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...
by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2014 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has launched its #LittleThings campaign, aiming to raise awareness of the small changes that people can make to avoid minor accidents over the festive period. The charity, which has been at the heart of...
by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
The co-owner of a 2,800 acre sporting and fishing estate in the North Yorkshire national park has been fined following the death of a 79 year old occasional worker at the end of October 2013. James Gaffney, a retired businessman, died after an all-terrain vehicle he...
by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A fabric firm based in Rochdale has been fined £10,000 after one of its employees suffered severe chemical burns on his body. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation into the company, PW Greenhalgh and Co Ltd. after the incident occurred at its...
by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A veteran judge praised a mother for showing him the brighter side of human nature as he approved a £4 million compensation pay-out to her teenage son, who was left facing a lifetime of acute disability as a result of oxygen starvation during his birth. The...
