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Posted 08/05/2013 ‘Never event’ is a term that has been used within our hospitals to describe events that should never happen. These include operating on the incorrect side of the...
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Posted 24/03/2010 Employers could soon be prevented from asking for information about the health of job applicants as part of their recruitment process. The proposed piece of legislation was one...
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Posted 01/05/2013 Patients in the UK are to start a trial to see if an engineered virus can be used to heal their damaged and struggling hearts. This is the...
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Posted 17/02/2011 A woman involved in a road crash has been awarded personal injury compensation after taking legal advice on her case. The unnamed 32-year-old was a passenger in a...
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Posted 10/04/2014 The BBC reports today that prostate cancer tests, which predict how aggressive a tumour is, underestimate the severity of the disease in half of cases. A study by...
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Posted 25/11/2009 A family which won a compensation claim following their mother’s death have issued a reminder of the danger of low-level exposure to the substance. Karen Sienkiewicz, daughter of...
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Posted 21/02/2014 DNA testing can predict which men face the highest risk of deadly prostate cancer, scientists say. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, say men could...
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Posted 22/10/2012 The BBC reported today that an investigation by campaigners suggests NHS hearing services are being scaled back in England. Data obtained by Action on Hearing Loss from 128...
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Posted 11/03/2011 Two Virgin Atlantic beauty therapists have received a combined £300,000 personal injury compensation payout after suffering strain injuries while giving massages. Jayne Evans received £230,972, while Michelle Hindmarsh...
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Posted 15/01/2014 Ashtons Legal medical injury specialist Sophie Bales has obtained £13,750 for Mr O, a man who suffered over two years’ of inappropriate dental treatment. Mr O underwent bridge treatment...
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Posted 09/12/2013 The NHS in England appears to be rationing access to vital non-emergency hospital care, according to a review by the Dr Foster research group. It comes amid mounting pressures...
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Posted 31/03/2010 Sex discrimination in the IT sector could be prevalent despite employment law to protect workers against it, according to a new survey. A poll carried out by the...
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