Personal Injury News
Failure to meet A&E targets results in resignation of hospital chief executive
Posted: August 27, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The chief executive of a hospital in Northamptonshire has resigned from her post after failing to achieve the targets set by the Department of Health for A&E departments across the country. After taking up the post two years ago, chief executive Lorene Read struggled to meet the 4-hour target waiting time for A&E patients, while […]
Read MoreNHS Trust faces 79 negligence claims
Posted: August 20, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims
While solicitors investigate claims against Mid Staffordshire hospitals, they also plan to probe 79 negligence claims against two Lancashire hospitals. The claims stand against two of the East Lancashire NHS Trust’s hospitals: the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals. The trust was put under ‘special measures’ last month following the Keogh Inquiry. Sir Bruce Keogh’s investigation […]
Read MoreUniversity hospital plans to cut 600 jobs
Posted: August 20, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A combination of funding cuts and rising demand has caused a hospital trust in Norfolk to rethink their staffing levels – with a possibility of cuts extending to 600 jobs. James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust is at risk of no longer being able to survive as a stand-alone hospital, meaning nearly a quarter of […]
Read MoreCharity ride for injured cyclist left in coma
Posted: August 11, 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents
An organised charity cycle in Huddersfield saw a turn out in the hundreds as people from across Yorkshire raised money to support an injured cyclist who was left in a coma following a collision with a car last week. John Radford (69) is currently still in a critical condition after his incident on the […]
Read MoreHospital fails to monitor diabetic’s blood sugar
Posted: August 10, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
36-year-old Claire Harry died in 2010 after hospital staff failed to monitor her blood sugar level, leading to her eventual death after she fell into a diabetic coma. With a complicated medical history, including liver failure and a long battle with diabetes, Ms. Harry was admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital on the 27 of […]
Read MoreInjured man receives £81,500 after horse was killed by car
Posted: August 3, 2013
Posted in: Knee Injury Road Traffic Accidents Spine & Back Injuries Sporting Injuries
Richard Clutterbuck has been awarded with £81,500 from an insurance settlement after being hit by a car when riding his horse along the roadside. Mr Clutterbuck’s suffered a fractured spine in the accident, yet his horse Linford died instantly. The horse was hit when a car attempted to overtake another car, which had slowed down to pass […]
Read More48 hospital cases investigated
Posted: July 24, 2013
Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence
The General Medical Council (GMC) has been forced to investigate nearly 50 cases across hospitals in Essex following complaints about the work of doctors in the area. BBC Look East requested, through the Freedom of Information Act, to view the figures, which revealed 48 cases were being investigated by the GMC in and around Essex […]
Read MorePressure on hospital trusts following major failures
Posted: July 19, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The public’s lack of trust in the UK’s NHS hospitals was recently highlighted in a BBC interview when Sharon Walsh and Tracy Webster blamed their local hospital, Basildon hospital, for death of their grandfather – saying he “gave up” on life during his stay there. Following the major flaws that have been recognised amongst many […]
Read MoreRoyal Marine wins damages appeal after brain injury
Posted: July 9, 2013
Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Head and Brain Injuries Workplace Injuries
Thomas Birth, a Royal Marine from Derbyshire, won his fight for damages after his Land Rover plunged off a cliff in Afghanistan seven years ago. In 2006, the 18-year-old lance corporal fell 100ft after he lost control of his vehicle in Helmand Provence and sustained serious head injuries. After having relearned to walk and talk, […]
Read MoreUrgent call-out holds up Blackpool lifeboat ceremony
Posted: July 1, 2013
Posted in: Public Place Accidents
Blackpool’s lifeboat station was on the cusp of launching their new lifeboat on Saturday, when an emergency call temporarily delayed the ceremony. Around 100 RNLI charity volunteers and supporters attended the ceremony, which had to come to a temporary halt so that the distress call could be answered and handled. Two adults and two children […]
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