Medical Archives - Page 6 of 17

Nottingham University Hospitals Review and Investigation

PostedJuly 12, 2023

In 2016, Harriet Hawkins died as a consequence of negligence by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Her parents Dr Jack Hawkins and Sarah Hawkins, who were both employees of the...

MacMillian : Cancer waiting times at an all-time high

PostedJuly 11, 2023

A concern or diagnosis of cancer is worrying enough; however, analysis by MacMillan Cancer Support has revealed that people are now waiting longer than ever for a diagnosis or for...

Inquest into the death of Mrs M, a much loved mother and grandmother who died in hospital following complications arising from anaesthetic

PostedJuly 7, 2023

Ali Masterson of Ashtons Legal supported the family throughout the inquest process following the death of Mrs M, who sadly passed away in December 2021. Mrs M, aged 59, had...

Settlement for the family of man who died from delayed sigmoid volvulus diagnosis

PostedJune 15, 2023

Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement for the family of Mr M who sadly died following delayed treatment for a sigmoid volvulus...

Settlement achieved for delay in diagnosing severed ligament

PostedJune 12, 2023

Ruth Houghton, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for her client who suffered a delay in diagnosis for a severed ligament. Mrs N dropped a...

Settlement for woman whose fractured hip caused ongoing pain post-surgery

PostedJune 7, 2023

Medical Negligence specialist, Amanda Cavanagh, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mrs X, who following a fall at home, sustained a right hip fracture in June 2017. Prior to the...

Mother dies in childbirth after doctor’s advice against natural birth was lost

PostedMay 30, 2023

An Inquest was heard into the death of a young mother, which could have been avoided, but for the loss of a doctor’s advice against natural childbirth. The Winchester Coroner’s...

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – March 2023

PostedMarch 23, 2023

As we draw to the end of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, it is worth reiterating the signs and symptoms of this common type of cancer which begins in the cells...

Settlement for permanent impairment after elbow dislocation was not treated correctly

PostedMarch 16, 2023

Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr J, who sustained an elbow dislocation when he was approximately nine years old. He...

Settlement for the widow of a woman whose bowel obstruction was not diagnosed

PostedMarch 7, 2023

Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr X, whose wife died as a result of a hospital’s failure to identify and...

Substantial damages for brain injured young man following failures in mother’s antenatal care

PostedFebruary 7, 2023

A substantial settlement has been approved in the High Court in relation to a brain injury a young man suffered as a result of his mother’s inadequate antenatal care over...

Settlement obtained for delayed diagnosis of foreign body in child’s oesophagus

PostedJanuary 30, 2023

Julie Crossley, Medical Negligence claim specialist, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the parents of a child who, following the failure to take an x-ray, had a foreign body in...