So, maybe you have been misdiagnosed, or had poor treatment by a medical professional, but you’re not too sure why claiming money from a free service is going to help anyone. Maybe, you’re not entirely sure where the money comes from, or whether you actually have a valid claim? Or even if you do make a claim, does it actually change and prevent the same thing from happening to someone else?
Below, our Head of Medical Negligence and Partner here at Howells, Sue Edwards, debunks some of the misconceptions surrounding medical negligence claims. More...
130 patients at University Hospital of Wales have undergone vital cataract surgery that is now under review for possible substandard treatment leaving some patients with potentially life-changing injuries. More...
Here at Howells Solicitors, our medical negligence solicitors spend their days fighting for compensation for those who have been neglected by medical professionals.
If someone in your life has been affected by cerebral palsy and you believe someone is at fault, please consider our guidance below and get in touch with our friendly and experienced team. More...
Here at Howells, our medical negligence and personal injury specialist solicitors understand what a traumatic time you have been through. Serious injury suffered due to no fault of your own can cause chronic pain, disruption, worry, loss of earnings, and concern as to how you and your family will manage in the future. More...
In the year ending April 2017, there were 15,722 deaths in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, where sepsis was the leading cause, and Prof Sir Brian Jarman, Director of the Dr Foster research unit at Imperial College in London, believes staff shortages and overcrowding on wards are partly to blame.
However, an NHS England spokesperson rebutted this comment, stating that the increased figures were due to a huge effort across the NHS to increase the clinical recognition of sepsis and the improved methods of recording and classifying deaths attributed to Sepsis. More...
