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SaTH paid £1m for providing 'good maternity care' weeks before inadequate inspection
- 23.12.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The NHS Trust at the centre of the country’s largest inquiry into baby deaths was paid almost £1million for providing ‘good maternity care’, the BBC has revealed. Our Gill Edwards comments here...
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Half of all homeless people may have suffered a brain injury
- 20.12.2019
- RichardEdwards
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury
New research reveals half of all homeless people around the world may have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life, either as a result of their homelessness or because of. Our Richard Edwards, Partner - Personal Injury, comments here...
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The top 10 myths about stomas - debunked
- 16.12.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
There are a lot of myths around what it’s like to have a stoma. Potter Rees Dolan has spoken to ostomates to debunk 10 common myths - read on to learn more.
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Teenager receives £500,000 settlement from NHS Trust for brain damage
- 13.12.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A child who suffered a catastrophic brain injury before his birth at a hospital in Sheffield has received a settlement of £500,000 in compensation, despite the trust in question offering no admission of liability and denying that clinical negligence played any part in the boy’s injuries. Our Gill Edward comments here...
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NHS Trust admits liability after patient not properly anaesthetized during operation
- 11.12.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A woman who underwent gynecological surgery at Yeovil Hospital in July 2018 “suffered awareness of painful surgical stimuli” during the procedure, after she was given a spinal anaesthetic instead of the general anaesthetic usually administered for that type of surgery. Our Lesley Herbertson comments here...
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A recent news article featured on the BBC’s Ouch section told the story of Bronwyn Berg, a wheelchair user who became so fed-up with people manhandling her without asking, she put spikes on her wheelchair. We decided to speak to a number of our clients who are wheelchair users and find out about their experiences with strangers and their unwanted ‘manhandling’…
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19 top tips to help new ostomates come to terms with their stoma and live a happy life
- 02.12.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Two ostomates offer their 19 top tips on how to come to terms with a stoma and live a happy life after recently undergoing stoma surgery. Read more here...
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Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital: Babies & mums died 'amid toxic culture'
- 22.11.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
It has been revealed, in a report leaked to the Independent, that dozens of mothers and babies died amid a “toxic” culture at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) in what is being described as 'the largest maternity scandal in NHS history'.
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Keeping fit with a stoma: Jenna’s story
- 18.11.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Opinion
Jenna Donofry made the decision to schedule surgery for the removal of her large intestine in 2012 after living with Crohn’s disease with no remission for eight years. After a lengthy recovery process, Jenna fell in love with fitness. Here, she tells her story.
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Potter Rees Dolan listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2020
- 14.11.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury
We are delighted to announce that Potter Rees Dolan has been listed in the The Times Best Law Firms for a second year running!
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