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COVID-19 Update
- 18.03.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury
A message from the firm's Managing Partners on our business policies and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic (Coronavirus).
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Disability rights campaigner calls for more help at petrol stations
- 12.03.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury
Disability rights campaigner calls for more help for wheelchair users at petrol stations.
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My sepsis experience: recovering from sepsis after a challenging birth
- 06.03.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence
In February 2006, journalist and author Vanessa Holborn gave birth to her first daughter. But within three weeks, she found herself in Intensive Care, battling for her life. In this post, Vanessa shares her sepsis story, discussing how failings from medical professionals led to her physical deterioration and how her experience completely changed how she felt about motherhood - and still impacts her to this day.
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Middlesex University nursing students use virtual reality in training
- 05.03.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence
Nursing students at Middlesex University are using virtual reality simulations to learn how to manage conditions such as sepsis. Lesley Herbertson, Partner in the Clinical Negligence team here at Potter Rees Dolan, comments here...
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Recovery of brain damaged patients at risk from delays and lack of resources
- 05.03.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence
Senior brain injury solicitors across the UK claim there are delays and a lack of resources within the brain injury rehabilitation sector, according to research carried out by Exchange Chambers and Calvert Reconnections.
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Accessibility & public transport - 124 train stations to benefit from Government fund
- 26.02.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection
Disabled passengers across the UK are to benefit from accessibility improvements at 124 train stations thanks to a government fund of £20 million. Helen Shaw, partner in our personal injury team, comments here...
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'Breach of duty' and errors in woman’s maternity care led to stillbirth of her son
- 24.02.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
An NHS hospital trust has admitted that a 'breach of duty' and errors in a woman’s maternity care led to the stillbirth of her son. Our Helen Budge, Senior Clinical Negligence Solicitor, comments here...
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Haemochromatosis – common yet unheard of by many
- 21.02.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
There are some illnesses which not a lot of people have heard of, yet they affect many. Frequently, such conditions are left undiagnosed for years, sometimes with life changing results. Haemochromatosis is such a condition. Gill Edwards, Partner in our Clinical Negligence team, comments here...
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Three-month-old baby with sepsis dies of natural causes “contributed by neglect” of doctors
- 20.02.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A thirteen-week-old baby who had sepsis died of natural causes “contributed by neglect” of doctors, an inquest heard last week. Our Gill Edwards, Partner in our Clinical Negligence team and a member of Baby Lifeline's Multi-Professional Advisory Panel, comments here...
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MPs debate acquired brain injury in Parliament
- 14.02.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection
On Thursday last week (6th February 2020) MPs debated acquired brain injury in Parliament.
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