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Ayse Ince

Lawyers and charity StrongMen launch legal partnership to support men going through bereavement

As lawyers we frequently represent the bereaved, we are the ones who the bereaved share their story with and their devastation following...

05/03/24
Cathryn Godfrey

Serious injury lawyer's concern as safety report highlights 14% increase in rural road deaths

The insurer NFU Mutual has published its Rural Road Safety Report for 2023.   It's concerning that this records an ongoing...

05/03/24
Carol Purang

Noise Induced Hearing Loss On The Rise In The Military - World Hearing Day

It's a sad and unfortunate fact, as revealed in the recently updated Military of Defence (MoD) statistics, that Noise Induced Hearing...

03/03/24
Helena Wareham

Asbestos-related disease lawyer welcomes significant treatment breakthrough for mesothelioma patients

The development of a new drug to treat mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer, has been hailed by scientists as a significant...

22/02/24
Rebecca Tramaseur

NHS cancer referral times in Hull not being met: Are patients being failed?

Figures from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, published in November 2023, confirmed that the Trust was unable to meet the...

21/02/24
Geeta Nayar

Why do so many women experience birth trauma? Lawyer injured during childbirth gives evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry that intends to find out

Research shows that 4-5% of women develop post-traumatic stress disorder after giving birth, equivalent to approximately 30,000 women...

21/02/24
Stuart Bell

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Trust 'requires improvement' following latest CQC investigation

I was concerned to read the latest report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into the standard of services provided by...

16/02/24
Rebecca Tramaseur

New Maternity Triage guidance from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: A step forward in patient care

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has released new Maternity Triage Good Practice guidance.  What does it...

13/02/24
Catherine Slattery

Medical negligence lawyer instructed to investigate Sciensus chemotherapy dosage concerns

The private pharmaceutical company Sciensus, based in England, is under investigation after inspectors from the Medicines and Healthcare...

13/02/24
Stephanie Clark

Those wronged by pre-2000 LGBT+ laws in the Armed Forces may soon have a right to compensation

In December, the Government provided its formal response to the LGBT Independent Review. This was against a background of centuries of...

08/02/24
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
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
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
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
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

A 111% increase in reported incidents between horse riders and dog owners in two-year period

The British Horse Society confirmed a 111% increase in reported incidents with dogs over a two-year period. As a result, it published...

29/12/23
Sophie Cuthbertson

Military Non-Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI): A legacy problem?

Cold Injury. NFCI. Trench foot. Call it what you will, it's not going away and continues to be a real problem for the modern day soldier....

18/12/23
Kate Easy

Patient safety concerns after Singleton Hospital maternity unit report published

As a specialist in claimant medical negligence, I have been following the developments at Swansea Bay University Health Board’s maternity...

15/12/23
Rebecca Tramaseur

Medical negligence lawyer urges clinicians to introduce personalised mental health assessments as study finds 41 NHS Trusts use standardised tools

Mental health is complex, individual specific and is every changing. As a medical negligence solicitor I've supported a number of...

04/12/23
Kayleigh Hunter

Changes to the Help with Fees court remission scheme aim to help more people access justice

Earlier this year The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched a consultation on reforms to the Help with Fees remission scheme for court and...

30/11/23
Luke Daniels

Medical negligence lawyer’s concern as Derby and Burton NHS maternity services rated as inadequate

I’ve read with concern today the conclusions from the Care Quality Commission inspectors about maternity services at the University...

29/11/23
Jatinder Paul

The Supreme Court and Uncontroverted Expert Evidence – Griffiths v TUI

  Key Facts          Mr Griffiths (the Claimant) purchased an all-inclusive holiday from the tour operator TUI UK Ltd (the Defendant) to...

29/11/23
Stuart Bell

Medical negligence lawyer welcomes plans for biggest prostate cancer screening project in decades and shares key advice and symptoms to be aware of

The government has joined Prostate Cancer UK to unveil a £42 million screening trial to find ways of detecting the UK’s most common male...

28/11/23
Cathryn Godfrey

Serious injury lawyer's advice to keep horse riders and other rural road users safe this Road Safety Week

Road Safety week’s theme this year is “Let's talk about Speed” and the implications arising from excessive speed.  Unfortunately, this is...

22/11/23
Oliver Collett

Successful silicosis claims of three Stonemasons against their former employer highlights why the HSE’s ongoing ‘Dust Kills’ campaign is so important

The UK’s national safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’), describes silica dust as “the single biggest risk to...

10/11/23
Elizabeth Ronan

Coroners share concerns as ambulance delays contribute to fatalities

Serious concerns are being raised by coroners about the delays in ambulance response times and emergency care within the NHS. Coroners...

07/11/23
Carol Purang

RAF and Red Arrows: When will bullying and harassment stop?

It's a sad and unfortunate fact of our current modern times that sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace is still prevalent and...

03/11/23
Lauren Webb

Penile Cancer: the need for increased awareness and an improvement in support for those affected

There are around 700 cases of penile cancer in the UK each year, and 36,000 worldwide. Chances of survival are around 70% with early...

02/11/23