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Amanda Cavanagh achieved a six-figure settlement for Mr X regarding the death of his wife after the hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat tetanus infection. Tetanus is a life-threatening disease,...
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A recent study by BBC News has found that the NHS has missed key targets for at least seven years. The study focussed on crucial targets including cancer care, planned...
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On 4 December 2023, MPs voted to amend the Victims and Prisoners Bill requiring the Government to set up a body to administer compensation within three months of it becoming...
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In the wake of the scandals involving several NHS maternity units across the country, the BBC has uncovered concerns surrounding the maternity care provided by Royal Sussex County Hospital. Following...
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Figures published in The Guardian show that deaths arising from delays in NHS care have risen from 21 in 2019 to 112 in 2022. This is a stark reminder that...
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Mr A, a 40-year-old man at the time of his injury, was out walking in fields close to his home when he lost his footing and fell into a ditch....
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Ashtons Rehabilitation Coordinator, Amy Rose, has secured a Charitable Grant from The Hospital Saturday Fund Charity to support a client’s Stroke Physiotherapy Rehabilitation. At Ashtons, the Client Rehabilitation Service (CRS)...
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Ruth Houghton, Medical Negligence Executive, has secured a settlement of £22,500 for the family of CC, who took his own life in March 2020 following a failure by the mental...
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Ms K, a 29-year-old woman at the time of her injury, attended A&E after her mum noticed that she was suffering from facial drooping, slurred speech and right-side weakness. She...
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Ben Ward, a partner in Ashtons’ medical negligence team, has obtained full admissions of liability from an NHS Trust that a young woman, Ms A, suffered cerebral palsy as a...
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Tom West, Medical Negligence solicitor, has obtained a six-figure settlement for the family of a man who suffered brain damage as a result of a hospital’s failure to monitor and...
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Daniel Klosi, aged four, died from sepsis after being sent home from the hospital on three separate occasions over a period of a week. He first attended the Royal Free...
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