In a special edition of Soundbites, our Clinical Negligence team’s Amy Fielding meets Peeps relationship officer Penny Harger to learn more about the only UK-based charity dedicated to helping support families affected by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).

A lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain, HIE is a serious brain injury in newborns which can happen to anyone and is impossible to predict. Peeps works to support parents, families and friends of those who have experienced an HIE event.

This episode explores two of the key services provided by Peeps:

• peer support, where HIE parents and families are connected to others who have had a similar experience and can chat on a confidential basis, and
• counselling, made available through Peeps much faster than via the NHS on average and guaranteeing connection to a correctly qualified counsellor.

Penny explains how she became involved at Peeps and the process for first making contact with the charity. This is an invaluable discussion both for those directly or indirectly affected by HIE, and for anybody interested in learning more about the work Peeps does.

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In this episode of Stewarts Soundbites, Emma Lyons and Ben Townsend from our Personal Injury team discuss the differences between single and joint instructions, with a focus on the pros and cons of each for case managers, claimants and legal teams.

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The definition of orthotics is broader than many may expect. While it might involve equipment like braces or insoles, orthotic technology has evolved rapidly in recent years and encompasses any kind of device to help manage a functional deficit or pain in the body via external redistribution of force or pressure.

In this episode of Soundbites, Personal Injury partner Nichola Fosler speaks to principal orthotist Dominic Atta about the broad utility of orthotics, and how they can benefit claimants with a life-changing injury.

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