by Russell Worth | Apr 22, 2013 | Accident Claims, Hospital Infections, News
Staff at hospitals in Swansea are the latest group to be targeted for vaccination against measles. Clinics will be set up at all health units to ensure that staff are protected from the disease. Over 800 cases of measles have now been reported in the Swansea area...
by Russell Worth | Apr 22, 2013 | Accident at Work, Industrial Disease, Vibration White Finger
A Network Rail worker who was left with permanent damage to his hands after working with vibrating tools for many years has won an undisclosed amount in compensation. Kevin Thornton, 48, worked for Network Rail and its predecessors for more than 22 years as an...
by Russell Worth | Apr 22, 2013 | Accident Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Lawyers representing a seven-year-old boy who was born catastrophically disabled due to what was alleged to have been a catalogue of errors by midwives, has won an NHS compensation package worth £8.5 million. It was claimed that, had the boy been delivered by...
by Russell Worth | Apr 22, 2013 | Accident Claims, Injury at Work, News
Global defence company BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and charges after a worker died when he was crushed by the 145-tonnes weight of the metal press at its East Yorkshire plant. Hull Crown Court was told that a comprehensive study by HSE...
by Russell Worth | Apr 17, 2013 | Accident Claims, Downloads, Infographics, News
As part of our ‘Accidents at Work’ series, we have created an infographic to highlight some of the key statistics around accidents at work. If you would like to share this latest infographic or re-publish it on your own website please download from our...
by Russell Worth | Apr 17, 2013 | Accident Claims, Medical Negligence
Hundreds of victims of PIP implants attended the first day of the trial of Jean-Claude Mas and four of his management team in France yesterday.PIP founder Mas and his management team are charged with aggravated fraud, and they were booed as they arrived in the...
