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NHS failure to implement nationwide child sepsis alert system is 'risking lives'
- 24.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Nurses and campaigners have claimed that thousands of children have died or been left disabled because NHS chiefs have hesitated in introducing a checklist to spot sepsis.
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Brain injury survivor publishes book on his experiences
- 21.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection
A man who suffered a severe brain injury following a road traffic accident in 2001 has gone on to travel the world and has now published a book on his experiences. Our Ruth Wright, Partner & Head of Court of Protection, comments here...
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NHS experiencing first sustained drop in GP numbers in 50 years
- 17.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
GP numbers within the UK have seen the first decrease in 50 years, a think tank has recently found. Sophie Birch, one of our expert Clinical Negligence solicitors, comments here...
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Study suggests GPs are failing to detect early signs of ovarian cancer
- 10.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Research from charity Target Ovarian Cancer suggests that women are dying unnecessarily due to GPs’ failure to spot early signs of ovarian cancer.
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Kent man jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving
- 09.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
A man has been jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving, after he crashed his car into a house in Canterbury and fled the scene, leaving a passenger trapped in the vehicle fighting for her life.
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Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS: Failings led to grandfather's death
- 03.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Bosses at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have issued an apology after an inquest found a series of failings had resulted in the death of a 57-year-old man.
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Public inquiry into contaminated blood scandal begins
- 02.05.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Public inquiry into "the worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS" is to start taking evidence this week, after around 4800 people with haemophilia were infected with hepatitis C or HIV due to contaminated blood products in the 70s and 80s.
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Patient lives at risk due to low number of registered NHS nurses
- 18.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A quarter of NHS nursing wards in England are operating with “high-risk” staffing levels, research has found. Our Helen Budge comments in Potter Rees Dolan’s latest blog.
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Landmark ruling: Vulnerable man ‘lacks capacity to use the internet’
- 16.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Court-of-Protection, Media-Coverage, Court-of-Protection, Media-Coverage
In an unparalleled case, a judge has intervened to prevent a man from sharing naked pictures of himself on the internet, after ruling that the man does not understand his actions.
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Potter Rees Dolan secure £114 million in damages in twelve months
- 12.04.2019
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection, Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Court-of-Protection
We are delighted to announce that between February 2018 and February 2019, we secured a total of £114 million in damages for our seriously injured clients.
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