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Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

Former plastics factory worker in Northampton appeals for help after asbestos cancer diagnosis

A former factory worker who believes he may have been exposed to asbestos at his job in a plastics and rubber factory in Northampton is appealing to former colleagues for help after his diagnosis with mesothelioma.

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Inquests Care sector Human rights

Coroner describes actions of nine-year-old's carers at the time of his death as “chaotic”

A coroner has described the actions of carers looking after a nine-year-old boy with disabilities who died after being taken ill while travelling to an activity trip as “chaotic”.

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Medical negligence Settlement Paralysis Spinal injury

Family secures six-figure settlement after delay in diagnosing spinal abscess left father paralysed

The family of a man who was left tetraplegic after a delay in diagnosing a spinal abscess has secured a six-figure settlement following a claim against Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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