Negligence Archives - Page 5 of 16

Sepsis and Martha’s Rule

PostedSeptember 5, 2023

Martha was a bright, happy 13-year-old. She had been on holiday with her parents, enjoying the summer with days filled with books and memorising song lyrics, according to her mother,...

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust report on deaths was watered down to “spare bosses”, according to the BBC

PostedAugust 30, 2023

In an article by the BBC on 29 August 2023, it appears that auditors Grant Thornton revealed how the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust (NSFT) had “lost track of patient’s...

Unnecessary Bowel Mesh Operations

PostedAugust 25, 2023

The BBC has published an article relating to a surgeon, Mr Tony Dixon, who was dismissed in 2019 following unnecessary mesh bowel operations at Spire private hospital. Following many complaints...

Settlement for a man who received incorrect components during hip replacement

PostedAugust 23, 2023

Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement of £17,500 for Mr G, who received incorrect components as part of his right hip replacement...

Inquest into preventable death following poor mental health care

PostedAugust 7, 2023

Amanda Cavanagh, Associate at Ashtons Legal, provides the following statement on behalf of the family. “Our family are heartbroken and devastated by the loss of Madie and need time to...

A&E Doctor warns that thousands of lives are at risk this winter

PostedJuly 31, 2023

In an article published this week, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has said that the plans drawn up to deal with the inevitable A&E...

Pregnancy Loss Review – the Review commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care

PostedJuly 25, 2023

A loss of dreams, of hope and a sense of bereavement often follows a miscarriage, but the most common response when a miscarriage happens is, ‘Why?’. ‘Why me?’, Why us?’,...

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...