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If you or a loved one received medical treatment that fell below the expected standard, you have the right to have your concerns investigated by writing a letter of complaint....
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Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for the parents of a vulnerable man who drowned after suffering an epileptic seizure...
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A Medical Negligence solicitor at Ashtons Legal has obtained a five-figure settlement for the family of Mr K, a vulnerable man who died from flu after a Norfolk hospital failed...
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A recent study has found the most common serious safety errors that were reported on hospital wards in England and Wales over a 10 year period. The study, which involved...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr N, a man who suffered vision loss as a result of a hospital’s failure...
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A patient mix-up resulted in a woman being wrongly given an invasive gynaecological procedure instead of fertility treatment, a safety report has said. The woman was attending her first ever...
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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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The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and NHS Resolution have together created a new best practice guide for improving patient safety within the NHS. The guide focuses on...
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Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a woman who suffered a stillbirth as a result of a hospital’s failure...
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Two thirds of people urgently referred to a trust with suspected cancer are not being seen within the national two-week target, NHS figures show. Universities Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is one...
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Ashtons Legal has joined law firms in the Major Trauma Group who provide vital support to survivors of major trauma and their families. The Major Trauma Group consists of leading...
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As part of a new government strategy to address the ‘gender health gap’, women and girls in England are being invited to discuss their healthcare experiences. This strategy will aim...
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