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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
7 April 2017
GP Surgeries in crisis
Recent news reports have highlighted the dire straits our GP surgeries find themselves in. Multiple closures across the UK, with surviving surgeries having to merge and take the strain of an increasing number of patients, with fewer GPs remaining in practice, has led to an already difficult situation, becoming increasingly impossible to manage.
29 March 2017
Further developments in spinal injury research
On 9 December 2016 I blogged on the Swiss led research into the use of wireless brain implants to overcome paralysis caused by lower spinal cord injury. My view at the time was that such advancements offer real hope for the future for those who have sustained a spinal injury. This morning the story involving Bill Kochevar, who was paralysed in a cycling accident, gained wide media coverage whereby he has regained the use of his right hand for the first time since his accident 8 years ago. This was achieved by inserting sensors into the area of the brain controlling hand movement and then implanting 36 electrodes into his arm. The electrodes stimulated muscles in his hand, elbow and shoulders, the results of which were truly amazing and inspirational. For the first time in 8 years he was able to use his arm to eat.
23 March 2017
Can I transfer my case to Kingsley Napley?
Kingsley Napley’s Clinical Negligence and Private Client teams will be attending the Naidex conference between 28 and 30 March.
Often we get approached at events like Naidex by people asking whether they can change solicitors midway through.
22 March 2017
Can an iPad save my life?
Modern technology is rapidly evolving. Within a week of learning how to master a piece of technology, it updates itself to a newer and better model. However, we cannot deny the positive effect it has had on the world. As a society, we are using resources better, we are more efficient and productivity is growing, all because technology is making life easier. But can we go as far to say it can save lives? Believe it or not, we actually can.
20 March 2017
Returning to Work After a Spinal Cord Injury
In the UK alone, over 40,000 individuals live with a serious spinal cord injury.
The majority of spinal cord injuries are still caused by traumatic events, such as road traffic accidents or falls. Sports injuries and violence are also common causes of spinal cord injuries. A (so-called) non-traumatic injury can occur because of arthritis, inflammation, infections or disc degeneration of the spine that can cause compression and therefore damage to the spinal cord. The incidence of non-traumatic injuries is increasing, partly due to better reporting but also due to the impact of an increasingly aging population.
