How long do you spend buying a pair of shoes? Ten minutes? Five? Fifteen at the most? What about a bicycle? Perhaps weeks of research followed by 15 minutes in the shop? Your first home? Months of viewings followed by hours and hours of meticulous research and planning? Maybe you would get some advice: perhaps […]
The UK has one of the worst rates of stillborn babies in the developed world. Three quarters of a million babies are born annually here. Placental failure can cause the death of 1 in 200 of those babies. For those who survive, placental failure also causes oxygen starvation, brain damage and a limited life expectancy when it […]
When doctors go bad or, at least seem to do so – who should investigate ? Most members of the public assume an independent investigation is a given to ensure proper standards. In the UK it is the General Medical Council (GMC) that is endorsed with responsibility for the registration of doctors to practice […]
In the light of another major UK insurer being fined for ‘mis-selling’, partner Marcus Weatherby underlines the importance of having access to truly independent legal advice …
Partner Marcus Weatherby considers the problematic future of an NHS approaching its 65th anniversary …
Partner Marcus Weatherby highlights some alarming research suggesting – amongst other things – that NHS patients undergoing surgery on Fridays are 44% more likely to die than those having operations earlier in the week…