Medical Negligence
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The aim of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, a campaign by UK charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, is to raise awareness and encourage attendance at smear tests. This year it is...
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Julie Crossley, Medical Negligence claim specialist, has obtained £105,000 for Ms L who, following an accident, suffered a delayed diagnosis of septic arthritis in her knee. Ms L, who has...
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Medical Negligence specialist, Amanda Cavanagh, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Ms B, a mother whose baby was stillborn as a result of numerous failures during her pregnancy. She was...
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It is a sad fact that ambulances in England are taking over 90 minutes, on average, to reach those patients who are experiencing the most serious of emergencies, such as...
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Ali Masterson of Ashtons Legal supported the family throughout the inquest process following the death of a young Suffolk man who took his own life. JM, aged 21, was found...
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Sharon Allison, Head of Medical Negligence, has obtained a six-figure settlement for the widow of Mr K, who sadly died following a delay in diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. Following a lot...
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Families who have suffered the most unimaginable loss of a child in one of the worst reported maternity scandals have warned government ministers that their proposed plans to cap lawyers’...
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As a result of people mixing again following the lifting of Covid restrictions, infections and illnesses are spreading. BBC News has reported that a fourth child has died of Strep...
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Natalie Cosgrove joins Ashtons Legal’s thriving Medical Negligence team this week as a partner in the business. She is joined by paralegal Amelia Dale, both from a Yorkshire-based firm. Both...
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If a patient is negligently injured or harmed as a result of treatment or lack of treatment by a clinician, whether in a hospital, GP surgery, pharmacy, opticians, care home,...
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Martha Mills died as a result of sepsis following a rare pancreatic trauma after falling off her bike whilst on holiday. Her mother, Merope Mills, an editor at the Guardian,...
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Following the long-anticipated publication of Dr Kirkup’s investigation into the maternity care provided at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, medical negligence specialist Mark Stafford-White shares the experience of his client...
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