Medical Negligence
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Ashtons Legal’s medical negligence team have recently become Dementia Friends after undergoing the fantastic training programme created by Alzheimer’s Society. The Dementia Friends initiative was launched by Alzheimer’s Society in...
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Health trust apologizes to family and admits its failures led to son’s suicide. An Ipswich family has received an apology and admission of liability from a health trust after it...
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Advances in technology have enabled health professionals to detect birth defects during antenatal checks using a variety of tests, some of which are non-invasive and others which can be invasive....
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Hospitals and mental health trusts spend millions of pounds employing lawyers to represent them at inquests. In contrast, the relatives of those who have died often get no legal aid...
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Zantac, a medication used to treat stomach ulcers, has been recalled after fears that it has been contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer. Traces of NDMA, a chemical...
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NHS Resolution, the body responsible for managing compensation claims against the NHS, has reported on the first year of its Early Notification Scheme. The scheme was introduced to improve maternity...
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The Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued an apology after Denis Harrison, 62, died after waiting six months for surgery. Mr Harrison was diagnosed with bladder cancer in...
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Three people have died after receiving delayed care from the South East Coast Ambulance Service, caused as a result of failures with a computer call-handling system. Mrs Filby rang an...
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A new strain of toxin producing group A streptococcus is spreading across England and Wales. Strep A causes many different infections – ranging from a sore throat to scarlet fever....
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The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has announced a spending review that will see an extra £6.2bn going towards the NHS next year. This will include £210m for frontline staff. This should...
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Loveness Chihoyi, a chartered legal executive at Ashtons Legal has obtained over £26,000 for a woman who had a piece of her removed gastric band left in her body for...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence Specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial amount of compensation for the family of a man who died after he was not given heparin...
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