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Case Study  |  27:07:21
£350,000 settlement following delayed breast cancer diagnosis at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Our Medical Negligence team settled a cancer compensation claim for a client following a negligent delay by the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in diagnosing her with breast cancer.
Opinion  |  26:07:21
How should a GP help manage high cholesterol or diagnose a heart attack?
Mistreatment of cardiac health issues can cause life-changing damage. Here Divya Anand explains how a GP should manage two key heart-related issues.
Case Study  |  22:07:21
£150,000 negligence claim highlights the value of GP medication reviews
A medication review is the periodic, usually annual review of the patient with their GP at which the continuing need for the repeat prescription medication is considered. These reviews play an important role in ensuring a patient is on the right medication and doesn’t remain on medication unnecessarily.
Opinion  |  21:07:21
New NHS patient safety system a step in the right direction
Sophie Angwin-Thornes takes a look at the new patient safety system in the NHS that could help make the reporting and analysis of patient safety events easier and more effective.
Opinion  |  07:07:21
Cardiac care in a pandemic: an unfolding tragedy?
Joachim Stanley from our specialist cardiac negligence team explains the range of issues that coronavirus has caused in cardiac care.
Opinion  |  05:07:21
University of Nottingham research could finally demonstrate the need for routine GBS testing in the NHS
A fantastic study led by the University of Nottingham seeks to definitively assess the value of GBS testing in pregnancy in NHS maternity services in England. July 2021 is GBS awareness month #GBSAM2021 and studies such as this will be imperative, if supportive in its findings, in persuading the NHS to fund routine GBS testing in pregnancy and reducing the number of cases of early-onset GBS infection in newborns.
Opinion  |  08:06:21
The stresses and strains of being a family carer – Tegan’s experience
Simon Elliman relays the experience of young carer Tegan, whose mother Vicky lives with cauda equina syndrome.
Case Study  |  01:06:21
Compensation secured for family of grandfather who died due to negligent care in hospital
Loved ones of Mr S have received compensation as part of an out-of-court settlement agreed with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Case Study  |  24:05:21
Ali Cloak acts for family bereaved by avoidable sepsis death
In October 2018, our client Mr C attended the Emergency Department of the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Lancashire, having called an ambulance after he woke up with slurred speech.
Opinion  |  20:05:21
How the experience of stroke inspired a new approach to neuro-rehabilitation
When Ian Pearce’s father had a stroke in 2017, his life was thrown in a completely new direction. Nothing can prepare you for an injury to a loved one, but the aftermath can be equally difficult. For Ian, though, it proved an inspiration to change the way we approach neuro-rehab.
Opinion  |  19:05:21
Panorama: NHS patient safety learning opportunities being lost?
Panorama: Hospital Secrets Uncovered, which will air on BBC One this evening (19 May 2021), presents a disturbing picture of NHS patient safety learning opportunities being lost.
Opinion  |  10:05:21
Artificial Intelligence: the future of diagnosing wrist fractures?
A recent study has shown that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help radiologists identify a fractured scaphoid, a commonly sustained but often missed fracture to one of the small bones in the wrist.
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