Medical Negligence
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A response from Ashtons Legal, with Partner Natalie Cosgrove The Government has today announced 14 NHS Trusts that will be included in a new national maternity investigation, including three Trusts...
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Blood cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK, and more critically, the third biggest cancer killer, as many types are incurable. September marks Blood Cancer Awareness Month...
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NHS England released its NHS Trust performance league tables this month, with many patients all over the country checking to see where their local hospital lies. Ranking at the bottom...
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Wednesday 10 September 2025 is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). WSPD was first set up in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, working in partnership with the World...
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The Client Support and Rehabilitation Service (CSRS) is a complementary in-house service within the Injury Services Group at Ashtons Legal, which supports our clients and their families in guiding them...
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July 2025 is Group B Strep Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the infection, which can be deadly to newborns and the leading cause of meningitis in babies up to...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive with the Medical Negligence Team, has obtained a settlement for the family of Mrs G, who sadly died following a failure to remove a cap...
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The Client Support and Rehabilitation Service (CSRS) is a dedicated in-house team at Ashtons Legal which supports clients following injury or illness to maximise their recovery and access the services...
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There is a saying that some action is better than no action. Today, at a speech to the Royal College of Midwives, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,...
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According to a BBC report, maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) due to significant risks to women...
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A group of bereaved parents from the Maternity Safety Alliance (MSA), whose babies died due to failings in NHS maternity care, have called on the Secretary of State for Health and...
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Ashtons’ Medical Negligence and Court of Protection teams enjoyed a successful day at the annual conference of the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) last week. The Conference was hosted...
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