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The tip of the superbug iceberg

Thousands of patients die or are made seriously ill by healthcare infections, popularly known as 'superbugs'. This is a fact. It is also a fact that a proportion of these could have been avoided if hospitals and staff were, simply, cleaner....
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Sink or Swim

Lack of scientific evidence for the value of hydrotherapy has often led to it being dismissed by the courts. Chista Kermani outlines the benefits and how to succeed with claims...
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A helping hand

Stephanie Prior outlines the range of easily overlooked benefits potentially available to claimants and examines the mechanics of CRU certificates...
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Sick and Be Damned

Current legislation is failing to support victims of healthcare-acquired infections such as MRSA, as it is difficult to prove such cases in court...
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Expert Evidence Jackson review

The following paper has been submitted at his request to Lord Justice Jackson within the context of his costs review by a number of FOCIS firms (Leith Day, Boyes Turner, Irwin Mitchell, Charles Russell and Kingsley Napley) who have cooperated together to produce the paper coordinated and lead by Claire Fazan of Leigh Day. ...
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