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Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2022: Friday 13th May
- 11.05.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
Today marks the annual SCI Awareness Day to highlight the challenges people with a spinal cord injury face every day and to raise awareness of the injury. The theme this year is focusing on the everyday challenges faced by people with a spinal cord injury and the basic freedoms that are taken away as soon as the injury occurs.
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Team from PRD walk and run Lake District charity event
- 09.05.2022
- EmmaArnold
- None
A team from Potter Rees Dolan took part in the Keswick to Barrow (K2B) Walk at the weekend in the sunny Lake District to raise money for Headway South Cumbria.
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Lancashire man urging for fellow locals to support cycle lane plans
- 26.04.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
The son of a man who sustained a brain injury after being knocked from his bicycle is campaigning for changes on the local roads to make cycling safer
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New 'no-fault' system when making clinical negligence claim in discussion by MPs
- 12.04.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
Ministers are looking to overhaul of the ‘outdated’ system of clinical negligence compensation within the NHS when patients suffer avoidable harm.
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Man died after sustaining a brain injury from a single punch attack
- 06.04.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
Our client, Paul Stewart, was involved in an altercation during which he received a blow to the chin and fell backwards sustaining catastrophic head injuries. Two years later, he sadly passed away in a minimally conscious state.
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New campaign from THINK! as law on mobile phone use whilst driving is toughened
- 05.04.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury
From 25th March 2022, it is now illegal to use a handheld mobile phone behind the wheel for any use, including to take photos or videos, scroll through playlists or play games – as the government closes a loophole previously exploited by dangerous drivers to escape conviction
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How many personal injury claims go to court?
- 31.03.2022
- admin
- Personal-injury
If you have suffered a personal injury, making a claim for compensation can be a hugely important step in helping you get your life back on track. Claiming compensation can provide you and your family with peace of mind, as well as financial support to help cover the cost of any medical treatment, lost work or lifestyle adjustments needed in the aftermath of your injury.
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Almost 300 hundred babies died or suffered serious brain damage at maternity hospitals in Shropshire
- 30.03.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
The Ockenden Report was published today following a five-year investigation into the standard of maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
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Young woman paralysed after delay in diagnosing tumour in spine
- 23.03.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
After initially attending hospital with pain in her back, Jodie Cox was told she was suffering with kidney stones. She attended hospital again when the pain became excruciating and was sent home with a diagnosis of acid reflux.
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Smartphone app used by GPs to detect skin cancer
- 22.03.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence
New technology on smartphone used by GPs to take photos of moles and lesions to detect skin cancer.
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