Chris Amys and Gabrielle Laurin explain your rights in employment when you’ve experienced a bereavement. Millions of people experience the death of a loved one each year. According to the UK Commission on Bereavement…
Articles in ‘Injury’ 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…
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…
Spinal surgery is a very complicated area of medical practice. Despite studies demonstrating the success rates of surgical treatment, in some circumstances patients can still feel pain after undergoing surgery. Post-operative pain is sometimes…
It is hard to beat the exhilaration of skiing or snowboarding down a mountain on a perfect piste, but even the best conditions are not without risks and winter sports accidents are a common…