While the talk of London town revolves around the G20 summit, some of the top personal injury specialists are preparing their own headline-grabbing speeches for the annual Legal & Medical conference this Thursday (2 April 2009).

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NHS and social services in England have been accused of failing to meet the health needs of people with learning disabilities, according to a government quango.
The Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen said the standard of care was an “indictment

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A “record number” of improvements in the 2008 annual NHS staff survey, including best ever results for infection control, have been announced by Health Minister Ann Keen.
The sixth annual staff survey, which gives an insight into the real issues

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Proposals by the MoJ to raise the cost of civil court fees could push many claimants out of court, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
In its response to the MoJ consultation on civil court fees, the Association said injured

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A combination of NHS and private ambulances are responsible for ferrying people around sites in the UK.
But the Association said the HS and private ambulances used for the transfers are poorly equipped and its members have called for a national transfer…

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