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delayed cancer diagnosis and mismanagement Cancer Medical negligence

Woman incorrectly removed from cancer monitoring register for two years

A woman from North London who was incorrectly removed from a cancer monitoring register for two years has received a settlement.

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Medical negligence Settlement Clinical trials

Family receives six‑figure settlement after Barts Health NHS Trust admits responsibility for clinical trial death of London grandmother

The family of a woman who died from complications following a kidney biopsy as part of a clinical trial have received a six‑figure settlement from Barts Health NHS Trust in London. The trust admitted failings in her care following a coroner’s finding of neglect at the inquest into her death.

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Employment Equal pay Equal Pay Now Tesco

Tesco faces employment tribunal over claim it helped set the ‘market rates’ used to justify pay gap

Lawyers for more than 60,000 shop workers bringing equal pay claims against Tesco will tell the Employment Tribunal the supermarket giant cannot defend paying them less by pointing to “market rates”.

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