What is plastic surgery?
What is plastic surgery? The word “plastic” in plastic surgery has, of course, nothing to do with “plastic” the material. In fact it actually predates its use for the material by a good couple of…
Categories : Articles, Plastic Surgery
Read more "Meet" Mr Pundrique Sharma - watch his introductory video
Mr Pundrique Sharma, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, is new to the Medicolegal Partners’ expert witness team. Find out more about him in his own words in this short introductory video.
Categories : News, Plastic Surgery
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Chronic Pain
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) describes pain as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage’(1). Although the association…
Read more Medicolegal challenges in cardiovascular-related claims
Cardiovascular medicine is concerned with all conditions of the circulatory system, while cardiologists specialise in diseases and abnormalities of the heart. Compared to other specialties, negligence claims in cardiovascular medicine are relatively rare and make…
Categories : Articles, Cardiology
Read more The Medicolegal Implications of Failure to Diagnose and Delayed Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancers (HNC) are relatively uncommon, accounting for less than 5% of all cancers, and are generally associated with longstanding tobacco and alcohol use. However, the epidemiology of HNC is changing, which is…
Read more Expressing and owning an opinion
In medicolegal cases, it is rare for the legal teams involved to have sufficient specialist knowledge to make a judgement on the medical issues raised by a case. Therefore, they rely on medical experts to…
Categories : Articles, Cardiology, Defence, Intensive care, Neuroradiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Spinal surgery, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more Case Study: Compartment Syndrome
Mr Ash Vasireddy, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, discusses the case of a fracture that leads to compartment syndrome, a limb-threatening condition. He explores the medicolegal implications and the long-term outcomes, including a high risk of…
Read more Now booking face-to-face medical consultations
Medicolegal Partners’ medical experts are able to perform face-to-face medical consultations with claimants from the start of July. Our experts and the clinics will be following government guidelines about social distancing and each clinic will…
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Assessing Patients with Dental, Cranial or Facial Conditions
In line with most fields of medicine, litigation involving oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is increasing, as is the amount paid out in compensation (1), although OMFS claims result, on average, in the lowest amount…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more Dr Ramos-Galvez resumes face-to-face consultations
Following government guidelines, we are pleased to announce that Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez is once again able to see claimants in face-to-face consultations. He is available with immediate effect in Reading at the Circle Hospital, or…
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