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General practitioners (GPs) are typically your first contact within the healthcare system, providing a vital role in maintaining your health and wellbeing. While most GPs offer reliable and trustworthy care, instances can arise where GP negligence causes...
Visiting the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of a hospital can be a stressful and challenging experience. Patients typically seek urgent care, often needing immediate attention and treatment. However, in some unfortunate circumstances,...
Diabetes is a serious, lifelong medical condition affecting millions of people throughout the UK. While the NHS and private medical practitioners strive to provide quality healthcare, mistakes and negligence can unfortunately lead to avoidable...
An anonymity order is a court order to safeguard the identify of a person or a party giving evidence such as witness in legal proceedings by preventing their names and relevant information from being disclosed publicly. This order can be granted by the...
A new rule is being introduced in GP practices nationwide called Jess' Rule. This is being used in order to assist GP’s to correctly diagnose people sooner. The rule is named after Jessica Brady, a cancer patient who died in 2020 at the age...
The scores are in and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked top in the first ever published league tables highlighting the performance of NHS trusts in England. The highest ranking 8 trusts are all specialist ones, with The...
Cauda equina syndrome can often result in permanent disability due to nerve damage affecting critical functions such as bladder and bowel control, sexual function, mobility, and sensation. Although timely intervention can enhance outcomes, many people...
Understanding the difference between infection and sepsis An infection happens when harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites enter the body and multiply, causing damage and illness. Sepsis, on the other hand, is the body's extreme reaction or...
At Stephensons, we are always proud to welcome enthusiastic students for work experience placements. Recently, two students joined us from Westhoughton High School for a short but insightful time within our clinical negligence team, along with the...
Congenital hip dysplasia is a condition in which the ball and socket hip joint has not formed properly, resulting in the hip joint being loose or dislocated fully or partially. Around 1 in every 6 babies born will have some element of hip dysplasia,...
