Articles by ‘Sinead Coulson’

Contributing author: Ben Murley, Solicitor – Clinical Negligence

Most people who undergo weight loss surgery want to change their lives, improving both their physical and mental health. However, weight loss surgery is not straight forward, and when things go wrong it can…

What is Dumping Syndrome? Dumping syndrome commonly occurs after certain types of surgeries, notably bariatric surgery.  The primary cause is the rapid gastric emptying of undigested food into the small intestine, triggering difficult and…

Our client brought an action against Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for treatment provided to him in relation to delayed treatment of a post-operative infection in May 2015.

Our client brought an action against University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust for personal injury and consequential losses as a result of negligent treatment he received at Wythenshawe Hospital on 8 April 2014.

Sinead Coulson from our medical negligence team explains how a new rapid test for sepsis could save thousands of people’s lives in the UK.

Previously we have looked at how singing can improve speech after brain injury. Now, Sinead Ashbourne explores how creative art therapy can help to improve life after brain injury.

In the final instalment of their series on five famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery, the team takes a look at the story of Etta James and her fear of failure following gastric bypass surgery.

In the fourth instalment of their series on five famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery, our bariatric negligence team takes a look at the story of Randy Jackson.

In the latest blog from our series on five famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery, we take a look at the story of Diego Maradona’s experience and why he decided to undergo a gastric bypass procedure.

Vanessa Feltz has struggled with her weight for many years. Following a relationship breakdown over 15 years ago, she is reported to have lost over five stone, mainly through poor diet and not eating properly. This was the beginning of her yo-yo dieting and battle with weight. Read her story here in the second of our five-part series on famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery.