by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A veteran judge praised a mother for showing him the brighter side of human nature as he approved a £4 million compensation pay-out to her teenage son, who was left facing a lifetime of acute disability as a result of oxygen starvation during his birth. The...
by Russell Worth | Dec 16, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Yesterday (15th December) we covered a story by BBC News, which gave details of figures showing accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the UK are struggling to hit waiting time targets this winter. Today (16th December) it has been reported that MSPs have...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Figures have shown that accident and emergency (A&E) units across the UK are finding it hard to hit waiting time targets as winter takes hold. The number of demands placed on the NHS typically increase during colder months as a result of illnesses such as flu and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2014 | Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, News
Bam Nuttall Ltd and Four Tees Engineering have both been found guilty of several breaches of the health and safety act after workers were exposed to lead while working on a site in the Solent. Two men – Russell Leggett and Robert Peach – were part of the team...
by Russell Worth | Dec 11, 2014 | Cosmetic Surgery
A top plastic surgeon has succeeded in fending off a £50,000 damages claim brought by a disgruntled patient who bitterly complained that a ‘tummy tuck’ operation had left her with a scar which was visible above her bikini line. The woman had already been fitted with...
