by Clear Law | Jul 19, 2013 | No Fee Medical
The outcome of a review looking into the high mortality rates of fourteen hospital trusts have been announced, with the Government declaring that eleven hospitals are to be placed in special measures following several major failings. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt...
by Clear Law | Jun 13, 2013 | No Fee Medical
Campaigners of a woman who died soon after doctors failed to diagnose a haemorrhage in the brain have received anout-of-court pay out from the NHS.Christine Smith, 67, from Braunton, Devon, died in July 2009 after trained medical staff failed to give her surgery that...
by Clear Law | Jun 11, 2013 | Downloads, No Fee Medical
As part of our ‘Safe Surgery’ series, we have created an infographic to highlight some of the key statistics around cosmetic surgery negligence. If you would like to share this latest infographic or re-publish it on your own website please download from...
by Clear Law | May 22, 2013 | No Fee Medical
A healthy baby has been left blind, deaf and locked inside his body after a trainee midwife did not recognise the early signs of jaundice.Vasilli Kalisperas, from Malvern, Worcestershire, was suffering from a condition called kernicterus, caused by bilirubin, a yellow...
by Clear Law | May 20, 2013 | No Fee Medical
In a unique settlement that makes clear that ‘secondary victims’ of negligence can also be compensated for their suffering, lawyers have secured a £150,000 pay-out for a widower who ‘drank himself into oblivion’ due to the trauma of witnessing his wife’s final...
