On International Women’s Day 2018, I reflect upon the journey that has led to me establishing my own successful Law Practice. I actually wanted to be an artist, but my father persuaded me I’d end up penniless and I should look to other options. I had always enjoyed legal TV[…]
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A simple explanation is that compensation is split into three categories: General damages General damages are awarded for your pain, injury and suffering. In addition, to compensate for the effect on your daily life (which is referred to as Loss of Amenity) General damages are calculated using the Judicial College[…]
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This is what should happen when a solicitor looks into a potential clinical negligence claim. The initial investigation and pre-action protocol process There is a complaints procedure (called Local Resolution) that you can go through with your healthcare provider. It will often be a good idea to do so and[…]
Read More »Claims in medical negligence arise in many different circumstances and at Medical Solicitors we receive new enquiries on a daily basis that reflect a range of complex issues. We strive to help our clients insofar as we can to get the answers they are looking for, even though it is[…]
Read More »Medical Emergency: Adrenal Crisis (Addisonian Crisis) Cortisol is a hormone that helps to control blood pressure in your body, and which your body releases from the adrenal gland in response to stress. The process is regulated by the pituitary gland in your brain. If this, or the adrenal gland is[…]
Read More »The Government is entitled to recover any state benefits and NHS treatment charges from the party who was at fault for your injuries. The principle is that the person that caused you harm, rather than the State, should pay compensation to you and that you should not be compensated twice[…]
Read More »Statements of truth have legal implications. If you have been asked to sign a document by a solicitor, such as a Witness Statement for Court proceedings, then it will usually have a Statement of Truth at the end of it. What are Statements of Truth? It is a declaration that[…]
Read More »In the case of childs compensation the court has to approve any settlement. There will usually be a Court Order for a childs compensation directing that the monies be paid into a fund held by the Court Funds Office (‘CFO’). The CFO is then responsible for looking after the money until[…]
Read More »Women don’t always have the same typical heart attack symptoms as those of a male, such as an excruciating chest pain that travels down one arm. Those symptoms can happen to women, but in many cases do not. The symptoms can be almost “silent” and quite minor, so women often[…]
Read More »Student nurses could start their careers over £50,000 in debt under new government plans revealed in the Autumn Chancellor’s statement to convert training bursaries into repayable loans. A mass protest is planned to take place in the New Year, 9 January. At Medical Solicitors we think these changes could put prospective[…]
Read More »In accordance with Guidelines set out in the 1980s, and repeated in every British National Formulary since, benzodiazepine drugs should only be prescribed for 2-4 weeks at most, and in the lowest dose possible, for patients with a severe problem (such as acute anxiety in coping with a flight abroad,[…]
Read More »At the eleventh hour, the Junior doctors’ in England have suspended strike action and the strike called off. The Junior doctors’ proposed strike action has arisen because an 11% pay rise offered to Junior doctors by ministers was offset by other elements of the pay package, including unsociable hours payments.[…]
Read More »Sir Bruce Keogh accused of politicising the attack in Paris and fearmongering to demonise junior doctors’ strike plans. More than 3,000 junior doctors have accused one of the country’s most senior medical officers of deliberately using the threat of a Paris style terrorist attack to stoke public fears over their[…]
Read More »What with 25% of all NHS on sick leave at any one time a not so small fortune is spent on agency staff. NHS staff are paid whilst on sick. Thank goodness there is now to be a cap on this spend to stop the NHS being ripped off by[…]
Read More »Damages are more commonly known as ‘compensation’. If you are bringing a claim, we have to to weigh up the extent of your injury, as well as your past financial losses and consider financial losses that may be suffered in the future. For the vast majority of our clients their claim[…]
Read More »The low down on Medical Consent Forms Until this year, legal consent issues between doctor and patient were still decided according to the past case of Sidaway. The problem is that Sidaway is now an old case decided in 1985. Times have changed a lot since then. In March this[…]
Read More »For cases of female genital mutilation in girls under 18, there is now a legal duty in England and Wales for doctor’s nurses, midwives and teachers to report instances of this barbaric practice. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary measures and could ultimately lead to them being barred[…]
Read More »We have secured an award of £60,000, in total, for an 81-year-old client. Negligent nursing care resulted in her suffering a fracture to her spine. The case settled 1 day before Trial. On 14 January 2011, our client was admitted to Bassetlaw Hospital after being seen in A & E with[…]
Read More »Caroline Moore explains why legal action (NHS compensation claims) can form an important part of ensuring best practice from all NHS services… If you were anything like me as a child, you no doubt idolised workers on the frontline, ensuring our health and safety: the fire service, police officers, doctors, nurses and[…]
Read More »Did you know that in the UK (but not Wales) there is now a statutory duty for care provider to tell you the truth when things go wrong? It’s called the ‘Duty of Candour’. If something goes wrong and you were not notified, but find out about it later, or[…]
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