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Civil Fraud Case Update: Q3 2025
Mary Young
13 July 2016
AvMA Conference 2016
A number of our Clinical Negligence team attended the Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) 2016 annual conference in Brighton.
3 June 2015
Melanoma - diagnosis and treatment
This week brings the start of meteorological summer and the twin temptations of sunny skies and warmer temperatures invite us to indulge in lazy days on the beach, picnics in the park and barbeques in our gardens. However, the advent of better weather brings with it increasing UV exposure, which is the main preventable cause of skin cancer.
14 May 2014
"If doctors fear being sued, taking away that fear might help patients" Response to Guardian article
Richard P Grant's article in the Guardian yesterday suggests that Lord Saatchi's medical innovation bill will make it easier for patients to obtain experimental treatment.
28 June 2013
A response to The Times' article "Trying to cure cancer could land you in court"
Kate Rohde argues that clinical negligence is a key mechanism for achieving accountability for mistakes or negligent care.
11 October 2012
Ovarian Cancer – The Disturbing Truth
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women.
Worryingly, a recent study by the Department of Health, found that the United Kingdom had the worst survival rates when 20,000 patients with ovarian cancer were compared with five similar countries.
The study compared survival rates in patients with late stage ovarian cancer in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the UK only 69% of women survived for more than a year after diagnosis, compared with 72% in Denmark and 74-75% in the other three countries.