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29/05/2026

A lovely review from last year about one of our client's experience with Val's optical claims team.

Original source: https://uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/68b688d8fd414a11ddfeb2b7

15/05/2026

A recent review in a client's own words who had a bad experience with Optical Express that we helped to settle.

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13/05/2026

Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to infection and is considered a time-critical and life-threatening medical emergency. Because early treatment is so important, many medical malpractice claims involving sepsis negligence focus on delays in diagnosis, or failures to recognise warning signs quickly enough.

According to studies, approximately 8%-20% of sepsis patients experience a missed or delayed diagnosis. Understanding why delays occur in sepsis treatment can help you determine whether the care you received fell below expected standards, and if it’s a case for sepsis negligence solicitors to take on.

Because early treatment is so important, many medical malpractice claims involving sepsis negligence focus on delays in diagnosis.

06/05/2026

A visit to the doctor’s surgery is typically the starting point of a patient’s journey. On arrival, you rely on your GP to correctly assess your symptoms and take the appropriate next steps.

However, if your symptoms are dismissed and the condition turns out to be more serious, you might wonder whether your doctor did everything they could during the initial appointment.

When a GP fails to meet the standard of care that a competent doctor would provide, and that failure then causes you harm, that is considered GP negligence.

GP negligence happens when your doctor doesn’t meet the standard of care you’re owed as a patient. We cover what's considered GP negligence.

21/04/2026

Someone in the UK experiences a stroke every five minutes. Getting stroke treatment quickly can be the difference between a full recovery and living with permanent disability or worse.

If your doctors didn’t spot the signs soon, you might wonder whether the care you received was below what is expected.

These six questions can help you understand what happened and whether you have the basis for a medical negligence claim.

Receiving a delayed stroke diagnosis can be the difference between living with permanent disability — or worse — and a full recovery.

16/04/2026

Most people arrive at A&E worried and in pain. By the time you’re seen by a doctor or nurse, you’re hoping for reassurance and answers. For some patients, however, that reassurance doesn’t last. They leave A&E only for their symptoms to worsen.

According to a study, 5.7% of all emergency visits to A&E involve diagnostic errors. These mistakes in A&E can result from pressure, snap decisions, and system issues such as overcrowding. Understanding how these errors happen can help you recognise when substandard care may have affected your treatment.

5.7% of all emergency visits to A&E involve diagnostic errors. Around 1 in 350 experience severe harm, such as permanent disability or death.

07/04/2026

Most people don’t give their medication much thought once it’s prescribed. You trust the doctor who issued it, collect it from the pharmacy, take it as instructed, and trust everything is as it should be.

Despite this, prescribing and monitoring mistakes do happen, with medication errors accounting for 9% of avoidable healthcare costs worldwide.

Understanding how a prescription moves from doctor to patient can help explain where things go wrong and when harm amounts to medical negligence.

1 in 5 medication errors occur at the prescribing stage. If a mistake happens at this initial level, it can affect everything that follows.

02/04/2026

A lovely review on our TrustPilot for the Laser Eye Surgery Claims team.

30/03/2026

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated its approach to sepsis care — NICE NG255. It highlights the unique ways sepsis can present in pregnancy and early motherhood, and tailors how medical professionals should recognise, diagnose, and manage sepsis in the early stages.

Studies estimate that around 63% of maternal sepsis deaths may be preventable. When warning signs are missed and the infection isn’t treated in time, you’re entitled to question if more could and should have been done in those crucial hours.

Families affected by the substandard care and treatment of maternal sepsis may be able to claim clinical negligence compensation.

26/03/2026

If you’re experiencing problems after a LASIK procedure that you feel has failed you, it’s important to recognise whether the outcome was an unavoidable risk or due to substandard treatment.

Knowing where clinical negligence occurs can help you understand whether you may be eligible to bring a LASIK eye surgery negligence claim.

In this article, we’ll look at four common causes of LASIK eye surgery negligence.

LASIK promises clear vision without glasses or contacts. However, a failed LASIK procedure can leave patients with painful complications.

16/03/2026

If something goes wrong during childbirth, the expected joy can quickly turn into stress and unanswered questions.

Families can be left wondering whether birth injury complications were unavoidable or if different medical decisions could have changed the outcome. Strong evidence — like medical records, monitoring data, and expert opinion — can help explain what happened and give you the power to challenge poor medical care.

In this article, we look at how to prove the care received during birth was negligent, as well as injuries that can be sustained during childbirth.

A successful birth injury claim often depends on detailed medical records, expert analysis of care, and clear evidence. Seek legal advice now.