Medical Negligence

• Ashtons Legal’s Catastrophic Injury team shortlisted at PI Awards!

  • PostedNovember 12, 2020

  We are delighted to announce that the top tier Personal Injury team and the Medical Negligence team at Ashtons have been shortlisted for The Personal Injury Awards 2020 – Catastrophic...

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• £85,000 compensation for delayed Cushing’s Syndrome diagnosis

  • PostedNovember 9, 2020

  £85,000 obtained for man whose Cushing’s Syndrome was undiagnosed for two years. Sharon Allison, a specialist medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has brought a successful claim for Mr T...

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• Success in court for lady who lost the sight in one eye

  • PostedNovember 6, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has succeeded in getting the courts to agree that Mrs T, a lady now in her 80s, will be entitled...

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• £65,000 obtained for laser eye surgery patient

  • PostedNovember 3, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical injury claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £65,000 compensation for Mr P after eye surgery left him with markedly worse, rather than improved, eyesight. Mr...

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• £60,000 obtained for man whose kidney problems were not treated appropriately

  • PostedOctober 27, 2020

  Sharon Allison, a medical negligence claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has achieved a £60,000 settlement for Mr T after his local hospital failed to treat his kidney-related problems in a...

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• Can I make a claim for Medical Negligence? Some basic facts

  • PostedOctober 19, 2020

  If you have suffered an injury because of medical negligence, you may be wondering whether you are eligible to make a claim for compensation. Personal injury claims for medical negligence,...

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• Baby loss can happen to any family

  • PostedOctober 13, 2020

  One of the key messages during Baby Loss Awareness Week is that it is a tragedy which can affect any family. As reported on the website of SANDS (Stillbirth &...

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• Compensation obtained after hospital fails to treat neck fractures

  • PostedOctober 8, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement in a claim brought by the estate of an elderly lady who suffered unnecessary pain and distress...

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• Championing those living with Cerebral Palsy

  • PostedOctober 6, 2020

  World Cerebral Palsy Day is an ideal moment to celebrate those living with cerebral palsy. It is a condition that is estimated to affect one in every 400 people in...

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• Hospital admits that negligent care resulted in young man’s cerebral palsy

  • PostedOctober 5, 2020

  Ben Ward, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained an agreement from an NHS Trust that a young man, Mr T, living with cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy...

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• Maternity units in denial when births go wrong

  • PostedOctober 2, 2020

  Dr Bill Kirkup is looking at a series of failings at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust following the death of up to 15 babies. The investigation is being assisted by...

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• Settlement obtained for mother after son took his own life

  • PostedSeptember 28, 2020

  Kate Smith, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal has obtained a settlement for Mrs D who lost her son after he took his own life. Mr D was known...

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