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Record payouts for NHS Birth Injury claims

The NHS faced an unprecedented level of new clinical negligence claims last year with £1.2bn paid...

Pharmacists could be protected from criminal proceedings for dispensing errors

Pharmacists could be protected from criminal proceedings for ‘genuine’ dispensing errors under new proposed legislation. Currently under...

Eye surgery complications 10 times higher than expected

Eye surgery to enhance your vision, whether laser eye surgery or cataract removal can carry risks;...

NHS slow at referring cancer patients

A leading Cancer charity has warned that the NHS in England is too slow at referring...

Breast cancer surgeon under investigation at Sunderland Hospital

Breast Cancer Surgery remains suspended at Sunderland Hospital after the consultant surgeon and his replacement were...

Accident & Emergency departments under pressure

The growing pressure on Accident & Emergency Departments in UK hospitals was highlighted in the news...

Solicitors take up the Warrior Beach Challenge

On 28th March, four Longden Walker and Renney Solicitors took on the Warrior Beach Assault challenge...

Negligent dental care

Private dentistry is not accessible to everybody. For some, relying on the NHS is key to...

NHS to probe hospital deaths in world-first health initiative

It has been revealed in a universal-first that thousands of hospital deaths will be investigated in the...

Should only ‘specialist surgeons’ perform Cosmetic Surgery?

The Royal College of Surgeons has suggested that doctors should not be allowed to perform cosmetic surgery...

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is an all-encompassing term for several neurological conditions affecting movement and coordination. Around the...

£5m compensation recovered

Neil Heavisides has successfully pursued a Hospital Negligence[/clinical-negligence/hospital-negligence/] claim for a little girl (J) who was...