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David Johnston-Keay
Dying Matters Awareness Week: Talking about death and end of life planning doesn't have to be taboo
By Hannah Wall, a specialist asbestos-related disease solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Each year, hospices, health trusts, charities and other...
03/05/22
Alexander Davenport
Deaf Awareness Week: The need to uphold hearing protection standards in the Military
By Gruffydd Owen, a specialist military injuries lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This week is Deaf Awareness week, and we're using this as an...
03/05/22
Rowen Cobb
Private mental health hospitals: Care concerns raised as coroner calls for new safety standards
By Rowen Cobb, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell A coroner has called for new security standards at acute mental health units...
03/05/22
Andrew Hewitt
Diabetes patients in deprived areas have a higher risk of amputation
By Priya Saddington-Poole, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Patients living in the poorest areas of the UK have a risk of...
29/04/22
Yogi Amin
Medical treatment disputes and a patient's best interests? Court rules boy with kidney disease should be allowed potentially life-saving transplant
By Liz Davis and Emily-Jo Moore, medical treatment dispute and human rights lawyers at Irwin Mitchell Recently Mrs Justice Arbuthnot...
27/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month: A look at the recent innovation in prosthetics
By Ellie Walker, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month; a time to...
26/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
What is boccia and the benefits it brings
By Kevin Saul, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Boccia is a completely inclusive sport that can be played by anyone....
25/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Asbestos: An historic tragedy for modern times and the need for action to remove it from public and commercial buildings
By Simon Webb, a specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The announcement that the MPs are calling for ministers to...
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Jatinder Paul
The great British getaway – avoiding Legionnaires’ disease on holiday
As travel restrictions ease and it finally looks like we can begin to travel abroad, travellers should be aware of the risk of...
21/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
In diagnosing and treating stroke, time is of the essence…but what if the hospital won’t admit you?
By Katie Warner, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Every year in the UK more than 100,000 people are diagnosed as...
21/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Is it time to reform England’s “Inadequate” cancer services?
By Grace Duffy, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell The Health and Social Care Committee’s Report, prepared by a politically...
20/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
PEOPIL Young Lawyers' Group Conference 2022 and sharing knowledge to help those injured abroad
By Nick Cerezo, and Daniel Matchett, expert international serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell After a two-year hiatus,...
14/04/22
Richard Biggs
Supporting Limb Loss And Limb Difference Awareness Month and how we help clients following an accident
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. Irwin Mitchell act on behalf of many incredibly inspirational amputee clients...
14/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
Concern as gynaecology waits rise by 60% during Covid-19 pandemic
By Jennifer Fish, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell A recent study has revealed that in England, more than 570,000 women...
13/04/22
Rowen Cobb
Ockenden Review: An overview of one of the country's worst health scandals and what the national maternity picture is like
By Rowen Cobb, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell In 2017, independent midwife Donna Ockenden was asked to investigate 23...
07/04/22
Richard Biggs
Can I change my solicitor following a serious injury?
The choice of which solicitor to instruct following a serious injury is a complex and significant decision, often made at the point of...
07/04/22
Richard Biggs
The Highway Code: Everything you need to know about new rules regarding the use of mobile phones when driving
By Carla Jordan, an expert serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Changes to the Code There have been a number of changes made to The...
06/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
NHS not making progress on early cancer diagnosis as impact of Covid-19 pandemic continues to be felt
By Sanna Mazhar, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell It has been reported that the NHS in England is struggling to...
05/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
The need to improve survival rates for brain tumour patients and the challenges ahead to keep awareness a priority
By Juanita Cumberland, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell There has been much in the news recently about brain tumours...
05/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Mesothelioma death from care home renovations – the story of Cape
When Mary Griffiths was told by her doctors that she had the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, at the age of 75, she knew exactly how she...
04/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Mesothelioma: the global killer
By Helen Tomlin, an expert asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Mesothelioma is a cancer related almost exclusively to...
04/04/22
David Withers
Concurrent and subsequent treatment pathways between the NHS and private practice during litigation
By Rachael Aram, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell It's often the case when you first take instructions from a new client that...
23/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
Cerebral Palsy Awareness: The dangers of jaundice and the signs to be aware of
By Kimberley Nightingale, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and this article focuses...
21/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
Endometriosis Awareness Month: The gender health gap and the 'missed' disease
By Lauren Stubbs, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Recently we celebrated International Women’s Day to mark the social,...
21/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
NHS Maternity Disparities Taskforce needs to help end shocking maternity care outcomes for women from ethnic minority and deprived communities
By Alexis Tulloch, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell A NHS Maternity Disparities Taskforce has been set up to examine why...
16/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
Celebrating National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day
By Nicola Handley a specialist workplace illness lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The role of the cancer specialist nurse Following a diagnosis...
15/03/22
Alexander Davenport
Sepsis: The need for swift medical treatment and the vital signs everyone needs to be aware of
by Marianne Stapleton, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The increase in waiting times for ambulances and delays in...
15/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
What is aortic dissection and the need for more awareness around the life-threatening condition
By Louise Forsyth, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell In PMQs on 9 March, Pauline Latham, MP for Mid Derbyshire, shared that...
14/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
The injustice of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme and why an overhaul is needed
By Satpal Singh, a specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell A recent case involving a woman contracting mesothelioma...
07/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
#BreaktheBias: Women supporting victims of asbestos-related disease
By Hannah Wall, an expert asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell When the general public think of victims of asbestos...
07/03/22