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Clinical negligence in peripheral nerve injury cases
Posted: 21/06/2022
Many surgical procedures carry a risk of injury to nerves. Nerve damage is therefore one of the most frequently documented complications of surgery on pre-operative consent forms. Where nerve injury is a known risk of the planned procedure, surgeons must take care to explain that risk properly to patients before operating......>>
‘Getting it Right First Time’ in ophthalmic surgery
Posted: 22/04/2022
Ophthalmology is the busiest NHS specialty in England. Before the pandemic, there were around 7.5 million outpatient appointments and 500,000 operations every year. The impact of the pandemic on health services has inevitably led to a large increase. With an ageing population, the volume of patients needing ophthalmic care is set to increase......>>
Accommodation claims – finding suitable accommodation in the aftermath of serious injuries
Posted: 28/02/2022
Continuing our series on the implications of catastrophic accidents, Andrew Clayton considers the position for those facing an accommodation crisis because of life-changing injuries. Serious injuries can have wide-ranging effects on many different aspects of daily life for the person affected and those closest to them......>>
Lockdown babies and the importance of statutory baby checks
Posted: 11/01/2022
The pandemic is attributed with causing unprecedented pressure on the NHS as providers have grappled with enormous and intense demand. Routine appointments were understandably delayed, cancelled or never made, as finite resources were prioritised to deliver urgent Covid-related treatment......>>
World Sight Day 2021: Love Your Eyes
Posted: 13/10/2021
Every year, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) aims to promote eye health by raising awareness of the importance of protecting people’s vision. World Sight Day 2021 falls on Thursday 14 October and this year’s campaign is ‘Love Your Eyes’. It focuses on the role of eye tests in identifying potential problems early......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper named in UK litigation top 50 report
Posted: 16/10/2020
The high quality and broad range of Pennington Manches Cooper’s litigation expertise has been recognised in this year’s edition of The Lawyer UK Litigation 50, which positions the firm at 38 in the list of top 50 litigation law firms......>>
Righting a wrong by reversionary interest in Swift v Carpenter: a welcome and comprehensive reformulation of the law
Posted: 09/10/2020
Personal injury specialists Warren Collins and Louise Taylor reflect on today’s landmark Court of Appeal judgment in Swift v Carpenter. The purpose of damages in personal injury cases is to put the injured accident victim back into the (financial) position he/she would have been in had the accident not taken place...…>>
Occupiers’ liability: NHS trusts report patient safety concerns over failing premises
Posted: 08/10/2020
Around half of a sample of 114 NHS trusts in England have reportedly expressed concern about risks to patients, staff and visitors from inadequate building maintenance and staff shortages. The reports follow a political analysis, undertaken by the Labour Party, based on risk registers the trusts completed, raising questions about...…>>

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