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Jul 2018
Surgical equipment left inside patients’ bodies during an operation can at the very least cause pain, discomfort and bloating, but in extreme cases, it can also cause sepsis and even death. In the USA, around 6,000 surgical tools care left inside the bodies of patients each year. 70 per cent of these are sponges and…
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Jul 2018
Two NHS hospitals have placed posters in operating theatres to remind surgeons to check they have the correct patient, following four mishaps in the space of two months. These ‘never events’, incidents that would not have occurred had the proper guidance been followed, included surgeons placing an endoscopy camera in the wrong patient, and another…
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Jul 2018
Your much needed holiday in the sun has been booked. The holiday that you are looking forward to is now almost upon you. However, you don’t have your child’s passport, you are separated and this is with their other parent. The worst happens and the other parent decides at the last moment that they are…
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Jul 2018
Chadwick Lawrence has a specialist department acting for individuals who have suffered a significant injury due to Clinical Negligence commonly known as Medical Negligence. We have represented and continue to act for individuals who having suffered an injury have sadly resulted in the amputation of a limb that could have been prevented. NHS England published…
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Jul 2018
New research undertaken by scientists at Nottingham University has shown that new blood thinning drugs could be much safer than traditionally prescribed warfarin. Warfarin is used for patients with atrial fibrillation and those at risk of heart attacks and strokes, but patients have to be closely monitored as the medication can cause bleeding in the…
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Jul 2018
A study published in the journal JAMA and undertaken by Canadian researchers, has suggested that hundreds of women will be spared from cervical cancer each year when a new test replaces conventional screening. The new test, which screens for the HPV virus, is more accurate than the current testing for abnormal cells because it is…
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