Delayed Diagnosis
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The BBC has reported that a patient at Besti Cadwaladr University Health Board went a year without a review following his prostate cancer diagnosis and initial treatment. It is understood...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five figure settlement for Mr S, a man who lost the majority of vision in his left eye...
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Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical injury at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a six figure sum for Ms R, a woman who was left with paraplegia after her spinal...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £35,000 for Ms P, a woman who developed arthritis after a hospital failed to spot a dislocation in her...
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Cauda equina syndrome is a rare, but extremely serious medical condition which requires urgent treatment in order to potentially avoid significant injury or disability. Cauda equina syndrome occurs when nerves...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for Ms R, a woman whose appendix ruptured after a Cambridgeshire hospital failed to diagnose and treat...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr B, a man who suffered a loss of life expectancy due to a delay...
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Julie Crossley has obtained a settlement for a woman who suffered as a result of a delayed diagnosis of a blood clot in the brain. Ms K was admitted to...
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A GP has been struck off for failing to spot a patient’s lung cancer and then falsifying medical records several months later in an attempt to conceal this. Dr Adilya...
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Two thirds of people urgently referred to a trust with suspected cancer are not being seen within the national two-week target, NHS figures show. Universities Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is one...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a man who developed advanced glaucoma as a result of a delayed referral. Mr...
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£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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