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JMW helps brain injured children by taking on charity ramble for Rainbow House
Thankfully the weather was kind to JMW's Clinical Negligence department at the weekend and the sun shone as we took part in the annual Rainbow Ramble. It's a fantastic event that raises vital funds for our official charity Rainbow House and we enjoyed being a part of it once again....
Compensation for brain damage caused to newborn babies by failure to treat low blood sugars to total £235 million
The NHS has set aside £235.4 million to cover a series of failures to act on dangerously low blood sugar levels in newborn babies by maternity staff, which have caused irreversible brain damage ( The Guardian ). The money will be used to fund compensation pay-outs to the families of 60 babies...
JMW supports good work of children’s brain injury charity Rainbow House
The Clinical Negligence department at JMW Solicitors is proud to announce that we will again be the official sponsor of children's charity The Legacy Rainbow House . We have already supported Rainbow House for the past two years, and will once again help it to continue its good work. Rainbow...
Woman brain damaged by negligence highlights need for legal aid to remain
Nottingham City Hospital has agreed to pay a 24-year-old Nottingham woman a six figure compensation pay-out, after she was left with cerebral palsy due to alleged medical blunders made when she was a baby ( BBC ).The woman suffered catastrophic brain damage and will have severe learning...
A BASIC lesson in brain and spinal injuries
The vast number of people suffering from brain and spinal injuries was brought home to me today after a visit to one of the charities that the JMW Clinical Negligence department has supported. BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Centre) offers rehabilitation support services and has...
We need to talk about ..... TB Screening
A recent study was carried out by researchers at the Imperial College London and other TB services around the world which revealed that 70% of latent or hidden cases of TB were being missed. The media coverage has suggested that experts are calling for a change in the screening policy of...
You can help the campaign to save access to justice!
How would this feel - imagine you suffered a life changing injury, through no fault of your own. For instance, another driver goes straight through a red light at high speed, hitting you as you cross the road at a pedestrian crossing. Your injuries are such that you lose your livelihood as you...
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