Legal & Medical Magazine » Clinical Negligence http://www.legal-medical.co.uk news for the medico-legal industry Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:17:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Successful software integration http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/successful-software-integration.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/successful-software-integration.html#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:02:27 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14784 Premex Services and legal software specialist Eclipse have delivered the next step in process efficiency for personal injury claims.

In a move that is already saving solicitors significant time and money, the UK’s largest independent medico-legal…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/successful-software-integration.html/feed 0 Brain injury group goes live http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/brain-injury-group-goes-live.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/brain-injury-group-goes-live.html#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:53:14 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14776 The Brain Injury Group network of specialist brain injury lawyers is officially live and already working on new client business.

The network has launched with just over 50 top regional brain injury specialist law firm members. Over the next few…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/brain-injury-group-goes-live.html/feed 0 Calls for better training as NHS payouts for maternity blunders spiral http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/calls-for-better-training-as-nhs-payouts-for-maternity-blunders-spiral.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/calls-for-better-training-as-nhs-payouts-for-maternity-blunders-spiral.html#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:37:37 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14748 Doctors and campaigners have called for better training of maternity staff due to the spiralling cost of compensation caused by blunders during labour.

Damages paid by the NHS in cases where a midwife or obstetrician has misinterpreted a cardiotocogram…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/calls-for-better-training-as-nhs-payouts-for-maternity-blunders-spiral.html/feed 0 NHS is failing to protect vulnerable babies http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/nhs-is-failing-to-protect-vulnerable-babies.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/nhs-is-failing-to-protect-vulnerable-babies.html#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:35:20 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14746 A medical negligence solicitor on the problems of misinterpretation of cardiotocogram traces by maternity staff.

Since 1999 I have worked on around 40 to 50 obstetric cases involving cardiotocogram (CTG) errors. I have 18 ongoing obstetric claims,…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/nhs-is-failing-to-protect-vulnerable-babies.html/feed 0 Personal injury solicitors will cut use of CFAs, poll finds http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/personal-injury-solicitors-will-cut-use-of-cfas-poll-findspersonal-injury-lawyers-will-cut-the-number-of-conditional-fee-agreements-they-offer-to-clients-as-a-direct-result-of-the-civil-justice-fundi.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/personal-injury-solicitors-will-cut-use-of-cfas-poll-findspersonal-injury-lawyers-will-cut-the-number-of-conditional-fee-agreements-they-offer-to-clients-as-a-direct-result-of-the-civil-justice-fundi.html#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:32:30 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14725 Personal injury lawyers will cut the number of conditional fee agreements they offer to clients as a direct result of the civil justice funding reforms announced by the government.
Claimants will no longer be able to recover after-the-event insurance…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/personal-injury-solicitors-will-cut-use-of-cfas-poll-findspersonal-injury-lawyers-will-cut-the-number-of-conditional-fee-agreements-they-offer-to-clients-as-a-direct-result-of-the-civil-justice-fundi.html/feed 0 Injured by the NHS? Prepare for further pain http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/injured-by-the-nhs-prepare-for-further-pain.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/injured-by-the-nhs-prepare-for-further-pain.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:11:03 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14699 New National Patient Safety Agency figures reveal that in the six months from 1 April to 30 September 2010, an eye-popping 547,879 ‘patient-safety incidents’ were reported by NHS trusts in England.

Happily, the vast majority resulted in either…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/injured-by-the-nhs-prepare-for-further-pain.html/feed 0 New Brain Injury Group forming fast http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/new-brain-injury-group-forming-fast.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/new-brain-injury-group-forming-fast.html#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:03:33 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14660 The new Brain Injury Group network of specialist brain injury lawyers is forming fast. Set to launch on April 6, 2011, the Brain Injury Group has already recruited over two thirds of its proposed network of specialist brain injury law firms.

The next…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/new-brain-injury-group-forming-fast.html/feed 0 Blake Lapthorn launches personal injury claims site http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/blake-lapthorn-launches-personal-injury-claims-site.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/blake-lapthorn-launches-personal-injury-claims-site.html#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:36:29 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14622 Law firm Blake Lapthorn has launched a personal injury claims website.

The website will give customers clear legal guidance about how to make a personal injury claim. It explains exactly what constitutes a compensation claim, how it is processed…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/blake-lapthorn-launches-personal-injury-claims-site.html/feed 0 £6.74m damages for kidney op error http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/6-74m-damages-for-kidney-op-error.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/6-74m-damages-for-kidney-op-error.html#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:28:24 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14594 The High Court has awarded £6.74 million in damages to a man who almost died during an operation to donate a kidney to his father.

Mr Justice Spencer in London was told by Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC that the man, who is aged 39 and can only be referred…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/6-74m-damages-for-kidney-op-error.html/feed 0 Businesswoman sues surgeon for £54m http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/businesswoman-sues-surgeon-for-54m.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/clinical-negligence/businesswoman-sues-surgeon-for-54m.html#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:35:43 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14584 A successful businesswoman is suing a plastic surgeon who she claims chose to “play God” with her life.

Penny Johnson, 49, claims that Le Roux Fourie caused nerve damage to the right side of her face by carrying out experimental surgery during…{+}

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