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Nadhia Akthar
Help for holidaymakers if you suffer illness at a resort abroad
In the past few years many people have experienced an upheaval to travel plans. Whether it was postponing or cancelling an annual family...
30/08/23
Annie Sheldon
National Road Victim Awareness Month highlights how lives can be changed in a split-second and why it's vital everyone to takes care
As National Road Victim Awareness Month draws to a close, now is a particularly pertinent time to reflect upon the experiences of the...
25/08/23
Lucy Poulson
Unexpected trend of dangerous driving in the summer and what to consider to stay safe on the roads
With summer now truly upon us (although it may not have felt like it at points this year), I've been considering the impact that the...
24/08/23
Nadhia Akthar
Cruise ships: What to do if you fall ill
Over the past couple of years more and more Brits have been taking advantage of post-pandemic life by jetting off to sunnier climes and...
23/08/23
Radika Barber
Celebrating Headway East London's exhibition and the role creative arts can play in recovery following a brain injury
A group of us from the Serious Injury London team attended the incredibly inspiring, Headway East London art exhibition in celebration of...
23/08/23
Faith Brown
Hadley judgement: Should lawyers attend Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings?
The judgment in Hadley v Przybylo was handed down by Master McCloud in June this year and has reignited discussions around the...
16/08/23
Nicola Ashton
Irwin Mitchell’s relationship with Newlife
As an associate solicitor in the medical negligence team at Irwin Mitchell, I've built an excellent relationship with Newlife the Charity...
15/08/23
Jayne Murphy
What to do if your holiday provider goes bust
When you're planning and booking that long-awaited holiday, the fact that your holiday provider might go bust is unlikely to be something...
15/08/23
Amanda Marsh
Our reaction to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Quinquennial Review 2023
The awaited Quinquennial Review (QQR) of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) has now been published making recommendations for...
14/08/23
Rebecca Tramaseur
Hull Royal Infirmary Maternity Services: Urgent and significant changes needed to improve patient care after CQC says hospital 'not fit for purpose'
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Hull Royal Infirmary, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, provides maternity...
09/08/23
Rebecca Tramaseur
Women’s health and maternity matters: Early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis is key
Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK affecting one in 10 women and those assigned female at birth...
09/08/23
Jayne Murphy
Package holidays: A safer option
With the summer and school holidays in full swing, many of us will be looking forward to a well-earned holiday. For many British...
07/08/23
Jayne Murphy
Holiday insurance: Everything you need to know to ensure you're covered if something goes wrong
With holidays abroad returning to pre-pandemic levels, it's important that when you go abroad you're fully protected. The last thing...
01/08/23
Cathryn Godfrey
Increase in collisions on rural roads during harvest period
NFU Mutual recently published data showing that collisions between agricultural vehicles and other vehicles are 52% more likely to occur...
31/07/23
Andrew Buckham
Ten years on from the deaths of SAS reservists on the Brecon Beacons are heat injuries still a problem in the British Military?
This month marked the tenth anniversary of the sad passing of three SAS reservists on Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - who suffered...
21/07/23
Emily Griffiths
Healthcare inequalities among patients with diabetes
In the UK, nearly five million people are living with diabetes and a further five million are at increased risk of developing type 2...
18/07/23
Rachelle Mahapatra
Latest CQC inspection finds maternity services at York and Scarborough Hospitals to be 'inadequate'
The Care Quality Commission has told York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust it must make improvements, rating its...
13/07/23
Rowen Cobb
North East Ambulance Service needs to ensure transparency following NHS review into claims it covered up errors and withheld evidence following deaths
A review commissioned by NHS England has examined allegations that North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) didn’t disclosed key information...
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Alexander Davenport
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Is it fit for purpose?
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) replaced the old War Pensions scheme back in April 2005. It was heralded as a non-fuss and...
12/07/23
Stuart Bell
Cancer charity criticises UK cancer delays and calls for “immediate action”
A recent analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that 180,000 people waited “too long” for diagnosis tests or to start treatment...
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Irwin Mitchell
Cosmetic surgery abroad: Be in the know before you go
Increasingly, our international serious injury solicitors are receiving enquiries from people who are travelling abroad for cosmetic...
06/07/23
Alexander Davenport
Asbestos risk to the British Armed Forces
Asbestos is a mineral fibre with heat resistant properties which were exploited extensively in the industrialisation of the 20th century....
06/07/23
Charlotte Johnson
Major step forward in NHS Group B Strep training
NHS England has published an updated version of their Core Competency Framework, which establishes minimum training standards for all...
04/07/23
Isabella Whiteley-Tye
Tackling maternal and ethnicity health inequalities while breaking the silence around obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI)
Maternal health was the focus of one of Irwin Mitchell’s webinars examining the impact of ethnicity on health inequalities. The session...
30/06/23
Nicola Handley
Targeted lung cancer screening to be rolled out to all people with a history of smoking
The long-awaited announcement that targeted lung cancer screening will be implemented for people aged 55 to 74 and are identified as...
29/06/23
Georgie Woolmer
Driving towards safer roads: DVLA's game-changing updates to eyesight rules and conditions list
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the UK has recently announced significant updates which are said to work towards...
27/06/23
Alice Hall
Psychiatric injury, supporting claimants and vicarious trauma
As a serious injury lawyer, I act on behalf of claimants who have, almost always, been through some sort of traumatic life event,...
23/06/23
Victoria Harris
New blood test for cancer
A new blood test capable of detecting 50 cancers at an early stage could be available on the NHS from summer 2024. The test known as the...
22/06/23
Sarah Coles
Latest CQC Inspection Report finds Airedale General Hospital maternity services needing improvement
Findings from the Care Quality Commission's inspection into Airedale General Hospital in West Yorkshire have now been published,...
16/06/23
Ryan Blake
Prostate cancer testing: Is it clear?
Actor Colin McFarlane was on BBC breakfast recently revealing that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 61-year-old confirmed...
14/06/23