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New analysis by Diabetes UK suggests that there are now 20 diabetes-related amputations in England every day. This is the equivalent of 7,370 per year and is based on information from Public Health En...

As a clinical negligence solicitor, I am sadly familiar with the problems of getting  the  medical records disclosed in time and indeed even complete. Although the Data Protection Act works on the b...

Recently, I have been dealing with a case in which a patient was injured by a minor mistake during surgery.  He has a number of other complex medical conditions as a result of which he suffers so...

The BMJ recently reported on the efficacy of bariatric surgery.  In the paper, a group of bariatric surgeons review their recent work to find that, despite increased obesity, the number of procedures...

Clinical negligence claims are notoriously difficult to establish. This is partly because there are complications and side effects of all medical procedures even where the care is exemplary.  Claims...

In law, from time to time, solicitors dealing with injury claims come across clients who need additional help and support.  The level of that support is not always immediately obvious. If a client...

“Civil justice is unaffordable for most people “ so says Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd , the Lord Chief Justice in his  more recent annual report.  For those of dealing with the court system on a dail...

Recent  news that Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised for failing to properly investigate the deaths of more than 1,000 patients comes in a period  that has seen considerable ba...