Posts from April 2022
Andrew Hewitt
Diabetes patients in deprived areas have a higher risk of amputation
By Priya Saddington-Poole, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Patients living in the poorest areas of the UK have a risk of...
29/04/22
Yogi Amin
Medical treatment disputes and a patient's best interests? Court rules boy with kidney disease should be allowed potentially life-saving transplant
By Liz Davis and Emily-Jo Moore, medical treatment dispute and human rights lawyers at Irwin Mitchell Recently Mrs Justice Arbuthnot...
27/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month: A look at the recent innovation in prosthetics
By Ellie Walker, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month; a time to...
26/04/22
Anita Jewitt
What is boccia and the benefits it brings
By Kevin Saul, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Boccia is a completely inclusive sport that can be played by anyone....
25/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Asbestos: An historic tragedy for modern times and the need for action to remove it from public and commercial buildings
By Simon Webb, a specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The announcement that the MPs are calling for ministers to...
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Jatinder Paul
The great British getaway – avoiding Legionnaires’ disease on holiday
As travel restrictions ease and it finally looks like we can begin to travel abroad, travellers should be aware of the risk of...
21/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
In diagnosing and treating stroke, time is of the essence…but what if the hospital won’t admit you?
By Katie Warner, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Every year in the UK more than 100,000 people are diagnosed as...
21/04/22
Anita Jewitt
Is it time to reform England’s “Inadequate” cancer services?
By Grace Duffy, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell The Health and Social Care Committee’s Report, prepared by a politically...
20/04/22
Cheryl Palmer-Hughes
PEOPIL Young Lawyers' Group Conference 2022 and sharing knowledge to help those injured abroad
By Nick Cerezo, and Daniel Matchett, expert international serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell After a two-year hiatus,...
14/04/22
Richard Biggs
Supporting Limb Loss And Limb Difference Awareness Month and how we help clients following an accident
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. Irwin Mitchell act on behalf of many incredibly inspirational amputee clients...
14/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
Concern as gynaecology waits rise by 60% during Covid-19 pandemic
By Jennifer Fish, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell A recent study has revealed that in England, more than 570,000 women...
13/04/22
Rowen Cobb
Ockenden Review: An overview of one of the country's worst health scandals and what the national maternity picture is like
By Rowen Cobb, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell In 2017, independent midwife Donna Ockenden was asked to investigate 23...
07/04/22
Richard Biggs
Can I change my solicitor following a serious injury?
The choice of which solicitor to instruct following a serious injury is a complex and significant decision, often made at the point of...
07/04/22
Richard Biggs
The Highway Code: Everything you need to know about new rules regarding the use of mobile phones when driving
By Carla Jordan, an expert serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Changes to the Code There have been a number of changes made to The...
06/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
NHS not making progress on early cancer diagnosis as impact of Covid-19 pandemic continues to be felt
By Sanna Mazhar, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell It has been reported that the NHS in England is struggling to...
05/04/22
Anita Jewitt
The need to improve survival rates for brain tumour patients and the challenges ahead to keep awareness a priority
By Juanita Cumberland, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell There has been much in the news recently about brain tumours...
05/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Mesothelioma death from care home renovations – the story of Cape
When Mary Griffiths was told by her doctors that she had the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, at the age of 75, she knew exactly how she...
04/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Mesothelioma: the global killer
By Helen Tomlin, an expert asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Mesothelioma is a cancer related almost exclusively to...
04/04/22