Medical
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The NHS failed to send out over 40,000 letters containing cervical cancer screening information to women in England. 150-200 of these were test results that had come up showing abnormalities,...
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has succeeding in obtaining £70,000 for the family of a man who died unnecessarily because his early symptoms of mouth cancer...
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The Each Baby Counts project has recently focused on the analysis of cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and babies born with brain damage and investigating the potential factors contributing to...
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £300,000 for Mrs T, who lost her mobility as a result of negligent treatment in a care home. Mrs...
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The public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal will be the largest inquiry ever to be held in Britain. Almost 1,300 people have signed up as ‘core participants’ – many...
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £125,000 damage settlement for Mr S after a routine gallbladder operation went wrong. A surgeon’s error resulted in...
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After nine month old Amy had been acting differently, her mother took her to A&E where she was diagnosed with an ear infection. She was given medication and sent home....
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The review, released this month, analyses NHS Resolution data in respect of litigation claims which have been brought following suicide attempts. Both examples of good practice and areas for improvement...
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The UK is currently experiencing a major shortage of senior radiologists which in turn is disrupting and delaying medical care, in particular cancer care. Between 2012 and 2017, the workload...
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A large proportion of women are being denied the right to opt for a caesarean birth, despite NICE guidance indicating they should be given the choice. Statistics have shown that...
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Women in the East of England have been experiencing significant delays when it comes to receiving the results of their cervical screening test, with some waiting six times the two...
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The Supreme Court has ruled that families will no longer require legal permission to end care for loved-ones in a long-term, permanent vegetative stage. This means that where relatives and...
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