Medical
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A study has been carried out by researchers at the University of Nottingham comparing newer anticoagulants for people with and without atrial fibrillation against those who take warfarin. Researchers used...
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A public inquiry into the deaths of more than 800 patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital has revealed the full extent of how many died after they were prescribed lethal...
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Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt has publicly apologised in the Commons on behalf of the NHS and the government in relation to the failure by the NHS to call women between...
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A survey by Public Service Union, Unison, has identified that almost two thirds of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) employed by the NHS are performing duties ordinarily carried out by nurses. HCAs...
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Ben Ward, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £700,000 settlement for Mrs T following medical failings which have had permanent consequences and resulted in several years...
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Ben Ward, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for Mr S after his straightforward spinal surgical procedure was followed by complications which were not immediately...
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Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWHC 185 (QB) Case No: HQ15C03087 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL Date: 07/02/2018 Before:...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £100,000 damage settlement and an apology from Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Foundation Trust for Ms M after...
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According to NHS Digital, more than 33,000 nurses walked away last year, piling pressure on understaffed hospitals and community services. This represents a rise of 20% since 2012-13 meaning that...
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According to NHS Digital, more than 33,000 nurses walked away last year, piling pressure on understaffed hospitals and community services. This represents a rise of 20% since 2012-13 meaning that...
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2018 has kicked off with the NHS in the headlines once again. We have been told that 83% of patients now arriving in Accident and Emergency are waiting longer than...
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In the news recently is the successful case of ‘J’ who sustained a brain injury shortly before birth and now has cerebral palsy and a number of difficulties, including learning and behavioural...
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