by Russell Worth | Dec 30, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A young man died on the first day of his new job after a four-tonne dumper crushed him. 20-year-old Daniel Whiston, from Dulverton, was driving the dumper when the incident occurred in 0ctober 2009. His employers, Wedgewood Buildings Ltd had allowed him to drive the...
by Russell Worth | Dec 30, 2014 | Claims, News, Sunbed Negligence
A study conducted in the US has suggested that the number of reported skin cancer cases arising from indoor tanning devices such as sunbeds is higher than the number of lung cancer cases reported by smokers. The study, published in The Journal of American Media...
by Russell Worth | Dec 29, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A young man who was left needing care for life after being starved of oxygen in an ambulance following his premature birth at a hospital which lacked full emergency obstetric facilities has won a 6.9 million compensation package from the NHS. The man, aged in his 20s,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Asthma patients and those with severe allergies are often not being taught how to use their prescribed medical devices correctly, charities have warned. In some cases, this has led to people being prescribed stronger inhalers than actually needed, said Asthma UK and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
It has been reported that patients with suspected cases of cancer are being refused important tests by managers in a bid to meet waiting time targets. Senior doctors have warned that some patients are being told that they don’t qualify for the two-week track, and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News
A retired lecturer has died as a result of significant asbestos exposure early in his working life. Kenneth Salt, who died from malignant mesothelioma, passed away at his home in Stone in September this year. He was diagnosed with the condition less than two week...
