New “duty of candour” guidelines introduced
New guidelines issued by the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council are advising doctors, nurses and midwives in the UK to be open and honest with patients should things go wrong. The new rules, known as a “duty of candour”, state...Company prosecuted for worker’s fall
A roofing company in North Wales has appeared in court after a roofer fell from a roof, suffering life-changing injuries. Chris Jones, from Colwyn Bay, was an employee of NRS Specialist Services (North Wales) Ltd when the incident occurred. He had been brought in to...Recycling company appears in court following worker’s injury
A recycling company has appeared in court after one of its workers suffered arm injuries whilst carrying out work on a piece of machinery. The worker, an employee of Street Fuel Limited, based in Gillingham, was trying to fix a problem with the firm’s baler machine...Liverpool firm and director fined for safety failings
A firm in Liverpool and its Director have been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a fork lift truck and dragged under its wheel. The man, an employee of Waste Away Skip Hire (Liverpool) Ltd was picking through...
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