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World Sight Day: focussing on the causes of sight loss
Posted: 14/10/2021
This article is one of a series of articles in support of World Sight Day and focusses on optic neuropathy, one of the most serious injuries experienced by patients that results in sight loss. The optic nerve transports signals from the eye to the brain, which then changes the signals into images......>>
Researchers warn that ‘Covid disruption will affect millions’ for years to come
Posted: 15/07/2021
As we move out of Covid restrictions, with full easing of rules in England and Wales from 19 July 2021, researchers have started to look back at how Covid-19 has impacted health services that are not directly linked to the pandemic......>>
Significant damages awarded to three former patients of suspended private orthopaedic surgeon Mohammed Sait
Posted: 09/02/2021
Three former patients of suspended consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Mohammed Suhaib Sait have won significant out of court settlements for the negligent and unnecessary treatment they received from him at Fawkham Manor Hospital in Dartford. The settlements have all been secured within less than a month of each other...…>>
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......>>
Delays in diagnoses of eye conditions due to Covid-19 causing concern amongst UK ophthalmologists
Posted: 01/07/2020
Eye doctors have warned that many patients in the UK will go blind because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Specialist eye units in the UK have reported a drop in referrals ranging from between 65% and 87% during the coronavirus lockdown, compared with the same period last year...…>>
Prostate cancer: the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the UK
Posted: 25/06/2020
It has recently been announced that prostate cancer is now the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer in Britain, having overtaken breast, lung and bowel cancer. This announcement has come a decade sooner than originally forecast, with earlier studies suggesting prostate cancer would not become as prevalent until 2030...…>>
International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: put on purple and help spread the word
Posted: 12/05/2020
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition consisting of widespread pain and profound fatigue. People with mild to moderate symptoms are usually able to live their lives normally with appropriate treatment. However, in the worst cases, patients can be so severely affected that they will have to give up work and will be affected socially...…>>
The NHS in the time of Covid-19: challenges for cancer diagnoses
Posted: 22/04/2020
After several years of work to raise awareness of cancer symptoms and increase the number of patients visiting their doctor at an early stage to check whether they may have cancer, the growth in cancer diagnostic referrals seen in recent years has been brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic...…>>
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: recent developments in ensuring prompt diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancers
Posted: 11/03/2020
March 2020 represents Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. On average, around 47,500 British men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, which is equivalent to 129 men every day...…>>
Cause for concern: rogue surgeons operating in private hospitals
Posted: 26/02/2020
Recent news reports in The Times and The Guardian have revealed that one of Britain’s largest private health providers, Spire Healthcare, employed a surgeon who is now under investigation for performing hundreds of operations unnecessarily or negligently......>>

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