19th June 2025 – Bear Knight was born prematurely, by C – Section, on 17.08.23, at 30 weeks + 4 days.
His condition was satisfactory at birth but because of his prematurity he was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the William Harvey Hospital Ashford, variously supported and treated there.
29th February 2024 – Ms Z died aged just 42 as a result of injuries sustained whilst being transported by Thanet Community Transport Association (“TCTA”) in November 2017.
23rd January 2024 – Our client, a 55 year old teacher from Whitstable, presented to her GP practice, Whitstable Medical Centre in Harbour Street, Whitstable, in October 2020 with a large swelling in her right groin. She was seen and examined by her GP who attributed the swelling to heavy lifting at work.
26th May 2023 – Nick was one of the guests on the Jeremy Vine show today invited to comment on the findings of the Care Quality Commission when they inspected the East Kent Maternity Department in January of this year, finding appalling hygiene, equipment and clinical practices in place, to the point where closing the William Harvey Unit was a real possibility.Continue reading this article
8th February 2023 – Our client Mr J instructed this firm as Executor of the Estate of the deceased who sadly died from head and neck cancer in 2019.
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6th January 2023 – Mrs T, a 73 year old woman from Margate, was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and concentric left ventricular hypertrophy following a collapse. Prior to this she had been fit and well, was completely independent and was a full time carer for her elderly father.Continue reading this article
6th December 2022 – Our client Mr D from mid-Kent came to us because of his delayed diagnosis of malignant melanoma whilst under the care of West Malling Group Practice, specifically Dr Carter and Nurse Witmond.
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4th May 2022 – Our Client, Mrs S, from Canterbury, Kent came to us following the sad loss of her father, Mr C, in August 2019. Mr C had reduced mobility following a discectomy in 2017 and he was therefore largely wheelchair bound. As a result of this had a heightened risk of pressure ulcers which was suitably managed by his community healthcare team whilst he was living at home.Continue reading this article
28th March 2022 – Our client, a 21-year-old woman from Ashford, had previously brought a claim (via her mother as litigation friend) arising out of a failure to diagnose congenital hip dysplasia shortly after her birth. Continue reading this article
14th March 2022 – Archie Batten was born late in the evening at the QEQM Hospital Margate on Sunday 1 st September 2019 and died shortly afterward at just 27 minutes of age. He was the first child of parents Rachel Higgs and Andrew Batten.Continue reading this article