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Oct 2017
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which gives someone you trust the authority to make decisions on your behalf, if and when you choose and also if you were unable to deal with your affairs due to an accident or illness. There are two types of LPA, a Property and Financial Affairs…
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Oct 2017
Chadwick Lawrence’s Regulatory Department has recently overturned a decision by the Department for Work and Pensions for a vulnerable client. The Department for Work and Pensions had declared that our client was fit for work, despite the fact that this individual was clearly not fit to work, due to longstanding work related injuries. Our client…
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Oct 2017
The annual report by the Care Quality Commission has raised concerns about rising demand and staff shortages, adding that the NHS is “straining at the seams” and that whilst the quality of the NHS had so far been maintained, standards were likely to drop. The report was published following an inspection regime of hospitals, and…
10
Oct 2017
In August 2016 Mr T was asked by his wife to go to the local chemist to buy some tissues. He parked his car in the usual spot and was walking down a passageway to the chemist’s shop when he tripped and fell. He felt a sharp pain in his right ankle and noticed that…
10
Oct 2017
The Claimant was employed by a supermarket chain to deliver their produce from warehouses to individual stores. When he arrived at one store what should have happened is that a scissor lift should have been used to off-load the merchandise contained in a dolly, and it would then be lowered to ground level for distribution. …
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Oct 2017
A study has claimed that up to 8,000 patients are dying every year because of bed-blocking on NHS wards. The research was based on delayed discharges – patients who are deemed medically fit to be discharged but cannot leave hospital. This results in there being not enough beds for those who need surgery, leading to…
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