Bradford Personal Injury Blog

Two hospitals ban paramedic for whistleblowing

Posted: January 18, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

Two hospitals in Worcestershire have banned a whistleblower paramedic after he spoke out about severe overcrowding in their accident and emergency departments. Stuart Gardner, of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, had the ban imposed on him after detailing the extreme pressure that the A&E units were dealing with, describing them as “not safe” to the […]

Dog owner banned from owning animals

Posted: December 30, 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks 

A dog owner has been banned from owning pet dogs in the future after her dog bit four people. The attacks happened on separate occasions between January and May 2014. The owner, Heather Macdonald, allowed her German shorthaired pointer to run off the lead while on its walks along a busy Derbyshire path. The dog bit […]

Disabled teen wins £8million from birth injury claim

Posted: December 29, 2014

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence 

A teenager that was left severely disabled following injuries as a baby is to receive £8million in compensation. The teenage boy from Belfast had been admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast shortly after his birth because of an infection. Because hospital staff failed to treat the infection adequately, he suffered spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. On […]

Apology over hospital misdiagnosis death

Posted: December 18, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence Negligent Cancer Diagnosis Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The health secretary has apologised to the family of a man who was sent home from hospital with an undiagnosed ruptured spleen. 20-year-old John Moore-Robinson died in 2006 after staff at Stafford Hospital failed to accurately diagnose his injuries. He had been involved in a mountain bike accident and was diagnosed with bruised ribs. A […]

Investigation over mental health care

Posted: December 8, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Staff at a mental health unit have been suspended following an allegation of mistreatment. A police investigation was launched at the mental health unit of Royal Blackburn Hospital after a patient was left screaming and covered in excrement for several hours. The Lancashire Care Foundation Trust, who runs the unit, is also investigating the allegation. […]

Building site wall collapse kills man

Posted: December 3, 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A man was killed today (Wednesday 3 December) after a wall, which was under construction, collapsed onto him. The wall had been part of former pub in east London that was undergoing construction work to make way for new flats. The accident happened at around 9am. Emergency services were called immediately to the old Anchor and […]

Potentially high risk hospital still needs to make improvements

Posted: November 26, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

Four months after a hospital was rated “potentially high risk”, inspectors found that there is still a lot of room for improvement. A Care Quality Commission report rated Kettering Hospital as on the verge of being ‘high risk’, with the report flagging up problems regarding the A&E department, the medical care being provided (especially for the […]

Laundry firm fined over worker spinal injury

Posted: November 19, 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence Faulty Work Equipment Leg Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Telford-based laundry firm has been fined £8,000 after a worker suffered “serious injuries” from the machinery. 19-year-old Matthew Brown had been working at the Cleantex Ltd launderette when the accident happened. He had been retrieving clothing from one of the industrial machines when he became trapped, leaving him with serious leg and spinal injuries. Following […]

Dentist suspended following hygiene concerns

Posted: November 13, 2014

Posted in: Dental Negligence Medical Negligence 

A Nottinghamshire dentist has been suspended after 22,000 dental patients had to be recalled for screenings following hygiene concerns. The hygiene concerns were raised following the death of Amy Duffield in August 2013, shortly after she received treatment from Desmond D’Mello. Following her death, NHS England discovered that Mr D’Mello failed to wash his hands […]

Bakery to compensate worker £4k after being struck in the head

Posted: October 30, 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Premier Foods bakery in Trent Vale is to pay one of its workers £4,000 in compensation after he suffered a serious injury. Jonathan Wain was a mixing bay operator at the factory, and as part of weekend cleaning duties he had been asked to clean one of the ‘cages’ in the mixing bay. Whilst he […]