by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A roofing company in Lewisham has appeared in court after it breached safety failings, leaving a worker seriously injured when he fell five metres at a property in Bromley. 22-year-old Daniel Dennis fractured his back and pelvis and also broke his arm in the incident,...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A heating engineer died after being exposed to asbestos 30 years ago, a coroner has ruled. 57-year-old Peter Edwards, from Westbourne, died in February after being admitted to a local hospice. He was told that he was suffering with mesothelioma in 2014, described at...
by Russell Worth | May 1, 2015 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
A report by independent think tank, the King’s Fund, has found ‘major’ failings across the NHS’ dermatology services. The report shows evidence of staff shortages, inconsistent quality in diagnosis and treatment, poor training and large variations in current access to...
by Russell Worth | May 1, 2015 | Claims, News, Sunbed Negligence
Russell Worth will be showing its support for the British Association of Dermatologists’ annual Sun Awareness Week this May (6th – 12th May). The annual event, which forms part of the BAD’s wider Sun Awareness campaign, running from April to September, has been...
by Russell Worth | Apr 30, 2015 | Claims, News, Sunbed Negligence
New NHS figures have revealed that the number of skin cancer cases in Scotland have risen by over 30% during the past decade. In 2013, there were 1,172 cases of melanoma, making it the sixth most common form of cancer. The most common form of the disease is still lung...
by Russell Worth | Apr 30, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Factory Accidents, News
A firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety rules after a maintenance engineer’s hand was crushed at a Birmingham factory. The 40-year-old worker from Stourbridge, who has asked to remain unnamed, was injured in the incident at ThyssenKrupp...
