Articles by ‘Simon Elliman’

We are all familiar with the annual warnings, the headlines proclaiming a “winter of discontent”, images of patients on trolleys in corridors and reports of the toll on the weary staff who keep our Accident and Emergency departments open each winter. We have come not only to expect, but accept a stretched NHS over the winter months.

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Simon Elliman reviews a recent BBC investigation which has revealed that an increasing number of patients are faced with long waits for vital tests on the NHS, and considers the potential causes and implications.

Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late John Williamson who sadly developed and died from asbestos related lung cancer. John spent most of his working life working…

The Supreme Court has recently handed down its judgment in the case of Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. The case had raised the question of whether reception staff owed a duty of care to patients; the Supreme Court has now confirmed that non-medically trained staff do owe such a duty of care. But where does this leave A&E departments, and what does it tell us about the state of our NHS?

Maggie Powell of RWK Goodman Solicitors was instructed by Mrs X to pursue a claim for compensation following the sad death of her husband at the age of 67 in April 2017.   Although it…

We were instructed by our client, Mr S, to pursue a claim for compensation after he received the devastating news that he had mesothelioma.

Rose Levens, much loved wife of Albert, sadly died of mesothelioma on 5 August 2015. Having received the devastating diagnosis Ruth instructed Solicitors to pursue a claim for compensation on her behalf. Her Solicitors…

Simon Elliman explores whether greedy claimants or their greedier lawyers are causing the NHS to “go broke” (as Donald Trump might put it). Here’s a hint: it’s neither of them.

As specialists in the causes of brain injury, we understand how conditions like Cerebral Palsy can have a severe impact on a person’s quality of life. But we also know that despite this, when given the correct support, people with a whole range of brain injuries can go on to do amazing things and live successful and independent lives.

The Claimant suffered with multiple sclerosis so had a pre-existing vulnerability to pressure sores. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and was treated on an acute assessment ward.