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Great-nephew of NHS founder dies due to clinical negligence
- 27.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The great nephew of on of the founders of the National Health Service - Roderick Bevan - died after two NHS trusts made serious errors during his cancer treatment, an inquest found. Lesley Herbertson, a Partner within our renowned Clincial Negligence team, comments here...
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Bath University researchers testing new made-to-measure liners for prosthetics
- 26.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury
A group of scientists and engineers at Bath University are developing new made-to-measure synthetic liners to sit inside a prosthetic, with the aim of aiding the healing process. Our Richard Edwards, Partner and Personal Injury Solicitor, comments here...
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NHS England: Sepsis cases more than double in 2 years
- 24.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
New figures from NHS England reveal the number of cases of sepsis has more than doubled over the past two years. Statistics reveal there were 350,344 cases of sepsis in 2017/18, compared to just 169,215 in 2015/16. Our Sophie Birch comments...
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Cyclist ordered to pay £100,000 after collision with pedestrian
- 21.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Cyclist claims he faces bankruptcy after being ordered to pay up to £100,000 in court costs after he was involved in a collision with a pedestrian back in 2015. Our Hugh Potter, Senior Partner & Personal Injury Solicitor, comments here.
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We are thrilled to announce the promotion of four of our senior solicitors to Partnership! The promotions come at a particularly exciting time for the firm as we have also recently acquired new office space to cope with an expanding Clinical Negligence department.
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Cervical screening awareness: Women not warned of side effects of abnormal cells removal treatment
- 11.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A charity has warned how tens of thousands of women who have abnormal cells removed to reduce the risk of cervical cancer are not warned of the potential side effects prior to going ahead with the procedure. Our Lesley Herbertson comments here.
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UEFA to ask FIFA to review current concussion protocol
- 07.06.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Following a recent incident with Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen, UEFA are to ask FIFA to consider allowing players to be temporarily substituted for another player if they are suspected to be suffering from concussion during the game. Our Rachel Rees comments...
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FA release film to raise awareness of concussions
- 31.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
The FA have released a new film, 'Concussion for Players: Lessons from the Pitch', which aims to raise awareness among players about the importance of recognizing and responding to concussion symptoms. Our Nicola Mepstead, Senior Personal Injury Solicitor, comments here.
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Young woman left infertile following wrong site surgery
- 30.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A young woman has been left unable to have children naturally after surgeons removed the wrong fallopian tube following an ectopic pregnancy. Helen Budge, Clinical Negligence Solicitor comments in our latest blog.
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Olympic gold medalist Alex Danson: Life after a brain injury
- 29.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Alex Danson, Olympic Gold medalist with Great Britain's hockey team, discusses her recovery from brain injury in a recent interview with BBC Sport. Our Hannah Bottomley, Clincial Negligence solicitor, comments in our latest blog.
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