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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive with the Medical Negligence Team, has obtained a settlement of £10,000 for the family of BB following his death whilst under the care of the...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for the family of a woman following her death at the James Paget University...
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Finn Kennedy was born at the Oasis Birth Centre, in the Princess Royal University Hospital on 23 June 2021. He sadly died on 1 July 2021 at eight days old....
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Coroner Anna Crawford has found that there was ‘no clinical reason’ for a delay for surgery of five days at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which resulted in the...
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual opportunity to spread awareness of this disease and help support the charities in the work they do to support families...
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Hydrocephalus is the build-up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in areas called ventricles situated deep within the brain. CSF has three important functions: it protects the brain from damage it removes...
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The BBC has reported that they have analysed cancer waiting times in England for 2023, which are the worst on record. For the last 11 years cancer waiting times have...
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The inquest into the death of 51-year-old Christopher Sidle, from North Walsham, concluded today, 22 March 2024, in Norwich in front of Norfolk’s Senior Coroner, Jacqueline Lake. Ashtons Legal are...
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The BBC has today published details of the NHS Hospital Trusts with the longest waiting lists for routine treatment. With James Paget, University Hospitals Sussex and Milton Keynes named the...
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Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the immune system’s response to an infection. It is essential to recognise and treat sepsis early to ensure successful treatment. The impact...
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It has been announced that over 100 NHS hospitals in England will be given funding to introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ from April 2024. This system allows seriously ill patients easy access...
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The Care Quality Commission has raised concerns that the Countess of Chester Hospital is operated with ‘significant risk’ in relation to its emergency care setting. The inspection, which was done...
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