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Oct 2015

CQC review highlights ‘significant concern’ over safety across the NHS

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have found that, of 79 trusts recently inspected, safety problems have been highlighted in three quarters of cases, and concerns have also been found with one in three GP services. Major issues to come forward were lack of staff, the way mistakes were investigated and medicines managed. The CQC’s…

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04
Sep 2015

Chadwick Lawrence Invests in Leaders of the Future

As a forward-thinking firm, Chadwick Lawrence places a huge amount of importance on the development of its younger employees and continues to invest in the leaders of the future. This focus on learning and development has recently seen the firm partner with young professional’s network, Junior Chamber International (JCI). As part of Chadwick Lawrence’s strategic…

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11
Aug 2015

Study suggests that music played in the operation room is distracting

According to a recent study, playing music during surgery can be off-putting and surgeons should think carefully about including this in the operating theatre. For the study, which was published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, 20 operations across two UK hospitals were observed. Music was played in 16 of the operations. Multiple cameras were…

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10
Aug 2015

Chadwick Lawrence Advise on Sale of The Kerfoot Group

‘We may not be the biggest but we can punch way above our weight’. So says solicitor Steven Bonfield Head of the Corporate and Contracts Division of relative newcomers to Leeds, Chadwick Lawrence LLP. Steven led the legal team which represented the nine shareholders of The Kerfoot Group Limited who last week completed their sale…

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24
Jul 2015

Chadwick Lawrence partners with Quittance Personal Injury Claims

Chadwick Lawrence have announced a new strategic partnership with Quittance Personal Injury Claims , the national panel of local injury specialist solicitor firms. The partnership was announced after nearly two years of collaboration on a new Claimant-focussed approach in the Personal Injury Claims sector. Chris Salmon, Operations Director of Quittance Personal Injury Claims, said “Chadwick Lawrence…

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14
Jul 2015

New drug could slow down half of breast cancers

A study has shown that a new drug, which contains the hormone progesterone, could help 50% of women with breast cancer to live for longer. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Adelaide say that the results of the study, which is in its early stages, are “very significant” and clinical trials…

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