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...
by Russell Worth | Dec 9, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News
A man in his 20s has been awarded £1 million compensation for his life-long injuries. The man is one of the last, if not the last, victim of the notorious spate of allegedly negligent paediatric surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary to have his case settled, more than a...
by Russell Worth | Dec 8, 2014 | Industrial Disease
Sufferers of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma, have been offered hope a cure may be closer than first thought as a drug which has been successful in helping patients with lung scarring is being tested against asbestosis. The drug, known as nintedanib,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 5, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A report by NHS consumer watchdog Healthwatch England has found as many as one in three hospitals take no action when visitors complain to them. The report has come about following numerous calls to the organisation from concerned members of the public who had been...
by Russell Worth | Dec 5, 2014 | Accident at Work, News
A Cheshire building firm has received a fine after a plasterer working on one of its sites broke his back following a fall. The accident happened last May when the 58 year old man, who has asked to remain anonymous, suffered two cracked vertebrae along with further...
