Legal
An MS patient is campaigning for a carer hospital access law to help disabled patients receive extra support in hospital. Nina Parry, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said some people with disabilities worried they would not be able to have their carers at their side if they were admitted to hospital. Currently, carers can make themselves [...]
The UK health watchdog is reviewing whether warnings on Parkinson's drugs should be strengthened after links to gambling and sex addictions. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it would examine whether more steps are needed to ensure patients have enough information when prescribed the drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease. A group [...]
A Bradford hospital will pay £4.6m to a boy who suffered a brain injury shortly after birth, after a judge approved the settlement. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reached the agreement after a clinical negligence claim was brought on behalf of the child, who cannot be named because of an anonymity order. The boy [...]
A judge has again criticised both sides in the rugby brain injury cases as two landmark claims continue to make little progress. Senior master Jeremy Cook opened the latest case management hearings by reminding both defendants and claimants that "it won't have escaped anybody's notice that some of these claims are now over five years [...]
A charity which delivers therapeutic activities for children and young people with neurological conditions has partnered with law firm Slater and Gordon to increase the support for families who access its specialist services. Rainbow Hub works with young people who have physical disabilities as a result of brain injury or other neurological issues, and also [...]
Veterans with TBI are set for stronger support under a new £50m programme, the veterans' minister has said. The veterans' minister has promised a "step change" in support for military veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after repeated blast exposure. Louise Sandher-Jones said a £50m investment in coordinating services for veterans struggling with [...]
Leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Dransfield as a partner in its nationally recognised personal injury and medical negligence team. Based in the London office, he will focus on complex and high value medical negligence claims, further strengthening the firm's well established reputation in this area. Robert [...]
A boy left with a severe brain injury after being hit by a bus in Cheshire has had a liability settlement approved by the High Court. Protected by an anonymity order, the child was catastrophically injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing the road. He was taken by air ambulance to Alder [...]
A stroke survivor misdiagnosed after paralysis symptoms was awarded £1m compensation following a legal claim over her treatment. Lisa, a mother-of-two from Bishops Stortford who asked that her surname not be published, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, in 2016 after suffering paralysis on the left side of her body. She was on maternity leave [...]
Children injured by NHS negligence can now claim lifetime earnings after a Supreme Court ruling that changes how compensation is calculated. As reported by the BBC, the judgment means damages will reflect a full working life rather than only the years a child is expected to live. Until now, injured children were compensated for lost [...]
