2020 News

Textured-breast-implants manufacturer Allergan has announced the launch of a digital campaign to identify and contact patients who have received the company's Biocell implants and/or tissue expanders.

Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London has apologised for shortcomings in treatment and provided compensation to a bereaved family following the death of their son from sepsis.

A London Transport worker who oversaw the removal of asbestos from London Underground tunnels has secured payment for urgent treatment of an aggressive tumour caused by the lethal substance.

Lawyers who represent a number of women diagnosed with Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) have recently met with the UK regulator of medical devices, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

A disabled man who threatened to call the fire brigade after being left without assistance on a plane for more than two hours after landing is taking legal action against Manchester Airport.

An NHS doctor and a freelance journalist have issued judicial review proceedings challenging the Government's decision to refuse to publish the full findings in relation to Exercise Cygnus, a simulation exercise carried out in 2016 testing preparedness for a flu pandemic.

Maternity services at East Kent NHS Trust, which are currently under investigation relating to 15 baby deaths, have been rated as 'requiring improvement' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

A man who was in the care of Coventry City Council as a child at Wisteria Lodge children's home in Earlsdon has settled a civil claim for compensation for the abuse and mistreatment he experienced.

The Supreme Court is due to hear the next stage in the legal challenge brought by Uber drivers who are fighting to be classed as 'workers'.

There have been reports from the USA that the agency responsible for medical device safety, the FDA, has taken further action against the breast implant manufacturer Allergan.

A campaigner, who issued a legal case against a proposed deep coal mine in West Cumbria on grounds that the climate change impact had not been properly taken into account, says she has been vindicated by the latest development in plans for the scheme.

A woman whose baby died shortly after birth has settled a medical negligence claim against Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust following a delay in recognising that she had a ruptured appendix.