Bradford Personal Injury Blog

Unsafe level of senior doctors and desperate shortage of nurses

Posted: September 8, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

Recent inspections have discovered the dangerously low levels of senior doctors within the North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust. The health trust, criticised over its high death rates, was one of the 11 trusts placed under ‘special measures’ in 2013. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that while improvements have been recognisable, staffing issues remain unaddressed […]

Blind man wins claim following paralysing fall

Posted: August 30, 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury Spine & Back Injuries 

A man from County Down in Northern Ireland has sued his friends after falling from a window in their home in 2010. 39-year-old Mark Pollock was left paralysed after the 25ft fall, making him wheelchair-bound and dependent on external care. He became blind at the age of 22, and blamed his friends for having left […]

Over 300 drivers handed on-the-spot fines

Posted: August 24, 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

Since police were presented with new powers to hand out on-the-spot fines for careless driving two years ago, over 300 drivers have been fined in the Avon and Somerset region. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) gathered the figures through a Freedom of Information request, set to correspond with Injury Prevention Day, The non-profit […]

Council pays out £300,000 in compensation

Posted: August 21, 2015

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Personal Injury Public Place Accidents Workplace Injuries 

It was revealed, following a Freedom of Information request, that Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council paid out almost £300,000 in compensation to staff between January 2012 and December last year. The biggest payout saw an employee walk away with £28,616 after being exposed to asbestos during employment, with another employee winning £3,000 after falling on hot […]

Council pays out £3k to employee who tripped over

Posted: August 15, 2015

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip 

It has been revealed, following a Freedom of Information request, that Sandwell Borough Council has paid out over £300,000 in compensation to employees in a three-year window, including £3,000 to an employee that tripped over a traffic cone. The data revealed that several payouts were made between January 2012 and December 2014, ranging from fall […]

Woman leaves M&S with ‘horrific’ burns

Posted: July 29, 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury Leg Injuries Public Place Accidents Shop Accidents 

A 44-year-old woman from Welwyn Garden City has suffered ‘horrific’ burns after trying to buy tea in the Howard Centre’s Marks & Spencer café last week. Donna O’Neill had two pots of boiling water poured over her, resulting in serious burns to her legs and arms. She claims that the design of the café’s counter […]

Young boy’s head scarred by injury in Tesco

Posted: July 24, 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents Shop Accidents 

A three-year-old boy, Kayden Eweje, has been left scarred for life after an automatic door at Tesco closed on his face. The boy’s father, Ola Eweje, had been holding his son’s hand when the doors closed on his face upon entering the supermarket in Millstrood Road. Mr Eweje reported the incident to Tesco bosses, saying […]

Over £12,000 to Bradford council worker over toilet seat injury

Posted: July 22, 2015

Posted in: Employer Negligence Finger Injuries Workplace Injuries 

According to recently released figures, over £30million has been paid out to council workers since 2012, including a payment of over £12,000 to an employee that was ‘hit by a toilet lid when flushing’. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request, which revealed that over 3,100 compensation payments were made to council […]

Surrey police pay out £250k to injured workers

Posted: July 10, 2015

Posted in: Falls from Heights Repetitive Strain Injury Workplace Injuries 

New figures have revealed that the Surrey Police Force has paid out over £250,000 in compensation for work place injuries in the past seven years. The figures, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, show that since 2008, both officers and civilian staff have claimed for injuries including falls and electric shocks. It was revealed […]

NHS negligence responsible for baby 1300 deaths

Posted: June 29, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Official figures have revealed that around 1,300 babies were injured or killed as a result of medical negligence within the NHS last year. Medical staff errors made during birth, which led to injury or death, cost the NHS £1b last year alone. Figures showed that one in four claims made against the NHS were successful, […]