Personal Injury Insights

Rebecca Tramaseur

Hull Royal Infirmary Maternity Services: Urgent and significant changes needed to improve patient care after CQC says hospital 'not fit for purpose'

The Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Hull Royal Infirmary, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, provides maternity...

09/08/23

Rebecca Tramaseur

Women’s health and maternity matters: Early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis is key

Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK affecting one in 10 women and those assigned female at birth...

09/08/23

Jayne Murphy

Package holidays: A safer option

With the summer and school holidays in full swing, many of us will be looking forward to a well-earned holiday. For many British...

07/08/23

Jayne Murphy

Holiday insurance: Everything you need to know to ensure you're covered if something goes wrong

With holidays abroad returning to pre-pandemic levels, it's important that when you go abroad you're fully protected. The last thing...

01/08/23

Cathryn Godfrey

Increase in collisions on rural roads during harvest period

NFU Mutual recently published data showing that collisions between agricultural vehicles and other vehicles are 52% more likely to occur...

31/07/23

Andrew Buckham

Ten years on from the deaths of SAS reservists on the Brecon Beacons are heat injuries still a problem in the British Military?

This month marked the tenth anniversary of the sad passing of three SAS reservists on Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - who suffered...

21/07/23

Emily Griffiths

Healthcare inequalities among patients with diabetes

In the UK, nearly five million people are living with diabetes and a further five million are at increased risk of developing type 2...

18/07/23

Rachelle Mahapatra

Latest CQC inspection finds maternity services at York and Scarborough Hospitals to be 'inadequate'

The Care Quality Commission has told York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust it must make improvements, rating its...

13/07/23

Rowen Cobb

North East Ambulance Service needs to ensure transparency following NHS review into claims it covered up errors and withheld evidence following deaths

A review commissioned by NHS England has examined allegations that North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) didn’t disclosed key information...

13/07/23

Alexander Davenport

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Is it fit for purpose?

The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) replaced the old War Pensions scheme back in April 2005. It was heralded as a non-fuss and...

12/07/23

Stuart Bell

Cancer charity criticises UK cancer delays and calls for “immediate action”

A recent analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that 180,000 people waited “too long” for diagnosis tests or to start treatment...

11/07/23

Alexander Davenport

Asbestos risk to the British Armed Forces

Asbestos is a mineral fibre with heat resistant properties which were exploited extensively in the industrialisation of the 20th century....

06/07/23

Charlotte Johnson

Major step forward in NHS Group B Strep training

NHS England has published an updated version of their Core Competency Framework, which establishes minimum training standards for all...

04/07/23

Isabella Whiteley-Tye

Tackling maternal and ethnicity health inequalities while breaking the silence around obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI)

Maternal health was the focus of one of Irwin Mitchell’s webinars examining the impact of ethnicity on health inequalities. The session...

30/06/23

Nicola Handley

Targeted lung cancer screening to be rolled out to all people with a history of smoking

The long-awaited announcement that targeted lung cancer screening will be implemented for people aged 55 to 74 and are identified as...

29/06/23

Georgie Wilson

Driving towards safer roads: DVLA's game-changing updates to eyesight rules and conditions list

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the UK has recently announced significant updates which are said to work towards...

27/06/23

Alice Hall

Psychiatric injury, supporting claimants and vicarious trauma

As a serious injury lawyer, I act on behalf of claimants who have, almost always, been through some sort of traumatic life event,...

23/06/23

Victoria Harris

New blood test for cancer

A new blood test capable of detecting 50 cancers at an early stage could be available on the NHS from summer 2024. The test known as the...

22/06/23

Sarah Coles

Latest CQC Inspection Report finds Airedale General Hospital maternity services needing improvement

Findings from the Care Quality Commission's inspection into Airedale General Hospital in West Yorkshire have now been published,...

16/06/23

Ryan Blake

Prostate cancer testing: Is it clear?

Actor Colin McFarlane was on BBC breakfast recently revealing that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 61-year-old confirmed...

14/06/23

Matthew Smith

Career-ending injuries and the impact on mental health of sports professionals

Sports have always been associated with physical expertise, discipline, and a commitment to success. However, there lies a darker reality...

14/06/23

Stephanie Clark

Losses outside the battlefield: Is the MoD doing enough to prevent military suicides ?

Over the course of recent weeks, press have attended Reading Town Hall as an inquest into the death of an Army cadet, Olivia Perks, took...

13/06/23

Ruth Johnson

What plans for a blood test to detect tired drivers could mean in practice for motorists and the courts

Tiredness can often be cited as a factor leading to road traffic accidents with statistics saying that around a fifth of road traffic...

12/06/23

Victoria Harris

Drug that cuts risk of most common types of breast cancer returning by 25% is extremely positive - hopefully patients will start benefitting

Recent trial results have shown that a drug could reduce the risk of the most common types of breast cancer from returning by up to 25%...

07/06/23

Peri Baldwin

Take care of cyclists on the roads

A government study suggests that 5% of fatalities and 13% of serious injuries to pedal cyclists occur at or on a roundabout. However,...

07/06/23

Peter Lorence

Bike Week 2023: Celebrating everyday cycling

The 100th annual Bike Week runs from 5 to 11 June 2023 and marks a century of celebrating everyday cycling for all. This year's theme is...

06/06/23

Katie Lowe

Minor witnesses in personal injury claims: Practical guidance

When a claimant under the age of 18 makes a personal injury claim, they're required by law to have a litigation friend to act on their...

02/06/23