung cancer and then falsifying medical records several months later in an attempt to conceal this. Dr Adilya...
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An inquest has begun into the death of a 20-year-old woman who died from sepsis following a routine appendix operation. Chloe Rideout first attended Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after she...
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Around one in five women are affected by perinatal mental illness. These issues can often have long-last effects on the woman, the child and the wider family. This week (Monday...
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A children’s mental health unit that was closed by inspectors in 2019 following the deaths of two girls is to reopen next week under a new name. Nadia Sharif and...
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Two thirds of people urgently referred to a trust with suspected cancer are not being seen within the national two-week target, NHS figures show. Universities Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is one...
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Ashtons Legal has joined law firms in the Major Trauma Group who provide vital support to survivors of major trauma and their families. The Major Trauma Group consists of leading...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a man who developed advanced glaucoma as a result of a delayed referral. Mr...
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