Medical
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £250,000 for Mr H who had to have a below-knee amputation because his GPs failed to...
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One of the key messages during Baby Loss Awareness Week is that it is a tragedy which can affect any family. As reported on the website of SANDS (Stillbirth &...
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An article published on BBC News today has stated that the NHS in England is facing paying up to £4.3bn in legal fees in order to resolve ongoing medical negligence...
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There were multiple opportunities to save six-month-old Harris James. He was mistakenly treated for pneumonia, when in fact he had a heart condition. The Trust had apologised to the family...
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A recent survey by Mind has revealed that a high number of children and adolescent mental health services have cancelled up to 175,000 appointments in the year up to July...
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Ashtons Legal has recently relocated part of its top tier Medical Negligence team to Norwich. This is in recognition that this is a legal area where local people can benefit...
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The Health Watchdog is conducting an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl following an MRI scan. Alice Sloman, from Torbay had autism and was given an anaesthetic for...
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Yesterday (9 May 2019), Ashtons Medical Negligence partner, Sharon Allison, attended the Inaugural launch of the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) in London. This initiative was born largely out of the...
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The Priory Group, a provider of mental health care facilities in the UK, has been fined £300,000 after 14-year-old Amy El-Keria was found hanged in her room whilst under their...
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A compensation package amounting to around £6.2m has been won by a man that contracted encephalitis at the age of one, leaving him with severe disabilities – including epilepsy, behavioural...
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The NHS will be unable to provide top quality care for those with cancer if the shortage of cancer doctors in the UK is not resolved. A census of 62...
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111 call targets are not being met by The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), and it is thought that a lack of recruitment as a result of low pay is...
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