A father of two has turned his life around after severely injuring his arm with a chainsaw while working as a tree surgeon. Karl Spafford suffered life changing injuries in…
Despite a relatively mild winter and a record low of flu diagnosis, medical experts believe the coming months could present the National Health Service with the worst winter on record.…
Written by Eliza Esiategiwa, Assistant Litigation Executive at Fletchers Solicitors. The legal aid funded civil law sector has been plagued by funding cuts since the mid-2000s. Between 2006 and 2009, legal aid was…
Written by Ciaran Harper, Senior Litigation Executive in the Medical Negligence Department at Fletchers Solicitors A recent inquest concluded that Stephen Pettitt of Newcastle died after an operation in…
Written by Sion Wynne, senior solicitor in the medical negligence department at Fletchers Solicitors NHS Resolution recently published a report about research into the motivation of patients making legal claims…
Written by Sadiya Zaib, Assistant Litigation Executive, in the medical negligence department at Fletchers: The NHS is approaching a crisis point like never before. Health and social care is suffering…
By Andy Tindall, Litigation Executive in the Medical Negligence team After the publication of AVMA’s report on the inspection and regulation of the duty of candour earlier this month, the…
By Chloe Westwell, trainee solicitor No two days are ever the same at Fletchers Solicitors. Currently, I am working in the Litigation Team in the Clinical Negligence Department which is…
By Saima Mazhar, Senior Solicitor in the Medical Negligence Department at Fletchers The charity organisation, Breast Cancer Care recently reported that around 72%, almost three quarters of NHS Trusts across…
By Hannah Ashcroft, Solicitor in the Medical Negligence team I, along with the nation, have been thoroughly gripped by the best-selling book “This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of…
Written by Natasha Perkins, Solicitor at Fletchers. It has been reported in the news over the last couple of months, more recently over the last fortnight, that there…
For Claimants pursuing actions in relation to the delayed or missed diagnosis of cancer, it can be a significant hurdle to prove that with earlier diagnosis their cancer would have…
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust maternity unit deaths under further scrutiny The maternity units run by Shrewbsury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have come under increased scrutiny as dozens…
The Supreme Court have now clarified the law governing the withdrawal of treatment from patients in permanent vegetative state.
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which is responsible for regulating health devices and medicines in the US has issued a statement expressing concerns over the unregulated use of “vaginal rejuvenation” devices.
