Medical Negligence
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Following on from the initial report in the Sunday Times in February 2024, it is now confirmed that Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is conducting an urgent review of 721...
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During Sepsis Awareness Month, it is essential to highlight that despite campaigns to raise public awareness and alert medical personnel of signs and symptoms. Sepsis kills five people every hour...
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Ashtons Legal was instructed in January 2023 on behalf of JD, who had suffered a non-dominant wrist injury, which was missed on X-ray and follow-up by his local Hospital Trust....
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Ashtons was instructed in late 2021 following the death of LB, an 11-year-old child, after a delay in diagnosis of appendicitis. LB was seen by a GP and referred to...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive with the Medical Negligence Team, has obtained a settlement of £10,000 for the family of BB following his death whilst under the care of the...
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FG was a fit and health mother of four aged 26 who had given birth to her fourth child. Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal,...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for the family of a woman following her death at the James Paget University...
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Millions of people across the UK provide unpaid care for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, or mental health issues, cannot manage without their support. This...
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The recently called General Election has impacted heavily upon the work of the Government select committees and upcoming drafted legislation. Particularly of note is the work of the Justice Select...
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Today is not just 17 May 2024. It is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day. According to the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), 2,500 people are affected by spinal cord injuries every...
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Finn Kennedy was born at the Oasis Birth Centre, in the Princess Royal University Hospital on 23 June 2021. He sadly died on 1 July 2021 at eight days old....
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A stroke is a severe, life-threatening medical event triggered by the interruption of blood flow to a part of the brain. Disruption of this vital supply can have devastating consequences,...
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