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Cancer care in England failing to improve?

Cancer care in England failing to improve?
Cancer care in England failing to improve? Failure to diagnose cancer in its’ early stages continues to cause potentially unnecessary deaths. It has recently been reported that England has failed to close the gap on the best-performing nations in relation to survival rates. The Health Foundation undertook a review of the government's record between 1995…
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Large numbers potentially affected by hernia mesh complications

Large numbers potentially affected by hernia mesh complications
Large numbers potentially affected by hernia mesh complications Up to 170,000 people who have had hernia mesh implants in England in the past six years could face complications. Hernia repairs are very common as 1 in 10 people will develop a hernia. There have been between 90,000 and 100,000 hernia mesh operations in England each…
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Death arising from negligence: Who can claim and for what?

Death arising from negligence: Who can claim and for what?
Death arising from negligence: Who can claim and for what? If we ever become ill and require treatment from a health professional, we put our complete trust in that person(s) to provide a good standard of treatment. The majority of treatment that we receive is of a high standard and, fortunately, we go on to…
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Johnathan secures compensation for his client in a stillbirth case

Johnathan secures compensation for his client in a stillbirth case
Johnathan secures compensation for his client in a stillbirth case Johnathan Steventon-Kiy, a specialist Clinical Negligence Lawyer, has recently successfully secured damages against the University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust arising as a result of the stillbirth of our client’s daughter. Our client fell pregnant and was referred to the Trust and they provided her…
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A win for Claimants in the Supreme Court

A win for Claimants in the Supreme Court
A win for Claimants in the Supreme Court Today, the Supreme Court released it’s judgment in the case of Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. I previously published an article on this case back in June 2018 when the arguments were put to the Court by the legal teams. Simeon Maskrey QC put forward…
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Disappointing CQC report for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Disappointing CQC report for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Disappointing CQC report for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust It was disappointing news for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust when the recently conducted Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report hit their desks…..and the press. The inspection took place in April 2018 when the CQC looked at nine different departments at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham and each…
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Major changes to end of life care Supreme Court ruling

Major changes to end of life care Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court rules this week that a judge will no longer need to be consulted when doctors and relatives agree life-support should end. Judges will no longer need to be consulted when doctors and relatives of patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state agree life-support treatment should end. Until now families of such…
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Cancer diagnosis for the elderly set to rise

Cancer diagnosis for the elderly set to rise
Cancer diagnosis for the elderly set to rise Cancer, its’ causes, the way it is diagnosed and its’ associated charities are never out of the press.  Recently we hear that the number of elderly people in the UK diagnosed each year with cancer is set to rise by 80% in less than 20 years. The…
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. So, What is Sarcoma? It is cancer of the bone and soft tissues. Sarcoma is an uncommon cancer that can affect any part of the body, inside or out. This includes muscles, tendons, fatty tissue, bone and blood vessels. Around 5300 people in the UK are diagnosed with a form…
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