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Post-concussion syndrome: how a bump on the head can affect your brain for years
- 03.11.2021
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
Many people who suffer concussion get over it in a week and 99% within a month. Yet for some, the symptoms endure and are referred to as post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Unlike other brain injuries, post-concussion syndrome cannot be picked up on a scan which can cause problems with diagnosis, prolong symptoms and delay them getting the right treatment such as physiotherapy.
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Chambers and Partners: Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury teams ranked in 2022
- 01.11.2021
- EmmaArnold
- None
We're very proud to announce that both our clinical negligence and personal injury teams are both ranked in Chambers again this year.
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Is it lawful for carers and others working with someone with a “mental impairment” to help them to access and pay for sex?
- 27.10.2021
- EmmaArnold
- Court-of-Protection, Opinion
Ruth Wright comments on the recent Court of Appeal decision on whether it was lawful for carers of a man with a mental impairment to help him to engage the services of a sex worker.
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Potter Rees Dolan eyes up double award win for personal injury services
- 20.10.2021
- admin
- Personal-injury
Potter Rees Dolan has been shortlisted for two coveted prizes at this year's Personal Injury Awards.
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What You Need to Know About Baby Loss Awareness Week
- 08.10.2021
- admin
- Clinical-negligence
Every year, thousands of families in the UK are affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. Potter Rees Dolan supports the annual Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW), which helps to raise awareness of the common causes of infant mortality and offer support to those who have experienced this tragedy.
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What You Need to Know About World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 06.10.2021
- admin
- Clinical-negligence
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day - a day on which people from all over the world come together to help raise awareness of the neurological condition and make sure children and adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have the same rights and opportunities as others.
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Legal 500: Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury departments ranked for 2022
- 30.09.2021
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury
We're very proud to announce that once again Potter Rees Dolan's Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury departments are listed in the Legal 500. Several Partners have also been recognised within the 2022 publication.
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Team PRD complete Great Manchester Run for Headway
- 28.09.2021
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury
Team PRD are home and dry after a wonderful event at the Great Manchester 10k on Sunday!
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North West NHS Foundation Trust entered into Recovery Support Programme for second time
- 31.08.2021
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence
The hospital trust for north Lancashire and south Cumbria has been placed into special measures for a second time. Helen Dolan, Head of Clinical Negligence and Senior Partner here at Potter Rees Dolan comments...
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