Tag: clinical negligence Leeds

Good afternoon and, this being my first blog of 2014, Happy New Year, I moved house recently and even though we paid for a professional removal service, I was left with a sore back from all of the lifting and awkward carrying involved. Thankfully, I was okay again within a few…

Good afternoon, John here blogging again. Forgive us if we have gone on a bit about the rapidly changing world of injury compensation claims, but this year has been the biggest year of change ever and, being in the business, it is fascinating to us (sad, I know). The volume…

Without doubt the number of claims arising against GPs, Hospitals and Consultants is increasing.  People are becoming more aware that if they receive unsatisfactory treatment and suffer adverse consequences, then they are entitled to pursue a claim. Medical advisers, including GPs, Hospitals and Consultants owe you a duty of care….

Most people are now familiar with the fact that if  a doctor, Consultant or GP fails to provide treatment to a satisfactory standard then they may be held to be  in breach of the duty of care they owe to you.  And if as a result of that breach you are…

Afternoon everybody, I suspect many of us are looking wistfully out of our workplace windows, wishing we could be out in the beautiful sunshine instead of being stuck inside working. Doing this job helping victims of accidents, each distinct part of the year brings different types of new cases and…

Good morning, I thought I would give you an update on our exciting rebrand and let you know how our mascot got on during his big day at Twickenham. The logo and artwork has had a freshen up and we have adopted the strap line “injury claims ethically”, because that’s…

When I  wrote my last article I gave some pointers about your rights when your Doctor (either your GP or Consultant) failed to give you enough information to enable you to make an informed decison on whether the proposed procedure was the right one for you.  I said that I would…

In previous articles I have spoken about Clinical Negligence and the various forms in which it can present itself.  I thought that today it would be useful to pick up on one particular area of this and look at those situtations where a doctor does not explain things properly to…

This is a question that I am asked with increasing regularity… We live in a service based society where we have come to expect good service in every walk of life – whether it be service in local shops, supermarkets, insurance companies, public authorities such as the Council, Social Services, the NHS…

I think most people would recognise that the vast majority of doctors and other health care professionals are extremely competent, well motivated and act with the very best of intentions. However, it is inevitable that occasionally things will go wrong, probably quite frequently, and often for very good reason. That…