Medical Negligence
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Members of the New Hospital Campaign (NHC) have successfully raised £20,000 which has enabled them to take Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to a judicial review. The NHC is...
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Two patients became seriously ill and one patient died after receiving organs that had been contaminated with a fungal infection after the surgeon failed to disclose that when he was...
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Tom Cook, a consultant solicitor within the medical negligence team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained in excess of £1 million for a man who suffered a stroke that left him...
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Oliver Hall, six, of Halesworth, Suffolk, died from meningitis in October 2017 after ambulance control room staff failed to inform paramedics of crucial information which could have saved his life....
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Julie Crossley, an associate legal executive at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £150,000 for a man who underwent numerous optical procedures over a five year period that left him with permanent...
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Making a medical negligence claim may seem a daunting task to those with little or no knowledge of how the law in this area works. Seeking help from a specialist...
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In 2018, there were 6,507 registered deaths by suicide in the UK – this was a huge increase of 11.8% from 2017. With the number of suicides on tragically on...
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Ashtons Legal’s medical negligence team have recently become Dementia Friends after undergoing the fantastic training programme created by Alzheimer’s Society. The Dementia Friends initiative was launched by Alzheimer’s Society in...
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Health trust apologizes to family and admits its failures led to son’s suicide. An Ipswich family has received an apology and admission of liability from a health trust after it...
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Advances in technology have enabled health professionals to detect birth defects during antenatal checks using a variety of tests, some of which are non-invasive and others which can be invasive....
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Hospitals and mental health trusts spend millions of pounds employing lawyers to represent them at inquests. In contrast, the relatives of those who have died often get no legal aid...
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Zantac, a medication used to treat stomach ulcers, has been recalled after fears that it has been contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer. Traces of NDMA, a chemical...
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