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Breast cancer – A delayed diagnosis, written by Richard Lynch, Serious Injury Solicitor
According to Cancer Research UK, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the country. An estimated 56,600 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, more than 150 people a day. Breast cancer mostly affects women, but men can also get it in rare cases.
Most breast lumps will not be...
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The last month of Spring - How will you make May matter? - Written by Peter Bowen-Walker Clinical Negligence
We are quickly moving through May and the last month of meteorological spring. To help you make the most of this season as it heads to a close, here are some good causes you may wish to get involved with:
May is The Stroke Association’s “Make May Purple / Action on Stroke Month”....
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Is Sodium Valproate the new ‘Thalidomide Scandal’? - written by Maria Farrell, Solicitor, Clinical Negligence
Is Sodium Valproate the new ‘Thalidomide Scandal’?
Sodium Valproate is a drug prescribed to treat epilepsy, to help in the control of fits and seizures. It is also prescribed for the treatment of bipolar disorders and other conditions.
Sodium Valproate can be administered orally in the...
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Maternity Services in the NHS - At breaking point or already broken? - Written by Andrea Ribchester-Hodgson
The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust hit the news on 30/03/2022 when the final findings of the investigation into maternity services by Donna Ockenden were released.
Following complaints made over several years by patients and the families of those who had died it was finally determined that there...
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Bowel Cancer – Are symptoms being missed? Written by Andrea Ribchester-Hodgson Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury Team
As the BBC reports[i] that public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to a 25-year low with complaints that it takes too long to get a GP appointment or hospital care it is crucial that you know what you can do if you believe you have received substandard medical treatment.
For instance...
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Rise of the advanced practitioner - written by Mark Thomason, Clinical Negligence Team
Rise of the advanced practitioner
Not too long ago I was sat in a conference with experts, a barrister and a client; all listening with genuine interest as our expert GP and expert nurse proceeded to animatedly disagree with each other about the standard of care a patient should be afforded by an a...
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