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Misdiagnosis of swine flu

Judith Thomas-Whittingham
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The NHS has recently announced the launch of the national swine flu helpline.   The helpline aims to relieve the burden on NHS staff by diagnosing swine flu over the telephone, based solely on a patient’s description of their symptoms. ...

Pre-nuptial agreements

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Are they worth the paper they are written on? Unlike many other countries pre-nuptial agreements are not binding in England and Wales but is all this set to change?   A pre-nuptial agreement is a pre marital agreement setting out how the...

The number of surgical mistakes

Judith Thomas-Whittingham
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I was shocked but not surprised to learn that, over the last few years, the number of surgical mistakes made within the NHS has increased dramatically. Indeed, there was a 47% increase in patients suffering an “unintentional cut, puncture,...

Valuing a personal injury claim

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I hear that injured miners have successfully sued their former solicitors for under settling their personal injury claims. But how easy is it to value a personal injury claim and how can someone be sure that they are receiving the right level of...