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NHS Surgery Delays in England – January 2023
With waiting times for common surgical procedures on the rise, we have analysed the most recent data to determine where the longest delays for treatment can be expected.
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Key questions to ask before buying a house
With so much uncertainty in the property market at the moment, many across the country will be questioning whether now is a good time to purchase property or not, especially if you’re a first-time buyer.
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Client Story: How we secured compensation for delayed cancer diagnosis
Head of Clinical Negligence (Liverpool), Sara Stanger, secured justice for her client, after her husband sadly lost his life due to a delayed cancer diagnosis.
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Client Story: How we secured compensation for dental negligence
Neil Crossley, Head of Clinical Negligence for Bolton, discusses a recent case where our client had experienced dental negligence, resulting in tooth loss that could have been prevented.
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Complaints Against Maternity Services are on the Rise in England.
The most recent annual NHS Resolutions report for 2021/22 states that the cost of maternity care claims equates to 60% of the £13 billion spent on all negligence claims by the NHS in the last year.
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Client Story: How we secured compensation for under settlement
Rob Godfrey discusses a recent case where a personal injury claim was under settled.
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NHS data shows 99% of NHS Trusts are falling short of the A&E waiting times target
New analysis of NHS Digital A&E statistics shows that more than 99% of A&Es across England aren’t hitting the NHS target for waiting times, with just one Trust out of 111 hitting the target in the past two months.
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“Never Events” and the NHS
A number of 'Never Events' have been reported in NHS England.
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Discharging patients without Covid-19 tests to care homes ‘unlawful’
A High Court ruling has deemed that government policies on discharging untested patients from hospitals to care homes during the start of the pandemic were ‘unlawful’.
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Why are personal injury under-settlement claims rising?
Been Let Down’s Professional Negligence team examine the rise of personal injury under-settlement claims and detail how to fight back against under-settled claims.
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Which Grand Designs projects failed to stay on budget?
Been Let Down’s Professional Negligence team examine Grand Designs most well-known builds that didn’t go according to plan and offers advice on how to best plan for a construction project.
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Are you experiencing delays for NHS treatment due to Omicron? Your rights, explained.
Sara Stanger, Solicitor and Head of Clinical Negligence (Liverpool) at Been Let Down, explains the NHS ‘right to choose’ policy, which could help people get treatment quicker.
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