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Patients dying as remote GPs miss serious illnesses
Patients are at risk of dying because remote GP appointments can miss serious illnesses including sepsis and cancer, research shows. A...
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Nov 29, 20232 min read


PI claimant jailed for grossly exaggerating injuries in £600,000 case
A personal injury victim who grossly exaggerated his injuries to claim for £600,000 has been jailed for 10 months. Mr Justice Constable...
paul35584
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Guideline hourly rates to rise in January as Vos implements CJC review
The Master of the Rolls today publicly accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) costs review, starting with an...
paul35584
Nov 17, 20233 min read


Woman who suffered complications from vaginal mesh implant awarded at least £1m
Exclusive: Yvette Greenway-Mansfield given compensation after Coventry’s University Hospital was found to be medically negligent. A woman...
paul35584
Nov 16, 20233 min read


Don’t burden victims with disbursement costs, say lawyers
Injured claimants cannot be expected to meet the costs burden of building their case, lawyers have warned the government. The Association...

Paul Wright
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologists are medical experts who specialize in medical conditions of the eyes. They treat patients ranging from premature babies...

Paul Wright
Nov 14, 20232 min read


'Serious risk' of delay to clin neg fixed costs extension
Fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims may have to be delayed beyond the government’s planned implementation...

Paul Wright
Nov 13, 20232 min read


Automated Vehicle Bill introduced in King’s speech: what does this mean for motor insurers?
The 7 November 2023 saw King Charles make his speech at the state opening of Parliament, addressing 21 new policies. One of the most...

Paul Wright
Nov 13, 20233 min read


NHS Backlog in England Hits Record High
The NHS waiting list in England has reached a record high with more people facing waits of over a year-and-a-half, new figures show. The...

Paul Wright
Nov 13, 20233 min read


Anaesthetists Highlight Potential Risks During Procedures
Potentially serious complications occurred in one in 18 procedures under the care of an anaesthetist in UK hospitals, according to a...

Paul Wright
Nov 13, 20233 min read


Consultant carried out unnecessary surgery for financial gain
A doctor who worked for the same private healthcare company as rogue surgeon Ian Paterson performed unnecessary shoulder operations for...

Paul Wright
Nov 10, 20233 min read


PI claimant beats fixed costs by proving defendant's dishonesty
A barrister who successfully argued that a defendant in a personal injury case was dishonest – and won a subsequent costs decision – has...

Paul Wright
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Mother found dead after paramedics gave her the all clear
A young mother was found dead at home hours after paramedics had given her the all clear, her family have revealed. Lauren Page Smith,...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Coroner rules no negligence
The inquest into the death of woman after brain surgery in Sheffield has concluded. Tracy Gambrill tragically died on November 19, 2016 -...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20234 min read


Doctors dismissed red flag cancer sign
Medics repeatedly dismissed a mother's breast cancer symptoms as a harmless cyst. Denise Johnson, 55, was sent home from hospital with...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20233 min read


Medical failures uncovered in Sheffield inquest
An inquest held on 27th September 2023 at the Medico-Legal Centre in Sheffield has uncovered a series of “missed opportunities” that...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Male NHS consultant ordered a female junior doctor to strip naked
A senior NHS consultant was sacked after he ordered a junior doctor to strip naked in front of him in a hotel room as punishment for...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20234 min read


Nurse Beverley Allitt in first steps towards release from prison
Allitt was handed a minimum 30-year sentence in 1993 for the child murders 'Angel of Death' serial killer nurse Beverley Allitt will go...

Paul Wright
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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