Worrying trends in health and safety enforcement
Irwin Mitchell's Lisa Fairclough reports on a concerning decline in prosecutions following workplace injuries.
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22 January, 2020
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Higher-level language needs of children with acquired brain injury
By Isobel Hatfield and Dr Karen Cundy of the Children’s Trust
Read MoreA national brain injury crisis
Politicians gathered in May for a Westminster debate on brain injury. Here Deborah Johnson provides the highlights.
Read More“Surely I wasn’t the only one who felt like this”
How a freak accident and a subsequently delayed diagnosis of brain injury changed Michelle Munt’s life forever.
Read MoreNotes from Nanjing
NR Times’ writer Andrew Mernin attended the largest neuro-rehab event in the Asia Oceania region recently and made a few notes along the way
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Two-piece transformations…
Swedish innovation the Mollii Suit is helping neuro- rehab patients with a range of conditions to regain lost functions and boost their quality of life, as Richard Welch explains here.
What makes a good medico-legal expert?
What makes a good medico-legal expert in the eyes of a legal team? Here Irwin Mitchell serious injury partner, David Withers, gives his insight.
“I am able to enjoy every day”
After a car accident on holiday, Jason was told he’d never walk again, but he had other ideas – which have now become a reality – as Irwin Mitchell partner Demetrius Danas explains.
Addressing the paradox of employers’ liability insurance
Urgent changes are needed to the legislation that governs severe injuries in the workplace, experts say.
Say Hello to a healthier lifestyle
Why healthcare professionals need to think outside the box when it comes to looking after themselves…
How to find the perfect powerchair
When looking for a powerchair there are many options available which at times can be confusing. To eliminate some of this, we spoke to Matt James, director of Precision Rehab, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of powerchairs with over 25 years industry experience.
Making the open road accessible to all
Car parks aren’t the only places where a lack of space is stopping people with disabilities from getting behind the wheel, writes Ray Lartey, MD of TriLift UK.
The good, bad and dreadful of ‘accessible’ travel
How disabled jetsetters are still getting a raw deal when it comes to holiday season.
Trouble abroad – when severe injury turns holidays to hell
Quad bikes and water slides are among the biggest dangers to clients of Cheryl Palmer-Hughes; as a solicitor representing people seriously injured abroad.
