Articles in ‘Opinion’ Category

Becky Randel looks at how lawyers and charities can work together to support individual families at inquests whilst also identifying wider patient safety issues.   When families approach us to investigate something that might…

Becky Randel explains your options for funding legal support either for an inquest or fatal claim when a loved one dies. Legal costs may put off people who are looking for legal support for…

Ali Cloak explains what you need to know about a coroner’s inquest. Often the first time a person becomes involved in an inquest is when their family member has died and they are contacted…

Whilst social media is full of tips and tricks and life hacks of all kinds, not all of them are useful for those people who don’t have two fully functioning upper limbs. Knowing that…

The UK GDPR sets out seven key principles. One of these is “lawfulness, fairness and transparency”. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently developed guidance on how transparency can be implemented in health and…

Do you know the possible signs and symptoms of a stroke? As specialists in brain injury, we realise the importance of sharing information that helps people get diagnosed and treated quickly. We want to…

The early implementation of appropriate rehabilitation is of equal importance to the family of those who have sustained a brain injury, to that of the individual who sustained the brain injury. When you have…

According to Cancer Research UK, each day around 46 people are diagnosed with melanoma skin cancers. It is the fifth most common cancer in the UK, with the numbers rising each year. Although mortality…