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Bowel cancer screening age: Do you know if you are due a screening?
Bowel cancer screening is a test you can use at home to help you understand if you have symptoms of bowel cancer. The Government say the screenings are offered so that bowel cancer is detected at an early stage in people who have no symptoms, as this…
Everything you need to know about a colonoscopy
Having a colonoscopy can be scary or considered by some to be a time-consuming inconvenience. However, health professionals say that getting a screening is important and people shouldn’t be afraid as it is considered to be the best protection against…
Prosthetic limbs: What you need to know
Prosthetic Limbs are designed to help people who have had a limb amputated improve their mobility and range of motion. Prosthetic limbs support natural movement by mimicking the motion, and sometimes the appearance, of a real limb. However, it is imp…
How meningitis can lead to avoidable amputations
Meningitis is an infection which the NHS says infects the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It can affect anyone, but is most common in babies, young children and young adults. It can be a very serious infection if not treat…
Amputation & Diabetes: What you need to know
The prospect of requiring an amputation due to diabetes can be frightening. Yet, educating yourself and understanding the warning signs, can help you take important steps to prevent your injury from progressing to the stage where amputation may be re…
Lung Cancer – Do you know the signs?
November is Lung Cancer awareness month, aiming to make people aware of the signs and symptoms to look out for. It originally started off as an awareness day but momentum around this grew and it developed into an awareness month. The NHS says that lu…
65-year-old Carer Awarded £57,000 Following Dental Malpractice
The Incident In July 2012, our client, Lynnette, attended her dental practice with loose upper teeth and active periodontal disease (gum disease). She was aged 56 at the time. It was decided that Lynette would benefit from removal of her upper teeth…
£30,000 Compensation Awarded After Eye Surgery Negligence
The Incident In May 2017, our client, who was 46 at the time, was seen in the Eye Casualty Clinic at the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Blood leaking into the retina and damage to the retina itself as a result of diabetes in the right eye we…
The Inter Spinal Unit Games
The Inter Spinal Unit Games 13th to 15th September 2022 13th September saw the return of WheelPower’s Inter Spinal Unit Games, the first one since 2019 due to the pandemic. The games are held at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the “Birthplace of the Paraly…
Can a back Injury affect other parts of your body?
A healthy spine is essential to your day-to-day life, and is the most important part of our bone structure. According to the Medical Center at The University of Maryland the spine is what provides our body with the structure and support it requires t…
Baby Loss Awareness Week
This week is Baby Loss Awareness week, a week to reflect and remember those precious babies who died too soon, but also raise awareness about baby loss. Baby loss can occur during pregnancy, during the labour, in the early neonatal period or in infan…
Back Health & Spine Problems
Importance of Back Health Keeping a good level of health is something we all know and understand to continue to be healthy, but how much attention do you pay to the health of your spine? Perhaps you have experienced the odd twinge or niggle, or you a…