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9 June 2026

NHS Trust admits liability in long-running chemotherapy scandal

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Prof Ian Brown's patients were told that treatment was lifesaving but UHCW later confirmed it was neither evidence-based nor aligned with NICE guidance.

10 March 2026

Lucy’s story: 7 years of harmful cancer treatment under Prof Ian Brown

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Despite guidelines recommending a maximum of six chemotherapy cycles, Lucy was prescribed over 75 across seven years — long after her scans showed no evidence of progression.

3 March 2026

Patterns of harm in UK neurosurgery: what patients need to know about negligence investigations

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Across the UK, neurosurgery and neuro-oncology services at several NHS Trusts have been subject to independent reviews, regulatory scrutiny and (in some cases) Police investigations.

28 January 2026

Prolonged chemotherapy case study: David Bown's story

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Prolonged chemotherapy treatment at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire has sadly had a devastating and irreversible impact on David's life.

28 January 2026

Brabners' lawyers uncover fresh concerns in cancer care across Coventry & Warwickshire

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Concerns about chemotherapy now point to systemic failings involving neuro-oncology clinicians, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and more at UHCW.

11 August 2025

Revealed: Royal College of Physicians to launch independent external review into unnecessary Temozolomide chemotherapy

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Patients affected by the extended use of adjuvant Temozolomide chemotherapy have received a letter from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

25 February 2025

Longstanding advisors to patients affected by unnecessary long-term chemotherapy treatments in Coventry & Warwickshire

We’re the only solicitors to have been working with patients affected by Prof Ian Brown's long-term Temozolomide chemotherapy treatments since April 2024.

21 January 2025

Support for those affected by prolonged temozolomide chemotherapy treatments — Professor Ian Brown accused of failing patients

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Recent revelations have raised concerns about patients who were subjected to prolonged temozolomide chemotherapy treatments at the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

30 May 2024