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Posted 02/04/2014 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £15,000 for an elderly lady who was not looked after appropriately in a Suffolk care home. Mrs T...
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Posted 27/11/2009 The NHS trust responsible for a medical facility in Essex has been censured for low healthcare and hygiene standards which could be causing a medical negligence risk. Basildon...
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Posted 25/02/2010 Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp, a Clinical Negligence Lawyer at Ashtons Legal, comments on the damning report which catalogues the failings in care leading to the deaths of up to 1,200...
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Posted 07/04/2014 The Guardian reported today that older people may be suffering in silence because they are reluctant to complain about the care they receive. The parliamentary and health service...
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Posted 21/08/2011 A man who has developed an asbestos-related illness has launched a claim for £100,000 in compensation from his former employer. Bruce Cooper is taking action against Hanson Support...
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Posted 17/02/2011 A woman involved in a road crash has been awarded personal injury compensation after taking legal advice on her case. The unnamed 32-year-old was a passenger in a...
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Posted 10/04/2014 The BBC reports today that prostate cancer tests, which predict how aggressive a tumour is, underestimate the severity of the disease in half of cases. A study by...
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Posted 25/11/2009 A family which won a compensation claim following their mother’s death have issued a reminder of the danger of low-level exposure to the substance. Karen Sienkiewicz, daughter of...
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Posted 21/02/2014 DNA testing can predict which men face the highest risk of deadly prostate cancer, scientists say. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, say men could...
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Posted 22/10/2012 The BBC reported today that an investigation by campaigners suggests NHS hearing services are being scaled back in England. Data obtained by Action on Hearing Loss from 128...
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Posted 11/03/2011 Two Virgin Atlantic beauty therapists have received a combined £300,000 personal injury compensation payout after suffering strain injuries while giving massages. Jayne Evans received £230,972, while Michelle Hindmarsh...
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Posted 15/01/2014 Ashtons Legal medical injury specialist Sophie Bales has obtained £13,750 for Mr O, a man who suffered over two years’ of inappropriate dental treatment. Mr O underwent bridge treatment...
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