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Inquiry finds dangerous drivers not being prosecuted properly
- 04.05.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
More dangerous drivers are avoiding driving bans by the court according to a new report from an all-party parliamentary group.
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Tragic case of girl involving negligence at psychiatric hospital
- 03.05.2017
- GillEdwards
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
The jury at the inquest into Pippa's death found that inadequate community care and post-discharge support, lack of joined-up planning between the different agencies, and inadequate communication of Pippa's risk of suicide when she was discharged, all contributed to her suicide.
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Unusual case of psychiatric injury of birthing partner
- 26.04.2017
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Judge found that mother and grandmother, who was supporting her daughter through labour and delivery, had suffered psychiatric injuries as a result of what they had witnessed on that day and could recover compensation.
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Three passengers "ought to have known" driver was uninsured
- 25.04.2017
- JeremySmith
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Trial judge held that all three injured passengers “ought to have known” that the driver had no insurance but, on appeal, a High Court judge applied the law from PotterReesDolan case of White v White and ruled that there was no evidence for the judge’s decision
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Pleased to hear plans of 'safe space' proposals were dropped
- 25.04.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
The Department of Health had previously proposed a so-called 'safe space' to protect findings from being disclosed even to the families of patients who were treated badly but these proposals to prevent evidence gathered by patient safety investigations to be published were dropped yesterday
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Last year I saw that England Athletics had a scheme to allow older runners to qualify for a place in England age group marathon teams and I made the team!
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Hundreds of women suing NHS over vaginal mesh implants
- 18.04.2017
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
I have been approached by multiple women who have undergone various treatments under the NHS in respect of incontinence but who have been left far worse off in their view as a result of complications associated with the mesh itself.
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Speed bumps: will they soon be a thing of the past?
- 18.04.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Opinion, Personal-injury, Opinion
Councils across the UK could phase out speed bumps from our roads in an effort to reduce air pollution.
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More hospitals to offer life-saving procedure for stroke sufferers
- 11.04.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
New treatment for stroke victims is being introduced to more hospitals where doctors take a delicate piece of wire to the blood clot in the brain
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Deadly bacteria results in six-year-old girl losing her leg
- 10.04.2017
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A young girl has lost her leg after she developed a flesh-eating bug from a common throat infection.
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