Injury News

• Officials at Public Health England (PHE) say that the amount of activity people do starts to tail off from the age of 40

  • PostedAugust 25, 2017

  They are urging those between the ages of 40 and 60 to start taking regular brisk walks as just ten minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the...

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• Ashtons Legal partner raises over £2,700 for Mesothelioma UK

  • PostedAugust 17, 2017

  Ashtons Legal Personal Injury partner, Richard Foyster, has raised £2,737.00 (including Gift Aid) for national cancer charity, Mesothelioma UK. Mesothelioma is an asbestos related cancer affecting many of Richard’s clients...

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• Maternity services at a health trust at the centre of a baby deaths inquiry must improve say inspectors

  • PostedAugust 17, 2017

  Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ordered an investigation into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in April. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said overall care had got better but...

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• Plymouth surgeon no longer able to perform non-emergency operations on children after performing procedure without consent

  • PostedAugust 14, 2017

  A Plymouth surgeon will no longer be perform non-emergency operations on children following his actions during an operation on a 12 year old boy. The child attended the hospital for...

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• £225,000 obtained for shoulder injury after an accident at work

  • PostedAugust 10, 2017

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist, obtained compensation of £225,000 for Mr S following severe shoulder injuries he suffered during an accident at work. Mr S was attempting to open...

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• £75,000 obtained for psychological injury following a road traffic collision

  • PostedAugust 10, 2017

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist, obtained compensation of £75,000 for Ms R who required specialist treatment following a road traffic collision in which she suffered severe travel anxiety and...

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• Services for people who are suicidal or self-harming are facing unprecedented demand in England, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation has found

  • PostedJuly 27, 2017

  Out of 39 mental health trusts that provided figures for their crisis teams, 27 had seen their workload increase by 70%, and some had seen referrals rise by as much...

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• Action mesothelioma Day service

  • PostedJuly 6, 2017

  Anglia Asbestos Diseases Support Group (AADSG) special ‘Action Mesothelioma Day’ service was attended by over 250 people in St. Edmundsbury Cathedral last Sunday (2 July 2017), including AADSG members, patients,...

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• Whistleblower reveals that Kettering Hospital filtered data

  • PostedJune 29, 2017

  In May 2017 the BBC investigated claims that patients were waiting over a year for operations at the Kettering General Hospital after David Phelan, a hospital trust governor, found discrepancies...

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• Inquest into death of high flying Norwich law student

  • PostedJune 28, 2017

  An inquest opens tomorrow (29 June) at Norwich Coroners Court into the death of a high flying Norwich law student. The family will be represented by a medical injury specialist...

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• Ashtons representing family as inquest opens into death of man after failure to diagnose cancer

  • PostedJune 20, 2017

  An inquest opens today into the death of a Nottingham man after a hospital failed to diagnose lung cancer. Keith Beardsmore, aged 73, had undergone a chest x-ray at Nottingham...

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• A pioneering and life-extending drug repeatedly deemed too expensive will now be offered on the NHS in England

  • PostedJune 16, 2017

  This is the result of a confidential deal between the health service and the drug company Roche. Kadcyla, the undiscounted cost of which had been £90,000 per patient, adds an...

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