Quite often, I am approached by prospective new clients who want to complain about the medical care they have received through the NHS Complaints Procedure, but they are worried that doing this will harm their ongoing medical care. NHS complaints should be handled under their Confidentiality Policy and should be Read more…
September 2016 is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month organised by charity The Eve Appeal, who fund research into Gynaecological Cancer. What is the Purpose of Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month? Put simply, to raise awareness and get women talking. The purpose is to remove the taboo and stigma that stops women from Read more…
Since the mid-20th Century, antibiotics have revolutionised medical care. Unfortunately antibiotics have often been over-prescribed, especially in developing nations and this, together with the increased use of antibiotics in agriculture, has led to a situation where antibiotics are now becoming less effective at fighting the infections they are produced to Read more…
I handle new enquiries for the Clinical Negligence Department and one injury I hear about fairly often is a scaphoid fracture. The scaphoid is one of the carpal bones in the wrist. A scaphoid fracture is usually caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand, often during sports. Correct diagnosis Read more…