Risk of explosion identified in ZeniPower hearing aid batteries
A medical device alert has been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for ZeniPower mercury-free batteries manufactured by Zhuhai Zhi Li Battery Co Ltd.
The affected batteries are said to cause a “low risk” of explosion due to excessive gassing causing the battery to expand and then possibly explode as the zinc electrodes react with the electrolyte to generate hydrogen.
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Update on our 56 Dean Street Clinic action – settlements will be available
We’re now at an advanced stage of our action for justice for many victims of the 56 Dean Street Clinic, where an email was sent to almost 800 users of an online service for HIV sufferers without the details (names, email addresses) of all recipients being obscured.
As we speak, we’re still taking cases on, we are now at an advanced stage having successfully persuaded the NHS to agree to pay compensation.
It’s important to understand that our action is against the NHS as data controllers for systemic failures, and we do not blame the staff who sent the email (read on for more about this).
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Heart Surgery survival rate under scrutiny at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham
According to information from The Guardian, statistics for survival rates of heart surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham are being investigated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Whilst final reports are yet to emerge and the hospital themselves are yet to address any potential issues, figures potentially show that 17 more people died than should have in the last three years at the unit.
Whilst the numbers may seem small, any problem (if there is one) of any scale is of no comfort to family members of anyone who has not survived heart surgery at the hospital.
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Specialist Medical Negligence Solicitors – What you need to know!
Our advice here comes from a great deal of experience, and we often advise our clients when they speak to us that one of the key things to remember when it comes to medical negligence law is that it is a very complex and specialist area of law.
Medical negligence is often far from straightforward, even in what are known as the ‘simpler’ cases. So, irrelevant of how strong you think your case is, you need to speak to specialist medical negligence solicitors like us.
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Thousands may look to claim for dangerous Whirlpool Tumble Dryers linked to fires
In November last year, electrical giant Whirlpool accepted that thousands of their large air vented tumble dryers and condensing tumble dryers may pose a potential fire risk when fluff catches the heating element. Despite this, they have yet to initiate a recall, and we are so far only seeing a product safety alert with the risk of fire being described as ‘rare’.
Now, thousands of owners are waiting for repairs, with some who have had fires waiting to claim money back that has been claimed form their insurers.
The recall affects potentially five million Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands sold between 2004 and 2015.
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Bigen Hair Dye removed from shelves over fears it can harm unborn babies and women’s fertility
The EU’s Rapid Alert System (Rapex) has issued a European-wide alert concerning Bigen Hair Dye products that have been found to contain a toxin that can damage unborn babies and harm women’s fertility.
It is believed that the dangerous ingredient sodium perborate is contained within the product which has sparked immediate removal form shelves from supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury’s who are known to sell the product.
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A failure to be referred for treatment or more investigation is one of the common types of medical negligence claims we help people with here at The Injury Lawyers. Our team of medical negligence lawyers are used to fighting for the rights of victims who have suffered complications or further undue suffering because their GP has not referred them in time, or not referred them at all.
So, if your GP has not referred you for further treatment or investigation, and this has ended up with you suffering a medical negligence, we can help you make a clam for medical negligence compensation.
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Several commuters injured in Reading Railway Station escalator accident
According to news reports, more than 40 people have been injured at Reading Railway Station at around 7:30am at platform 14 during the busy commuting hours on Wednesday 6th January 2016.
In a nightmarish start to the year, several people walking up the stationary escalators ended up in a heap when the stairs suddenly started moving backwards at pace. Some of those at the top were able to rush off or jump to the side, but many were caught in the middle and ended up in a heap at the base of the escalators.
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Clinical negligence: A failure to refer
One of the most common types of medical negligence compensation claims that we help victims for, involve a failure by the NHS – often a GP – to refer a patient for more investigation or treatment. Our GP, or in some cases the initial medical professionals we see, can only do so much. When your condition, illness, or injury goes beyond their field of expertise, and when their help is not enough, you need to be referred to the right person.
In many cases there is a window of time where you need to be referred before a problem becomes more complicated, or perhaps a referral quick enough to stop you getting worse or unduly suffering. So, when this doesn’t happen in time, what are your rights for justice?
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Can a UK lawyer fight your accident abroad claim?
The short answer is: yes!
It does however depend on a number of factors like where the accident happened; how it was caused; and perhaps most importantly, how your trip abroad was arranged.
The most common example of a claim where you can ask a UK lawyer like us to fight for the accident claim is where you are injured as part of what is classed as a package tour holiday.
You still do need a specialist lawyer with expertise in helping people claim for compensation for accidents abroad though!
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