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The recent article in the MEN newspaper highlights the vital role which an Inquest plays in tragic or unexplained deaths.
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Worst A&E waiting times in the country revealed in North West
- 13.11.2015
- HannahBottomley
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We were concerned to read about the recent worrying rise in waiting times across the UK and in particular how Stepping Hill Hospital, one of our local hospitals in the North West, had the worst A&E waiting times in the country with new figures showing just 59.3% of patients are being seen within the four hour target.
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New procedures announced to improve safety in cosmetic surgery
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
We welcome the fact that steps are being put in place to better protect patients who choose to undergo cosmetic surgery
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Medical errors should be prevented in the first place rather than blaming lawyers' fees
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The NHS Litigation Authority are estimating that in the year 2015/16 £1.4 billion will be spent of negligence claims and legal fees
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Lawyers are to be banned from charging extortionate fees for medical mistakes
- 13.11.2015
- LesleyHerbertson
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
It is not fair to suggest that one of the main burdens on the funding available is the “disproportionately high” legal costs incurred the injured patients’ lawyers
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