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World Patient Safety Day 2020 focuses on health worker safety

Today (17 September 2020) is World Patient Safety Day, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) its international partners, and countries around the globe. The theme for this year is...

World Sepsis Day 2020

Tomorrow (Sunday 13 September 2020) is World Sepsis Day, a global day of awareness to highlight the dangers of sepsis and to raise money to save lives. According to the...

Military injury claims: what you should know

Serving military personnel (Army, Navy, RAF, Special Forces and Reservists) can make military injury claims if they believe they have been harmed due to negligence. If you have suffered a...

How effective is the Coroner Service?

Today (2 September 2020) marks the deadline for written evidence into an inquiry on the effectiveness of the Coroner Service. The Justice Select Committee is holding the inquiry to assess...

Are there time limits for making personal injury claims?

You may already be aware that there are time limits for making a personal injury claim or medical negligence claim. The general rule is that you have a maximum of...

Accident Prevention Week 2020 focuses on pedestrian road safety

This week (17 – 21 August 2020) it is Accident Prevention Week, a major road safety campaign organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), a not-for-profit organisation for...

Guide to serious personal injury claims

Suffering a serious personal injury in an accident can be an incredibly traumatic time. You may have concerns about the effects of your injury on your home and work life...

Calls for government action on road safety as progress stalls

As National Road Victim Month 2020, an annual campaign to raise awareness of road safety and remember victims of road traffic accidents, gets underway, the latest government statistics reveal an...

What you should know about accident at work claims

If you have had an accident at work you are not alone. Work accidents are very common. In fact, according to the Health and Safety Executive, there were 581,000 non-fatal...

Shrewsbury and Telford maternity services investigation

The largest-ever review of maternity care services in the NHS has revealed it is now investigating nearly 1,900 cases. The independent investigation into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS...

New survey reveals impact of COVID-19 on people with brain injuries

A new survey on the impact of COVID-19 on people affected by brain injury has found that more half of survivors have lost access to vital brain injury rehabilitation services...