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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report this month (December 2016) entitled “Learning, Candour and Accountability”, which found that the health service across England is failing to fully…
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Medical negligence lawyer Oliver Thorne shares his experiences of the legal consequences of painkiller addiction Many of us will have consulted our GP about pain at some point in…
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Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has issued an apology to the family of a baby who died of blood poisoning which the NHS 111 helpline and his GP had failed…
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We were instructed to pursue a claim by the father of a 42 year old man (A) who suffers from congenital cerebral palsy, including tetraplegia and epilepsy, and is…
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Medical Negligence Lawyer, Oliver Thorne, reviews the approach to patient complaints taken by NHS Trusts and calls for a more empathetic and transparent framework It has been reported in…
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Victims of medical negligence can claim compensation for psychiatric injury as well as their physical injuries. However, what is less widely appreciated is that psychiatric injury claims are not…
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Supreme Court turns away from Bolam to adopt a more patient-based approach Historically, in cases of medical negligence, the courts have consistently taken the rather simplistic view that, above…
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Access to Justice Fears Rise as Government Tries to Kerb Legal Costs The Government has announced plans to reduce costs to the NHS by fixing legal fees in cases…
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Medical Negligence Lawyer Oliver Thorne Looks at Fatal Accident Compensation and Asks Whether Bereavement Damages in England and Wales Are Sufficient What are bereavement damages and what amount can…