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Young ballerina has freedom to dance thanks to sports prostheses
- 11.04.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
When Pollyanna was two years old, she was involved in an accident with a bus which resulted in her losing her leg. After watching the London Paralympics in 2012, Pollyanna and her family were amazed by the athletes' running blades and vowed to get one for Pollyanna.
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Our Featured Charity: Reuben’s Retreat
- 04.04.2018
- EmmaArnold
- None
Reuben’s Retreat was founded in August 2012, two days after Nicola’s 23-month old son, Reuben, passed away following the discovery of a cancerous brain tumour just seven days earlier.
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Online GP firms deemed unsafe to prescribe drugs by inspectors
- 23.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Almost half of online GP firms were deemed unsafe by not providing safe care to patients. The 35 online GP companies in England have been under investigation over the past 18 months by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Back pain: not all patients are getting the proper care
- 22.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
Patients are often 'getting wrong care' when it comes to lower back pain which can cause disability...
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Potter Rees Dolan goes from strength to strength with promotions
- 21.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- None
We're delighted to announce the promotion of five of our senior solicitors to Partner.
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Boy suffering with rare brain condition after being sent home by GP
- 21.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A young boy is suffering from Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis, a rare condition which effects the brain, just hours after being sent home by his GP.
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Increase in injuries at trampoline parks calls for regulations
- 15.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury
The numbers of children suffering injuries on trampolines is increasing according to ambulance statistics. In 2017, an ambulance was called out to over 1,000 incidents at trampoline parks in England which equates to more than three every day.
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Man left paralysed after London terror attack has house developed
- 09.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury
The impact of life after a catastrophic injury was shown in the latest episode of DIY SOS which featured injured police officer PC Kris Aves who was left paralysed after the Westminster Bridge attack a year ago.
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Young man suffered a serious brain injury when struck in back of head by a total stranger
- 08.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury, Personal-injury
Jamie McKechnie was the victim of the unprovoked 'one-punch' attack on a night out with his friends in London which left him in a coma for nine weeks and was given a 30 per cent chance of survival. However, with the support of his family and girlfriend Ellen Murphy, Jamie learned to speak, walk and, as a BMX enthusiast, cycle again.
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Woman found bandages inside her seven weeks after giving birth
- 01.03.2018
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence, Clinical-negligence
A new mum was left horrified after discovering a large piece of decomposing material, believed to be bandages, inside her body seven weeks after giving birth.
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