Legal Article
17 Feb 2020
You may remember the headlines about Ian Paterson, the cancer surgeon, who treated thousands of patients and performed botched and unnecessary operations in NHS and private hospitals, as well as exaggerating or inventing cancer risks and claiming payments for more expensive procedures over a 14-year…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
28 Jan 2020
There has been a number of recent news articles in relation to the NHS facing huge clinical negligence fees. The article on the BBC states that, through a Freedom of Information request, it has come to light that the NHS in England faces paying out £4.3billion in legal fees to settle outstanding…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
13 Jan 2020
Bloodwise, the UK's leading blood cancers research charity, has analysed NHS data in England and found that 28% of patients diagnosed with blood cancers are done so via emergency admissions to hospital rather than via their GP, which is significantly higher than cancers on average, which is 19…
Clinical Negligence
Forbes News
02 Oct 2019
Forbes Solicitors is celebrating after being recommended in 15 Legal 500 categories and ranking as a Top Tier Firm, with 35 lawyers listed as recommended. Forbes' category recommendations are up one from last year, with Contentious Trusts and Probate being ranked for the first time. The…
Clinical Negligence
Forbes News
06 Sep 2019
A recent survey published by Legal Services Consumer Panel has recognised that shopping around for legal services isn't always the best way forward. Just over one quarter (28%) of people shop around when choosing a legal service provider. Of those who shop around, almost half (44%) don't…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
22 Mar 2019
Obstetric claims represent 10% of clinical negligence claims by number and account for 48% of new claims reported. Birth injuries have significant human and legal cost. The consequence of such can result in permanent, catastrophic injury. Lawyers are often blamed for spiralling costs, but…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
28 Nov 2018
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is a rare and potentially life changing condition where It is a severe narrowing of the spinal canal usually caused by a prolapsed invertebral disc. It happens when the nerve in the "cauda equina" suddenly become severely compressed. This can lead to numbness and…
Clinical Negligence
Forbes News
14 Nov 2018
Leading legal firm Forbes Solicitors is expanding its specialist clinical negligence services into Yorkshire with the arrival of Partner Leonie Millard at the practice's Leeds office. Leonie moves from Lancashire, where she has been part of the well-established North West team, dealing with…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
13 Oct 2018
Over the last 10 years there has been a huge change in cosmetic dentistry with a move away from the use of crowns or veneers, towards techniques to orthodontically align and whiten the front teeth. There has been a large increase in the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment for cosmetic…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
02 Aug 2018
Not all babies who are small for gestational age have foetal growth restriction (FGR), but the likelihood of it is greater in babies which are small for gestational age (SGA). When is a baby SGA? The baby is classed as SGA when it does not reach the 10 th centile on the growth chart. It is…
Clinical Negligence
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