by Russell Worth | Nov 17, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News
Measures are being put in place to ease pressure on services at Colchester Hospital after it declared a “major incident” last week. Following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last Wednesday, the hospital trust announced that it was operating over...
by Russell Worth | Nov 17, 2014 | Accident at Work
Over £1m workers could be suffering from work-related illnesses according to the latest figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The figures – taken from the organisation’s workplace health and safety report for 2013/2014 – found the...
by Russell Worth | Nov 14, 2014 | Personal Injury
Road users are being urged to look out for each other during this year’s Road Safety Week to make the roads safer to use for everyone. The event, run by the charity Brake, takes place between 17th and 23rd November and aims to make motorists, cyclists and users of...
by Russell Worth | Nov 13, 2014 | Industrial Disease
A new campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aiming to reduce the number of asbestos related deaths in the UK construction industry. Latest research by the organisation revealed 1.3m tradesmen from all areas of construction are putting themselves at risk...
by Russell Worth | Nov 12, 2014 | Claims
Thousands of patients of a dentist in Nottingham are to be recalled amid concerns that they may have been infected with HIV and other blood-borne viruses. The dentist, who is yet to be named, treated patients over a 32-year-old period. It is believed that he is not...