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New Asbestos Support Group - Cumbria and Lancashire Asbestos Support & Advice Group
22 Jan 2019, 4:50 p.m.
The 21st of January 2019 saw the launch of a new group to support mesothelioma and other asbestos sufferers in the Cumbria and Lancashire area.
The new group, The Cumbria and Lancashire Asbestos Support and Advice Group (CLASAG) will provide advice and support to people in both the Cumbria …
read moreThe Asbestos Law Partnership Announces Manchester Office Opening
2 Jan 2019, 9:13 a.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership are very pleased to announce the opening of their Manchester Office in January 2019. This will join their existing offices in Halifax and Birmingham.
The office will be run by the APIL Accredited Asbestos Disease Specialist Helen Wilson and will deal with asbestos and other chest …
read moreAsbestos in the NHS - Interview with Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Consultant Respiratory Physician at North Manchester General Hospital
4 Nov 2018, 11:46 a.m.
What is your role at North Manchester General Hospital?
I am a Consultant and the Occupational Lung Disease Lead for what was previously part of the Pennine Acute NHS Trust now the Northern Care Alliance. On a day-to-day basis, I run clinics at the hospital, which are anything to do …
read moreAsbestos Law Partnership Newsletter Autumn 2018
4 Nov 2018, 11:37 a.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Autumn 2018 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version ALP Review Autumn 2018
Inside this edition:-
- Asbestos in the NHS- Interview with Dr Jennifer Hoyle
- Cape Asbestos Acre Mill - Exposure as a child leads to mesothelioma. …
Asbestos Law Partnership Newsletter Summer 2018
23 Aug 2018, 12:22 p.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Summer 2018 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version ALP Review Summer 2018
Inside this edition:-
- Mesothelioma Audit - Interview with Lorraine Creech
- Canadian Ex-Pat receives compensation
- Action Mesothelioma Day 2018
- Legal Round Up
- Recent John Pickering …
Does the Mesothelioma Audit actually benefit Mesothelioma sufferers? Interview with Lorraine Creech.
23 Aug 2018, 11:57 a.m.
The Mesothelioma Audit for the period 2014-2016 was released in June this year provided by the Royal College of Physicians and was funded by Mesothelioma UK.
The Audit provided data on over 7000 patients diagnosed with mesothelioma in England and Wales during this period including for the first time those …
read moreMESothelioma Support Yorkshire - John Pickering & Partners Charity Donation Funds 2018 Meetings
5 Jun 2018, 3:40 p.m.
The John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust are proud their donation to Mesothelioma Support Yorkshire (MESSY) will fund the support group to hold monthly meetings throughout 2018.
MESSY is an information and support group for those affected by mesothelioma living in west and north Yorkshire. MESSY not only provides information …
read moreWhy Prison Sentences are Needed for Defendants who Fly Tip Asbestos
25 May 2018, 11:51 a.m.
Barely a week seems to go by without reading about asbestos being illegally dumped and the Defendant being given a paltry sentence.
These cases are generally picked up by the local media but ignored by the National media.
In a case in Cheshire last week the Defendant was found …
read moreMavis Nye and Mesothelioma
10 May 2018, 4:42 p.m.
On the 9th April 2018 I had the pleasure of hearing Mavis Nye and her husband Ray speak at the Living Well with Mesothelioma Group meeting in Manchester which is run by Mesothelioma UK and the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victim Support Group.
Mavis Nye was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 …
read moreAsbestos Law Partnership Spring 2018 Newsletter
9 Mar 2018, 9:17 a.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Spring 2018 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version Asbestos Law Partnership Spring 2018 Newsletter
Inside this edition:-
- West Midlands MD and Immunotherapy
- Carillion collapse and its effect on asbestos sufferers
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme - Is …