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Delays in cancer diagnosis: Covid fight not over yet
As health services continue to deal with the strain of the pandemic, delays in cancer diagnoses are on the rise. Consequently, the number of avoidable deaths caused by cancer has also risen. At the pe...
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Chronic Understaffing in Maternity Wards Could Lead to Further Challenges for the NHS
The recent member survey by the Royal College of Midwives revealed that 57% of members are considering leaving the profession, and of those, half planned to do so in the next 12 months. The RCM warns...
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Cognitive bias results in death after incorrect intubation
York based medical negligence specialists, Pryers Solicitors LLP, who were instructed to represent the family of a woman who died at Charing Cross Hospital, have helped them to get the closure they de...
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Compensation for nerve damage caused by dental implant procedure at London practice
York based medical negligence specialists Pryers Solicitors, have recently reached a substantial settlement for London-based client Kee Wong Shum, whose dental implant procedure resulted in permanent...
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Breast Cancer: Devastating Outcomes for Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment
York based medical negligence solicitors, Pryers Solicitors have recently reached a seven-figure settlement for young client June, whose breast cancer was repeatedly missed by GPs and surgeons for nea...
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Surging NHS Waiting Lists Could Lead to Costly Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment
York based medical negligence solicitors, Pryers Solicitors have recently reached a £30,000 settlement for client Carole West, who has sadly lost her independence due to significant delays in diagnosi...
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Acute Injury Concerns for Team GB’s Elite Paralympic Athletes
Ongoing research by the International Paralympic Committee has revealed that injury rates are higher for Para athletes compared to Olympic participants, with the highest risk being upper limb injuries...
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More than one in 20 patients in acute care involved in patient safety incidents
A new report published this month in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, has identified 377 incidents of severe harm or death in acute care settings in England and Wales over a 10-year perio...
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39 million Working Days Lost, but What Price the Human Cost of Accidents at Work?
As the UK’s workforce returns to the workplace following the relaxing of government restrictions and the phasing out of furlough payments by September, but despite this good news, businesses are braci...
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Ian Paterson Compensation Scheme Gives West Midlands Victims New Hope
It has been over a decade since Ian Paterson, the disgraced surgeon who is now behind bars for assaulting his patients, was suspended. But despite the passage of time, many are only just finding out t...