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How to care for diabetes to avoid amputation

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of amputation of the lower limbs throughout the world. Charity Diabetes UK notes that problems of the foot are the most frequent reasons for hospitalisation amongst patients who...
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What is asbestos related lung cancer?

We often get asked about asbestos-related lung cancer, what it is, can they claim even though they smoked? Because of this, we have tried to answer some of our most commonly asked questions! Q. What...
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What to do if you find asbestos in your home

Asbestos was used widely as a fireproof building and insulation material but is now known to cause respiratory diseases and cancer, and was banned in 1999. Asbestos-related diseases cause the deaths of around 5000 workers...
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Amputation & special educational needs – What can be done to help?

A child or young person can face the trauma of amputation in a myriad of circumstances, be it from the treatment of meningitis or cancer, or as a result of an accident or injury. However,...
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Amputation: What are the 3 most common causes we see?

Amputations are more common than you might think. The recent GIRFT report on vascular surgery puts the current number of lower limb amputations performed on the NHS each year at around 8,000, with an associated...
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Fetal heart monitoring mix ups – when the CTG picks up the maternal pulse

In other posts, I commented on the latest report from the RCOG’s Each Baby Counts programme which reviewed the ways in which delays in anaesthetic care contributed to the tragic injury suffered during the births of 49...
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Upper tribunal allows appeal – educational provision out-of-term-time

An interesting recent case, GK v North Somerset Council (2018), was heard at the Upper Tribunal in relation to special educational provision out-of-term-time. Parents and educational professionals will know that children and young people (CYP)...
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60 Seconds with… Julie Marsh shares her experience with brain injury claims cases

During Boyes Turner’s campaign to raise awareness of brain injuries, we talked to Julie Marsh, a senior associate – solicitor in the clinical negligence group, about her experience of handling claims arising from delayed diagnosis...
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Help with education after a brain injury

An acquired brain injury (ABI) is an injury caused to the brain after birth. It can be caused by a fall, a road traffic accident, stroke or a tumour or meningitis. The initial focus after...
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Dyslexia and support available through EHCPs

I recently visited the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre in Surrey, a specialist centre offering assessments and services for children and adults with Specific Learning Difficulties, to provide training on Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)....
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Mesothelioma asbestos and the Johnson & Johnson baby powder cases

Over the past couple of months Johnson & Johnson, a company synonymous with baby skin care products, with tag lines such as clinically proven to be as mild as water, have come under significant scrutiny...
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Protecting your head and brain at work

Every year thousands of people suffer a brain injury whilst at work. These brain injuries can range from mild injuries right through to severe brain injuries where people are left in a vegative state. Statistical...
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Is the Boyes Turner personal injury team right for you?

When someone has suffered a personal injury it is essential that they pick the right solicitor to assist them with their claim. Carefully selecting the correct solicitor will ensure that you have: Access to up...
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Brain Injury from Meningitis – sensory after effects

What sensory damage could my child suffer after brain injury from meningitis? Meningitis Now provides helpful information for parents about how meningitis-related brain injury might affect their child: Hearing loss The most common sensory after-effect...
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Annual Reviews and the Loop

A reminder of parent and young person’s rights under Annual Reviews. What are the rights of appeal following Annual Review? Section 51 Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA) gives parents and young persons the right...
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Is a powered wheelchair a special educational provision?

The key issue in an appeal to Upper Tribunal  in the case of East Sussex County Council V JC [2018} UKUT 81 (AAC) was whether a powered wheelchair is a special educational provision. In this case a...
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