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Ayse Ince

Time to Talk Day: The charity support available following a bereavement and work to improve mental health services

On this year's Time to Talk Day we're being encouraged to talk about how we “really feel.” Therefore, I thought it would be a perfect...

31/01/24
Samantha Williams

Lawyer's concern as maternity services at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust told to improve

Since 2022, the Care Quality Commission has undertaken a maternity inspection programme with the aim of helping services improve, both at...

31/01/24
Jatinder Paul

British Army personnel struck down by cryptosporidium outbreak at Nanyuki barracks in Kenya

It has been reported that 172 British Army personnel stationed in Kenya, at Nanyuki barracks, fell ill in an apparent outbreak of...

30/01/24
Kayleigh Hunter

Gloucestershire maternity concerns are another distressing chapter in the standard of care mums and babies receive, says medical negligence lawyer

Tonight, BBC Panorama will air its findings into maternity services at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. The programme is...

29/01/24
Kimberley Nightingale

The importance of smear tests as figures show 3 in 10 don't attend NHS cervical cancer screening

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme 2022-2023 annual report, found that attendance of cervical screening had dropped from 69.9% the...

25/01/24
Gemma Eason

What's ‘ordinarily resident’ for the purposes of Section 117 aftercare services and when does the duty arise?

In the case of R (on the application of Worcestershire County Council) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...

24/01/24
Jack Lloyd

Navigating the risks of orthopaedic surgery in chronic pain cases

Orthopaedic surgery is a crucial medical intervention that aims to alleviate pain, improve function, and enhance the overall quality of...

24/01/24
Elizabeth Paterson

Cervical Cancer: Medical negligence lawyers set out the key signs and symptoms to be aware of and how we can help eliminate the disease

In the UK, all women are entitled to cervical cancer screening smear test from the age of 25.  Additionally, there’s now a vaccine...

18/01/24
Anna Vroobel

Medical negligence expert says urgent work needed to address highest level of maternity deaths in mums for 20 years

MBRRACE-UK is a collaboration appointed by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership to run the national maternal newborn and infant...

11/01/24
Vincent Nichol

Mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines flight puts Boeing back under scrutiny

A dramatic incident involving a 737 Max 9 – flying from Portland to Ontario and operated by Alaska Airlines – occurred on Friday, 5...

10/01/24
Cathryn Godfrey

HSE prosecution for injuries caused by cows to dog walker

A recent news article regarding a dog walker on a public footpath passing through a farmer’s field was unfortunately a reminder of the...

05/01/24
Simon Lomax

Holidaymakers instruct lawyers to investigate illnesses as UK Health and Safety Agency confirm cryptosporidium cases at Fergus Club Europa in Majorca

The UK’s Health and Safety Agency (UKHSA), formerly Public Health England, has confirmed that a number of guests staying at the Fergus...

05/01/24
Jatinder Paul

Public health lawyer issues E. coli advice following recent outbreak and product recall of Mrs Kirkham's cheese

A person has reportedly died in Scotland after contracting E. coli, a particularly serious bacterial infection commonly caused by...

04/01/24
Cathryn Godfrey

New laws regarding self-driving vehicles

lt was encouraging to hear that Parliament announced the new Automated Vehicles (AV) bill, designed to put safety at the forefront of the...

03/01/24