by Russell Worth | Oct 28, 2014 | Medical Negligence
The number of nurses to each patient in the UK has dropped in the last four years, official figures show. Statistics from the House of Commons Library show that, in May 2014 the number of nurses in the UK had fallen to 5,182 per million people compared to 5,364 in May...
by Russell Worth | Oct 27, 2014 | Industrial Disease
The family of a company boss whose tragic death from asbestos-related cancer was caused by exposure to the deadly substance whilst working in his youth as a contractor for Marks & Spencer PLC have had their hopes of a £300,000 compensation pay-out dashed. The...
by Russell Worth | Oct 23, 2014 | Accident at Work
An employee of Premier Foods, the largest food producer in the UK, has been awarded £4,600 in compensation after he was injured in a fall whilst cleaning a bread oven. Paul Strange was tasked with cleaning the large oven at the firms’ Avonmouth bakery. However, when...
by Russell Worth | Oct 22, 2014 | Industrial Disease
A decision will be made on the future of Heanor Memorial Hospital this week, where asbestos dust was discovered during an inspection last year. The hospital has been closed since the discovery, which happened during a routine inspection by staff. Services were...
by Russell Worth | Oct 22, 2014 | Medical Negligence
The NHS is to recruit around 260 additional doctors this winter, in an effort to ease the pressure on England’s accident and emergency units, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. An aging population is putting pressure on services, the Department of Health said, and...
