Medical Injury & Negligence Claims - No win, no fee compensation claims

2018 PIP breast implant claims update

Slee Blackwell partner, Oliver Thorne, the UK lawyer leading the fight on behalf of British PIP breast implant victims who have been unable to claim compensation in this country, has just returned from Paris. He had been in the French capital to hear the ruling of the French Supreme Court, which offers hope to PIP victims who feared they would never achieve justice.

Can I make a diabetes compensation claim?

Regrettably the diagnosis and management of diabetes is not always of the standard that we might expect from our health professionals. This can result in a patient suffering complications that could have been avoided.

Successful NHS medical negligence claim

Miscommunication within a clinical setting can be disastrous. This brief case study of an NHS medical negligence claim (prepared by Oliver Thorne, a lawyer specialising in NHS medical negligence claims) illustrates what can happen when medical personnel fail to communicate between themselves effectively.

Medical negligence claim for misdiagnosed testicular torsion

We have recently settled a medical negligence claim against a GP involving misdiagnosis of testicular torsion.

Making a vaginal mesh or TVT negligence claim

Vaginal mesh is often used to treat women following childbirth when they experience either urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.

Making a compensation claim for medical negligence

To make a compensation claim for medical negligence then contact our FREE specialist helpline for an initial case assessment and details of No Win, No Fee funding. Call 0333 888 0408 or send us an email.

Hip device recall

Metal-on-metal hip replacement devices manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, were recalled by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in August 2010. These devices have been in clinical use in the UK since July 2003. Recalled products include the 'ASR XL Acetabular System', which is a total hip replacement and the 'ASR Hip Resurfacing System', which is used to preserve more of the hip joint. These implants account for around 10,000 of the metal on metal hips fitted in the UK since 2003.

Johnson & Johnson pinnacle MoM hip replacement claims

Two years ago healthcare conglomerate, Johnson & Johnson had to recall its metal-on-metal (MoM) ASR hip replacement devices. An estimated 37,000 patients in the US were fitted with the ASR implant and it cost the company $3 billion compensation bill to settle the resulting 3,000 lawsuits against them. According to a report by Reuters, this was the most expensive medical device failure in American history.

Metal-on-metal hip replacements – new MHRA alert

On 25 June 2012 the MHRA issued an alert (MDA/2012/036) updating their advice to all patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacements. The alert came after it was announced that British company Smith & Nephew was voluntarily recalling a component of one of its metal-on-metal artificial hip systems.

The new form for monitoring NHS patients

The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing have recommended that the NHS implement the use of a single patient monitoring form in place of the more than 100 different forms which are currently in use in NHS hospitals throughout the country.

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