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Below the belt podcast: breaking the taboo on bladder cancer with Professor John Kelly
Posted: 26/05/2023
More than 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year. Any cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and bladder cancer particularly so because, as a ‘below the belt’ cancer, there is often a taboo associated with it.
Sinusitis and empyema – a rare but life-threatening condition
Posted: 22/05/2023
As Brain Injury Awareness Week (16-22 May) draws to a close for this year, we have reflected on cases in which our clinical negligence team has acted for patients who have suffered complications of acute sinusitis. Sinusitis is a relatively common condition involving the inflammation of the lining of the sinuses and generally causes......>>
Deep vein thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome
Posted: 12/05/2023
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) causes a blockage in one of the deep veins in the leg, affecting blood flow back up to the heart and the rest of the body. It is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical attention. A DVT can be either ‘provoked’ or ‘unprovoked’. A ‘provoked’ DVT is associated with a transient risk factor such as a significant......>>
Sepsis: what is it, what are the symptoms and what are the common diagnosis pitfalls?
Posted: 30/06/2021
With a view to raising awareness of this life-threatening condition, clinical negligence specialist Lyndsey Banthorpe discusses the symptoms of sepsis and the common diagnostic pitfalls with Professor Robert Masterton, former Professor and Director of the Institute of Healthcare Associated Infection at the University of West Scotland......>>
Understanding the consequences of delayed or missed diagnosis of ‘below the belt’ bladder cancer
Posted: 08/06/2021
Reflecting on Bladder Cancer month in May 2021, Louise Taylor and Lyndsey Banthorpe, associate solicitors in the clinical negligence and personal injury team at Penningtons Manches Cooper, unmask the different types of bladder cancer and provide some informative advice about common symptoms and what to do if you think you have...…>>
Court rules in favour of claimant who received unnecessary knee surgery from orthopaedic surgeon
Posted: 15/04/2021
Members of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s clinical negligence team have successfully entered judgment in their client’s favour against Spire Healthcare Limited after an orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Aaron (Biing Yann) Ng, performed unnecessary knee surgery. The claimant presented to Mr Ng complaining of a short history of left knee pain...…>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper secures £500,000 in compensation for woman who suffered significant orthopaedic injuries following negligent total hip replacement
Posted: 08/03/2021
The clinical negligence team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has achieved a £500,000 settlement for a patient who suffered significant and debilitating injuries following total hip replacement surgery at a London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust hospital. At the time of the claim...…>>
Clinical negligence team achieves settlement for delayed diagnosis of subdural haematoma in elderly patient following a fall in hospital
Posted: 09/02/2021
The Penningtons Manches Cooper clinical negligence team has successfully settled a claim for an elderly patient’s family against Royal London NHS Foundation Trust for a failure to perform a CT scan after the patient, who was on blood-thinning medication, suffered a fall during his admission for a fractured hip...…>>

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