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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?’,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Following an investigation spearheaded by Mum of Beatrice, Emily Barley and Channel 4 today, light is shone on serious concerns families and whistle-blowers alike have regarding the conduct of the...
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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...
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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...
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