Personal Injury News
Schools payout £1.5m to injured children
Posted: April 14, 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents School Accidents
Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request have revealed that Greater Manchester schools have paid out £1.5 million in compensation to injured pupils in the last five years. These accidents were mainly due to ‘basic health and safety failings’, which included one pupil being struck by a falling goal post, and another getting their fingers […]
Read More£3m payout to lollipop lady
Posted: April 7, 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries
A lollipop lady has finally won compensation following an accident that happened in 2011. The South Sheilds lollipop lady Eleanor Harman has struggled to win compensation since the devastating accident, but has finally been successful due to the finding of crucial CCTV footage. The footage clearly shows the 61-year-old being mown down by a car […]
Read MoreCumbrian hospital staff shortages
Posted: April 4, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
Concerns have been raised regarding Cumbrian hospitals’ staffing levels as they remain to be a “continuing problem”. Last week a total of three junior doctors were prevented from working on the wards at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven due to there not being enough senior doctors on duty to supervise them. The trust in charge […]
Read MoreWoman hospitalised after drinking Waitrose coffee containing cleaning fluid
Posted: March 30, 2014
Posted in: Food Poisoning Public Place Accidents Restaurant Accidents Shop Accidents
A woman was rushed to hospital after she drank a free coffee offered to her by Waitrose that happened to contain cleaning fluid. The coffee was offered to the woman as part of the store’s membership card scheme; however, paramedics were quickly called when she began to feel ill. She was taken immediately from the […]
Read MorePoor care to blame for baby’s death
Posted: March 22, 2014
Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
The family of a baby who was stillborn have blamed the hospital’s poor standard of care for what happened. Deborah and Richard Horner, from North Yorkshire, were expecting their daughter Abbie to be delivered at St James’ Hospital in Leeds in 2011. Abbie, however, was still born as a result of care failings and poor […]
Read MoreSurgeon responsible for fatal bug wins disclosure case
Posted: March 22, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death
After five patients died as a result of a surgeon’s poor treatment, the High Court has ruled that he cannot be forced into telling future patients about his clinical history. John Lu worked at Nottingham’s Trent Cardiac Centre, where he infected 11 patients and killed 5. The investigation into Mr Lu’s standard of practice was sparked […]
Read MoreMissed opportunities to protect patients from surgeon
Posted: March 4, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A review has found that two of England’s private hospitals have missed opportunities to take action against the failures of consultant breast surgeon Ian Paterson. It was found that the surgeon had been performing incomplete and even unnecessary operations on patients before being suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) in 2012. Spire Healthcare had […]
Read MoreWelder awarded £500,000 for injuries
Posted: March 2, 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries
A welder will never work again following the injuries he suffered when a metal jack collapsed under him and smashed his face. The 49-year-old man had been working for the Trafford Park based motor firm the Hulme Group, trying to weld two pieces of steel when the accident occurred. The subsequent injuries were so severe he must […]
Read MoreA&E ‘could close’ in Halifax
Posted: February 26, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
In a bid to save the NHS £50m, the A&E department at Halifax Royal Infirmary may be at risk. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust informed local councillors that the department’s closure was the preferred route following a recent review of local healthcare provision. This suggestion has seen great debate, with Halifax Labour MP Linda […]
Read MoreSevere care home failings
Posted: February 13, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
A care home in Surrey has been closed down after inspectors rated it as “inadequate” in every category of inspection. Two people died as a result of the extremely low standards of Merok Park in Banstead, Surrey, and its sister home in Grantley Court in Sutton, south London. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found […]
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