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Understanding the Government’s consultation on earned settlement
Ilda de Sousa
25 February 2025
Gestational Diabetes – The Case for Early Diagnosis
Gestational diabetes affects 1 in 20 pregnancies in the UK, according to Diabetes UK. The condition involves high blood sugar levels, resulting from the body not being able to produce sufficient insulin because of hormone changes, and can occur at any point during pregnancy. Being diagnosed with gestational diabetes can be worrying, but with proper management, most women diagnosed with gestational diabetes will have a healthy baby and a normal pregnancy. However, the condition can pose risks to both mother and baby. Early detection and proper management and support are vital to reduce the risks and new research suggests there would be benefits from changing the way the condition is diagnosed.
20 February 2025
Landmark reform: no time limit for Child Sexual Abuse claims
Today the Government announced landmark reform to child sexual abuse personal injury claims. In legislation expected to be put before parliament next year, the 3-year time limit to bring such claims, which begins to run from a Claimant’s 18th birthday, will be abolished. The burden of proof on determining whether there can be a fair hearing will also shift, from the Claimant to the Defendant.
29 January 2025
Bile Duct Injuries: Is There a Case for Compensation?
A recent article in the British Journal of Surgery states that there have been increasing numbers of legal claims being made against the NHS in relation to bile duct injuries ‘in spite of 30 years of experience and training’. Bile duct injury is a dangerous complication of cholecystectomy – a common abdominal operation to remove the gallbladder, usually in order to treat gallstone disease.
9 January 2025
Delays in Diagnosis: Meningococcal Disease and Meningitis
New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a significant rise in cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) across England during 2022/23 compared with the previous year. Meningococcal disease is the collective name given to disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Infection with this bacteria can result in either meningitis or septicaemia (commonly known as blood poisoning) or both.
11 December 2024
Unnecessary Amputations – Time for a new approach?
A recent press article in the Mail Online claims that new research has revealed that ‘four in five limb amputations on the NHS are ‘unnecessary’’. The article sets out concerns that doctors are failing to spot the early signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease.
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