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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
11 July 2017
All change! LCCCP becomes CPotential (and hosts a wonderful CPotential Constellation Event)
I was delighted to attend the CPotential Constellation Event event, held at the Mercers’ Hall in the City of London. We were welcomed by CEO Jo Honigmann, who explained that the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy has changed its name to CPotential.
10 July 2017
Spinal Cord Injury After Car Accident
Road traffic accidents are the second largest cause of spinal cord injury in the UK. Many of you reading this blog may be a victim of spinal cord injury or know somebody who has sustained a spinal injury as a result of a road traffic accident. Kingsley Napley have acted for many clients who have sustained spinal cord injuries as a result of road traffic accidents. Part of our job is to represent the interests of our clients and to help them obtain compensation for the injuries they have sustained. However, more importantly our job is also to ensure that our clients are receiving the treatment and rehabilitation that they need to make as full a recovery as possible to enable them to lead an independent life.
7 July 2017
#IamSuperHuman – Fighting the stigma of “Disability”
I hate the word “disabled”. Just take a moment and really think about what this word means. I bet you would associate it with words such as “unable”, “weak” and “incapable”. It has such a negative meaning and as a society, we use this as a label. However, imagine if we were to change this label to something positive. For example, instead of “disabled”, let’s use “Super Human”. I bet you now think of words such as “strong”, “exceptional” and “heroic”. Disabled people are all these characteristics and much more, and here’s why…..
4 July 2017
Mothers with Birth Injuries
A recent article appeared in the Daily Mail entitled “The great childbirth taboo” which opened up the conversation on this issue for many women. The article centred on the tears women experience after childbirth that leave them with serious injuries such as incontinence, pain and painful intercourse. Many mothers, and especially first time mothers, are not told or simply do not realise that the symptoms that they are suffering from are due to a missed or incorrectly repaired tear and instead they simply put it down to being a normal consequence of childbirth. The symptoms are so deeply personal that it is something that has been seen as too embarrassing to talk about with their GP or their families and therefore the opportunity to diagnose them gets missed. The article in the Daily Mail was a reminder that women in this situation are not alone and highlighted the importance of seeking help at the earliest opportunity.
3 July 2017
Causes of Spinal Cord Injury
This blog follows on from Richard Lodge’s first blog in the series, about the anatomy of the spine.
There are many different causes of spinal injury and this series of blogs will discuss some of the key causes. The purpose of this blog is to focus on the biggest cause of spinal injuries. Hard as it is to believe, it is actually individuals falling that makes up the most common cause of spinal cord injury