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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

Posted on 02nd December 2022 in Medical Negligence

On 3 December 2022 we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and we were thrilled to read how pop icon Katy Perry recently celebrated diversity on stage at her Tokyo festival.

Posted by

Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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Men’s Health Awareness Month

Posted on 24th November 2022 in Medical Negligence

Catching cancer early is so important, so during Men’s Health Awareness Month, don’t be that 32% and if you have any concerns at all, just make an appointment with your doctor.

Posted by

Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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A third of men delay seeking help for prostate cancer

Posted on 18th November 2022 in Medical Negligence

Movember are the leading charity changing the face of men’s health, raising awareness each November on the importance of seeking prompt advice on prostate and testicular cancer, and on mental health and suicide prevention.

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Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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Diabetes and lower limb complications: 85% of amputations are avoidable

Posted on 15th November 2022 in Medical Negligence

Diabetes and lower limb complications: 85% of amputations are avoidable and other patient harm can be reduced with appropriate, timely care.

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Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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A potentially life-saving cancer drug is to be offered patients

Posted on 11th November 2022 in Medical Negligence

The drug, pembrolizumab, given alongside chemotherapy, can help shrink these tumours and stop them spreading, which is a particularly worrying risk with triple negative cancers which grown and spread quickly.

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Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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17-year-old could have been saved following traumatic C-section

Posted on 01st November 2022 in Medical Negligence

An inquest has heard that Teegan Barnard could have survived following a traumatic C-section had the medics acted differently.

Posted by

Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor

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Reading the signals report on maternity and neonatal services in East Kent

Posted on 27th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

We are saddened to read another report following an inquiry into maternal care which concluded that 45 babies might have survived if they had received better care at East Kent NHS Hospitals Trust.

Posted by

Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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Financial Cost of Erb's Palsy

Posted on 20th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s Palsy is a disability of the arm, shoulder and hand which arises through nerve damage usually at birth. It has a financial cost to the individual and their family and an economic cost to society.

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor

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Psychological Cost of Erb's Palsy

Posted on 19th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s palsy is a disability of the arm, shoulder and hand which arises through nerve damage usually at birth. Not everyone will have an emotional or psychological consequence as a result of having Erb’s palsy, but many do, and it can be hidden below the surface.

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor

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Investigation into stillbirth and neonatal death cases

Posted on 18th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

The Telegraph have undertaken an investigation into NHS hospitals in England, alleging that babies who were born alive, were in fact stillborn.

Posted by

Helena Campbell

Associate & Chartered Legal Executive

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Physical Cost of Erb’s Palsy

Posted on 18th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s Palsy is a disability of the arm, shoulder and hand which arises through nerve damage usually at birth.  As an individual with Erb’s palsy the impact will differ to a greater or lesser degree.

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor

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Cost of Erb’s Palsy

Posted on 17th October 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s Palsy is a permanent disability which results from an injury to the brachial plexus commonly caused during birth.    Please watch our video “What is Erb’s Palsy” which explains how the injury arises.  

Posted by

Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor