by Clear Law | Apr 10, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A woman has been awarded £2.4million in compensation from the NHS after a negligent delay in spinal surgery left her suffering serious repercussions. 34-year-old Heather Tait from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands first went into Cheltenham General hospital with severe...
by Clear Law | Apr 8, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
The current care system in the UK for patients with terminal illnesses is in need of a major overhaul claims a new report. Researchers from the London School of Economics said that every year, more than 100,000 people who would benefit from palliative care are not...
by Clear Law | Apr 7, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
The biggest hospital in Sussex has admitted that it put patients at risk of catching a fatal bug after a woman died in their care. 78-year-old Joan Rayment from Brighton caught legionella during her stay at the town’s Royal Sussex County hospital. The bacterium causes...
by Clear Law | Apr 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
Major changes to England’s care system are being introduced today (1st April). The changes apply to the care system for elderly people as well as that for younger adults with disabilities and are being dubbed the ‘biggest shake-up in the last 60 years’. It is hoped...
by Clear Law | Apr 2, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
A mother who suffered acute brain damage, due to medical negligence following the birth of her third child, has won the right to more than £500,000 damages from the NHS. An obstetric emergency had developed during the child’s birth when a scar left by a previous...
by Clear Law | Apr 1, 2015 | News, No Fee Medical
Research conducted by the BBC has highlighted hospital debts in the East of England which could be putting patients at risk. Some of East Anglia’s key hospitals – including Milton Keynes, Colchester, Peterborough and Stamford, Mid Essex, Kings Lynn, Ipswich,...
