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Over £30 million in compensation by NHS failing to diagnose cancer
- 06.12.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
In 2021, there was a record number of NHS patients who received clinical negligence compensation settlements due to failing to diagnose cancer with a total of £30.8 million awarded to 281 patients.
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New rules to ban heading the ball in training before and after a professional football game
- 28.11.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is to introduce the new guidelines to prevent players from heading the ball too frequently following research the likelihood of them dying from brain disease is increased.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022
- 25.11.2022
- NaomiORourke
- Personal-injury, Opinion
25th November 2022 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Footballer with head injury wrongly allowed to continue playing
- 22.11.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
After sustaining a heavy blow to the head during England’s first match of the World Cup 2022, Iranian goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvand was not immediately taken off the pitch.
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East Kent maternity deaths: Chief executive says "enough is enough"
- 18.11.2022
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence
The chief executive of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has promised "enough is enough", as she promises to act on the recent harrowing report into its maternity services.
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Eight-year-old becomes youngest amputee with computerised knees
- 02.11.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
A schoolgirl has become the youngest person in the world to use computerized knees in her prosthetic legs.
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Chambers and Partners: Top ranked for 2023
- 20.10.2022
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Personal-injury, Media-Coverage
Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams are ranked once again in the prestigious Chambers Guide to the legal profession.
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