Blinded Cumbrian woman sues NHS for medical negligence
One Cumbrian woman who suffered blindness in one eye has decided to make a medical negligence claim against the NHS for a detached retina. According to personal injury compensation claim experts...
View ArticleParalysed teenager wins personal injury compensation claim
One paralysed teenager has won a personal injury compensation claim after her spinal surgery was botched at a Lancashire hospital, medical negligence solicitors familiar with the case say. Chorley...
View ArticleSchoolboy wins multi-million pound medical negligence award
One schoolboy from Hertfordshire has recently won a multi-million pound medical negligence award after he was left with brain damage due to mistakes made by medical staff in the wake of the heart...
View ArticleInfant death may lead to medical negligence case
The death of a family’s infant son may lead to a medical negligence claim being made against the midwife-led unit of the University Hospital of Wales as concerns were raised about the unit’s quality of...
View ArticleNewport personal injury claim solicitor launches new brand
A Newport personal injury claim solicitor firm has launched a new brand in the ‘American’ style with a strategy of aggressive growth, personal injury compensation experts have recently reported. With a...
View ArticleGovernment HSE ruling is a double-edged sword
David Cameron today announced the removal of large swathes of health and safety regulations put in place to protect the UK workforce, based on findings of an independent report by Professor Ragnar...
View ArticleMore plastic surgeons facing medical negligence claims
An increasing number of plastic surgeons in the UK are finding themselves named in medical negligenceclaims brought by patients, according to research recently conducted by the Medical Defence Union....
View ArticleSlashing legal aid will not reap benefits, new report says
Slashing legal aid for family, social welfare, and medical negligence cases and this saving £240 million will only result in shifting additional costs to other departments of the government, a recently...
View ArticleHertfordshire boy wins medical negligence case
One young boy from Hertfordshire has won his medical negligence case after he was left disabled due to delays during his delivery, personal injury compensation claim experts recently reported....
View ArticleNHS faces £15.7 billion medical negligence bill
After the number of medical negligence claims made against the NHS increased by 9 per cent in 2011, it now faces a £15.7 billion personal injury compensation bill, sources say. Equivalent to one...
View ArticlePersonal injury claims not always black and white
We cannot open a newspaper at the minute without headlines of some member of the public winning a huge medical negligence case or the government trying to find ways to ban referral fees and the amount...
View ArticleMedical negligence claim nets woman six figure settlement
One Nottingham native’s medical negligence claim has left her with a six figure personal injury compensation award after it was determined that the botched surgical procedure she had as an infant led...
View Article£7m personal injury compensation claim made by injured girl
A personal injury compensation claim made by one Hertfordshire girl could see her being awarded more than £7 million for the brain injuries she sustained shortly after her birth, experts say....
View ArticlePersonal injury claims cost motorists £2.4m a day
The legal fees from personal injury claims made for road traffic accidents cost motorists £2.4 million every day, according to the insurance industry. Car accident related legal claims add around...
View ArticleLegal aid bill to make medical negligence claims harder?
According to personal injury claims specialists, the legal aid bill being enacted into law could result in making medical negligence claims harder for many people who suffer from injuries. The bill,...
View ArticleElderly pensioner dies due to medical negligence
Medical negligence experts say that the death of a pensioner may be the result of doctors failing to administer a safe dosage of a common painkiller. Personal injury experts writing for the Mirror...
View ArticleGovernment suffers more setbacks against legal aid bill
The legal aid bill working its way through Parliament suffered yet another setback, as the government’s proposals to reduce legal aid in medical negligence cases and for children were shot down in the...
View ArticleLancashire woman wins £8k in medical negligence compensation
One woman from Lancashire recently won her medical negligence claim against her dentist, earning a personal injury compensation award of £8,000 for her pain and suffering after a botched dental...
View ArticleAnalysis finds cancer diagnosis delays cost GPs big
The Medical Defence Union’s recent analysis discovered that ovarian cancer diagnosis delays are costing GPs hundreds of thousands of pounds for each medical negligence compensation payout. The MDU says...
View ArticleMidland hospital sued for negligence by wounded troops
One Midland hospital has been named in medical negligence lawsuits brought by troops that have allegedly received inadequate treatment following their return from suffering wounds overseas, personal...
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