Legal News
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Posted 17/03/2015 The parents of a Luton girl who died in hospital of septicaemia have reported the hospital to the General Medical Council. In November 2013 Claire Allnutt was admitted...
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Posted 29/10/2013 The BBC reported today that, following a recent review of the system, the culture of delay and denial over NHS complaints in England must come to an end....
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Posted 17/06/2013 The BBC has reported that a review of the NHS in England has shown that a much simpler and co-ordinated system of 24 hour urgent and emergency care...
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Posted 09/05/2010 A woman has successfully claimed compensation for clinical negligence after a breast reconstruction operation went wrong. Yvonne Laidlaw, 57, had the procedure at the Royal Bolton Hospital at...
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Posted 15/04/2010 Charitable organisation St John Ambulance has suggested that first aid training should be compulsory for all British employees, not just certain representatives within a firm. A poll carried...
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Posted 16/09/2013 The BBC has reported that by the end of 2015 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) aims to have inspected all acute hospitals, i.e. those designed to provide short...
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Posted 15/09/2013 Around 37,000 people are estimated to die of sepsis each year and it accounts for 100,000 hospital admissions. The Health Service Ombudsman has found significant failings in the...
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Posted 09/05/2010 Nearly a quarter of people are putting in longer hours at work than ever, according to new research. A study carried out by financial provider Santander found that...
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Posted 26/08/2013 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £55,000 for the widow of a self-employed Suffolk man after his local hospital failed to diagnose his...
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Posted 14/01/2010 A trade union has welcomed the government’s decision to introduce an ombudsman to monitor breaches of the Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice (GSCOP) as beneficial to farmers and...
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Posted 11/05/2011 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the high court to block compensation claims from the families of four soldiers who died in Iraq. Relatives of Private Lee...
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Posted 04/01/2010 Recession-hit businesses should continue to be aware of the threat of insolvency, despite recent signs of an economic upturn. This is the view of the insolvency trade body...
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