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This article is on the subject of something we have discussed before in blog topics and is something we are more than familiar with dealing with here at The Injury Lawyers. The reason we’re going on about it again is because of a recent article in The Independent that has covered the issue of medical professionals confusing their left with their right; and vice versa.

As the article discusses, some of the most horrifying cases of medical negligence boil down to a catastrophic human error of confusing the right and left.
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The government have released details of an investigation in to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust where the deaths of mothers and babies have been attributed to failings at the maternity units.

The investigation found several serious failings, labelling the maternity ward at Furness General Hospital as “dysfunctional” in this latest damning report in to NHS quality of care.
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We know that the NHS is stretched thin in many areas but this is no excuse to be let down in your hour of need.

As specialist personal injury lawyers we represent high volumes of medical negligence victims and many cases involve the failings of the accident and emergency departments. It’s important for you to know that you have rights if something has gone wrong as a result of an A&E visit.
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A news report from the BBC confirms that a US lawyer who has been working for the victims of the allegedly dangerous vaginal mesh claims says that they are ‘as dangerous as asbestos.’ The lawyer, named in the report as Adam Slater, gave evidence to Members of the Scottish Parliament in the midst of an ongoing inquiry in to the safety of the devices.

In the report, US lawyer Slater suggests a cover up where women are ‘not told the truth’ about the safety of the devices.
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We specialise in medical negligence claims and we have expert medical negligence lawyers working for us who are fighting daily battles for the rights of those who fall victim to medical negligence. Whilst the idea of having to sue a doctor or the NHS is certainly unpleasant, when you have suffered due to negligence that could easily have been avoided, you have the right to make a claim.

Funds are put aside for people to claim from when they have legitimately suffered unnecessarily at the hands of a medical professional. In this article we will have a look at GP’s who fail to refer or diagnose patients.
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Whilst medical negligence claims are inherently hard to win with the law surrounding them known to be complex, there are some cases that are often known as ‘open and shut.’

One such example is of a surgeon operating on the wrong area of you by mistake, or perhaps where a general treatment provider performs treatment in the wrong area also. Here we have a practically clear case of negligence – there really is no excuse for such a catastrophic and preventable failure.
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There are a lot of standard law firms out there who practice many areas of law that are unrelated to personal injury, and there are a lot of law firms that only assist with basic and straightforward injury claims. Faulty medical product claims are often complex big cases and they require particular expertise to fight them.

Luckily for you, if you are looking for advice about faulty medical product compensation claims, we’re the lawyers to ask.
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You may recall the scandal where imported blood between 1970 and 1991 was found to have been contaminated, leaving thousands of people suffering from lifelong blood borne like HIV and Hepatitis C. According to a recent all party parliamentary report, it is thought that more than 30,000 may have been infected following NHS blood treatment.

Only 6,000 have been identified and the report confirms that over 1,500 were infected with HIV between 1978 and 1985. Now the BBC has reported that three victims have launched claims for disability discrimination for their payments for Hepatitis C.
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The MHRA has investigated complications and serious injuries suffered by a small minority of people who have received surgical implants to treat conditions like pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. Incidents have been reported from around the world, and millions of pounds have been paid out for cases in America.

Our specialist medical negligence team can help you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you have suffered complications following surgical mesh and tape implants.
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It’s been in the news over the last few days and weeks that the NHS is under even more pressure and the targets for waiting times are falling for the first time in a decade. Increasing pressure which has been described as ‘intolerable’ is putting peopl’s health – and lives – at risk.

Reports have confirmed that a ‘major incident’ has been declared, which means special measures are needed to cope with the increased pressure.
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