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Mental health patients being ‘ignored’

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Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Medical Negligence

A recent study has found that people suffering with mental health problems in England are five times as likely to be admitted to hospital as an emergency than individuals who do not. The Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation said that the majority of ...

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How professionals value their body parts

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Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Accidents At Work

A study carried out by insurance brand There found that where a builder’s leg is worth around £1.1million, an engineer’s eye is worth £3.4million. The study asked 2,000 professionals across a total of 20 different industries to put an insurance value...

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Undiagnosed injury case settled

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Monday, 07 September 2015

Medical Negligence

Robert McCartney has been awarded compensation after his tendon injury went undiagnosed for several weeks. He brought the medical negligence claim against his GP after he was turned away and told to rest despite his clear symptoms of a ruptured tendo...

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Schools payout £1.5m in compensation

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Monday, 24 August 2015

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It has been revealed, following a recent Freedom of Information request, that schools paid out £1.5million to pupils last year through personal injury claims. The total figure went out to 150 pupils, including one claimant who won £4,000 after suffer...

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Teenager’s bone cancer misdiagnosed as sports injury

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Friday, 21 August 2015

Medical Negligence

A 16-year-old girl was told by her GP on ten separate occasions that the pain she was experiencing was simply a sports injury. Melissa Sutton, from Rochdale in Lancashire, was a keen trampoliner when she first visited her GP with pain in her ribs. Ho...

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Dog to be destroyed following severe injuries

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Saturday, 15 August 2015

Accidents In Public Places

A dog has had a destruction order placed on him after biting a four-year-old girl at a rugby match last year and causing severe injury. Paddy the collie had the destruction order put on him last week at the Guildford Crown Court after his owner, John...

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Car accident victim offered £35 compensation

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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Road Traffic Accidents

An executive said he was offered a mere £35 in compensation after he was “almost killed” in a road traffic accident on the M4. 32-year-old Florian Pedemanaud had been in a minicab when the crash happened, leaving him covered in cuts and bruises. He s...

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Hogweed victim battles for damages

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Friday, 24 July 2015

Accidents In Public Places

The case of a 7-year-old boy who suffered life-changing burns from a Giant Hogweed plant has been taken to court. The young boy, who remains anonymous, suffered severe burns to his upper body, arms, feet and chest after he came into contact with the ...

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Misdiagnosis leaves mother with days to live

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Monday, 20 July 2015

Medical Negligence

33-year-old Kaley Fitzsimmons has issued an appeal after doctors blamed the symptoms of her cancer on ‘over-exercising’ after giving birth. Ms Fitzsimmons gave birth to her daughter in April of last year, after years of thinking she would be unable t...

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Hospital due to pay out millions

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Thursday, 25 June 2015

Medical Negligence

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust is facing a compensation payout of millions of pounds after a couple recognised that medical negligence was responsible for their son’s autism. Ben Harman’s parents are taking the trust to court with the belief that thei...

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Police paid out £450,000 in PI claims

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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Accidents At Work

Following a Freedom of Information request, it has been uncovered that West Yorkshire Police has paid out more than £450,000 through personal injury claims in five years. These claims only include payouts to police officers and civilian staff and are...

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12-year-old wins £120,000 over swine-flu jab

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Monday, 15 June 2015

Medical Negligence

A 12-year-old boy has been awarded £120,000 in compensation after a swine flu vaccination left him severely disabled. Iain Duncan Smith finally lost the three-year legal battle last week, described as a ‘landmark ruling’ that could open a number of c...

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Company denies safety breaches following death

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Thursday, 04 June 2015

Accidents At Work

37-year-old Martin McGlasson was killed in 2011 when he fell down a flight of concrete stairs in Cumbria. Mr McGlasson had been polishing the newly built staircase when he collapsed and suffered fatal injuries. When paramedics arrived at the scene of...

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Man’s helmet ‘muffled’ train sound

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Monday, 01 June 2015

Personal Injury Claims

A man was killed in May 2014 after failing to hear a train approaching at a level crossing because his crash helmet ‘muffled’ the sound. 37-year-old Paul Martin, from Stroud, had been crossing a train track in Gloucestershire on his trail bike when a...

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Cycling legend awarded payout

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Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Personal Injury Claims

British cycling legend 84-year-old Brian Robinson has been awarded compensation after he suffered serious injuries in a cycling accident near his home in West Yorkshire. Mr Robinson had been cycling with some friends on the 16 July 2014 when a car kn...

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Legal test case could cost NHS millions

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Friday, 08 May 2015

Medical Negligence

The husband of Julie Ronayne has won thousands of pounds in compensation for nervous shock after witnessing his wife’s severe peritonitis following a botched operation. It was heard in court that Edward Ronayne suffered a severe psychiatric injury af...

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Man dies in ‘under-pressure’ hospital

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Saturday, 02 May 2015

Medical Negligence

West Midlands Ambulance Service has said calling a “disaster doctor” to care for patients in Worcestershire Royal Hospital in April was "unprecedented" and a "decision not taken lightly". This was following the death of Mr John Flaherty who exp...

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Four Seasons Care Home under scrutiny

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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Medical Negligence

Police and Social Services are investigating allegations that a member of staff at the Laburnum Court Care Home in Lower Broughton, Salford assaulted an elderly resident in their care. Greater Manchester Police said it was “called to a care hom...

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Only 10% of GPs find appointment slots adequate

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Friday, 10 April 2015

Medical Negligence

Only 10% of the 15,500 UK GPs surveyed by the British Medical Association believe that the standard 10-minute patient appointment slot is sufficient to provide a quality service to patients. Only 87% of patients are being seen within the 18-wee...

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MPs call for an NHS accident investigations unit

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Wednesday, 01 April 2015

Medical Negligence

Following recent debate, MPs have called for the launch of a national medical accident investigations unit. Members of the House of Commons Public Administration select committee said that it was a much called for service due to the scale of problems...

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