Negligence
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The Health and Social Care Committee has stated that there has been a delay in the early diagnosis of cancer cases as a result of the pandemic. Usually, just over...
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Medical negligence specialist Ben Ward from Ashtons Legal has settled the claim of Mrs B as a consequence of the death of her husband, Mr B. Mr B had undergone...
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The Ockenden Report’s findings released today are truly dreadful. The report commissioned in 2017 investigated incidents of baby deaths, maternal deaths and avoidable harm to mothers and babies between 2000...
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Mr T went to his local hospital having twisted his knee while playing sport. He was unable to put weight on it and was experiencing tingling sensations in his lower...
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A Medical Negligence Solicitor at Ashtons Legal has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr M, a man who has lost full function of his penis following a substandard circumcision procedure...
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A Norfolk hospital has acknowledged that giving a timely emergency caesarean section to a mother in their care could have saved her baby boy’s life. Ms Y was giving birth...
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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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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement in a claim brought by the estate of an elderly lady who suffered unnecessary pain and distress...
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Ben Ward, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained an agreement from an NHS Trust that a young man, Mr T, living with cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy...
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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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