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A Guide to Cancer Negligence and Misdiagnosis Claims

In honour of World Cancer Day, we’re highlighting the essential steps for handling cancer negligence and misdiagnosis claims.     Putting the Person Before the Patient Every cancer journey is unique. At Oakwood Solicitors, we believe that cancer care should be a partnership built on empathy, where you are seen as a person first and…

World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Lighting Up for Awareness

World Pancreatic Cancer Day (WPCD) is held annually on Thursday 20th of November, a crucial global initiative dedicated to increasing the visibility of one of the deadliest cancers.     A Unified Global Effort: The Power of Purple Lights Pancreatic Cancer UK joins a vast network comprising over 100 organisations across 39 countries and actively…

Claims for negligent cosmetic surgery

Like any other surgery, cosmetic surgery can go wrong. If this was due to negligent maltreatment and you have suffered injuries as a result of this, you may be eligible for compensation.     What is cosmetic surgery? In recent years cosmetic surgery has become increasingly popular. Its main aim is to improve the aesthetic…

Package holidays and skin cancer figures

In July 2023, multiple news sources reported that cases of skin cancer within the UK have risen substantially within recent years.   Cancer Research has stated that 17,500 people within the UK have been diagnosed with melanoma each year. This has been linked to the cheap package holidays provided by many airlines, which have become much…

How Do I Lessen The Risk Of A Prescription Or Medication Error?

Unfortunately, prescription and medication errors do happen. As much as anyone tries to do their job to the best of their ability, a pharmacist, GP or medical care worker is still a human being capable of making a mistake.   On collecting your prescription, the ultimate responsibility lies on the pharmacist to ensure that the…

Pharmaceutical Negligence Claims – Q&A

In this Q&A transcribed from our podcast on Prescription Errors, Sara Montgomery of our Medical Negligence team answers common questions we often get from Clients who’ve experienced a prescription, medication or dispensing error and have sought legal advice on the matter.   What are Pharmaceutical Negligence claims? Pharmaceutical negligent claims are claims where the Pharmacy…

Incorrect Medication – Case Study

Our client approached us after she was incorrectly dispensed the wrong medication following falling ill with tonsillitis. Shortly after taking the medication she began to feel unwell, experiencing sickness and lethargy. The error was noticed by a nurse who had been called in due to the client’s illness., and it was admitted by the pharmacy…

Dispensing Error – Case Study

Our client contacted us following an event where she was incorrectly dispensed the wrong medication dosage. Our client experienced side effects due to this error which were ongoing for several weeks, including severe pain and illness. It was then noted that the prescription was 200mg lower than the typical dosage. As a result of this,…