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Opticians don't just sell glasses, they perform an important role in spotting potential problems that need to be referred to a doctor. In a case on point, a schoolboy who was left almost blind after an optician failed to detect a benign brain tumour won...

Childbirth is a happy event but, if things go wrong and your child is left disabled, you should seek legal advice right away. In a recent case, an 11-year-old girl who was struck blind due to clinical negligence following her premature birth won the right to...

It is entirely understandable that victims of sexual abuse may seek to bury memories of their suffering. However, as a Court of Appeal decision illustrated, those who delay contacting specialist lawyers may ultimately jeopardise their chances of obtaining...

Although it is normally necessary to ensure that personal injury claims are brought soon after an injury occurs, there are some injuries which may manifest themselves only years after they have been caused. Exposure to noxious substances is a common cause of...

  Three out of four parents say their children's mental health deteriorated while waiting for NHS support, according to a report by charity YoungMinds. The report says that a fresh approach is needed to supporting young people, including more help...

For those whose loved ones die as a result of clinical negligence, achieving closure can be as important as obtaining just compensation. That was certainly so in one case in which a woman succeeded in proving that her father's death was avoidable and was...

A woman treated by one of Britain's best-known surgeons killed herself after the doctor, who is under investigation by the NHS, removed her ovaries during an operation because "they were getting in the way.”  The surgeon, Anthony Dixon,...

The government has suspended the use of vaginal mesh implants to treat complications after childbirth immediately to prevent further risk of “life-changing and life-threatening injuries” to women. The instruction suspends the use of vaginal mesh...

The “unacceptable delays” experienced by an 11-year-old boy waiting for a kidney operation have been criticised by the Public Health Ombudsman for Wales. The ombudsman, Nick Bennett, said it was likely that the boy’s human rights had been...

A hospital's patients faced "significant risk of harm on a daily basis", ambulance service bosses have warned. In private letters to the trust running Worcestershire Royal Hospital, they blamed delays in getting people off ambulances and into...