Bradford Personal Injury Blog

Damning report on how medical complaints are handled

Posted: February 9, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

Healthwatch Cumbria and Cumbria Health Security committees have published a damning report into how medical complaints are handled in their area. It has been found that Cumbrian patients were afraid to make complaints and that their complaints were handled “defensively” by health staff. It was also found that complaint procedures were complex and that there was a […]

Investigation into increased mental health deaths

Posted: January 31, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Mental Health campaigners have welcomed the commissioning of an investigation into the increase in the number of unexpected deaths of patients suffering from mental health problems in The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. In the year 2012-13 there were 61 deaths and in 2014-15 the number had risen to 129. This is higher than other UK […]

Chronic fatigue syndrome discovery

Posted: January 30, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

It has been discovered that children from lower income families are more likely to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome following research by the University of Bristol. Formerly known as the “yuppie flu”, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), causes persistent tiredness that cannot be alleviated by rest or sleep. It has been found that it is more likely to […]

Hospital fails to implement improvements

Posted: January 24, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Colchester hospital, which has been in special measures since 2013, has been accused of neglecting to implement improvements since a man died in 2009. Mr Norman Betchley died after being mistakenly given medication by an agency nurse. Mr Betchley’s daughter, Linda, said that the hospital had utterly failed in its duty of care, and pointed out […]

Airshow crash payouts could reach millions after 11 deaths

Posted: January 11, 2016

Posted in: Personal Injury Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

After the tragic air show crash that resulted in the loss of eleven lives, it has been revealed that injured spectators could be in line for massive compensation payouts. The accident happened on 22 August 2015, when a 1950s Hunter Hawker fell out the sky during an aerobatic performance. Where 11 were killed, a further […]

£75K fine for shopping centre after man loses big toe

Posted: December 31, 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries Public Place Accidents Shop Accidents 

After a man lost his big toe on a shopping centre’s escalator, the centre’s management agent has been fined £75,000. 27-year-old Michael Reddington had been shopping at the West End Arcade in Nottingham when a missing part of the escalator allowed him to get his foot trapped between two steps. It was heard that he […]

£105,000 to cyclist injured by speeding car

Posted: December 28, 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Leg Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

After spending four months in a wheelchair, an injured cyclist has been awarded £105K in compensation. The man, who remains unnamed, had been cycling on a roundabout near Corfe Mullen when a car, which was driving too fast, clipped his wheel. The 48-year-old spent 10 days in hospital and the next four months in a […]

Injured traffic officer wins compensation

Posted: December 21, 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A traffic enforcement officer has been awarded compensation after a drunk driver put an end to his career four years ago. 43-year-old Colin Hickey had been patrolling the outside of St Bede’s School in South Shields in 2011 when a driver pinned him between his van and metal railings. Mr Hickey suffered severe personal injuries […]

Beauty treatment causes stroke

Posted: December 10, 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence Negligent Cosmetic Surgery 

Following a beauty treatment whilst on holiday in Wales five years ago, 51 year-old Elizabeth Hughes from Gosport, suffered a life-changing stroke. The stroke left her with a weakness in one of her arms, as well as problems with her balance resulting in her being forced to retire from her job as a nurse at Gosport’s […]

Pensioner wins £1m compensation following car accident

Posted: December 1, 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Leg Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

A pensioner who was left brain damaged following a car accident has been awarded £1m in compensation. 71-year-old James Laurie was hit by a Volvo nearby his house three years ago whilst he was recovering from a stroke. The accident left him with two broken legs, a head injury and severe brain damage. Mr Laurie […]