Woman Receives Compensation For Poor Dental Treatment
Woman Receives Compensation For Poor Dental Treatment A woman from Swindon who suffered years of painful tooth decay has successfully pursued a £15,000 personal injury compensation claim against two dentists after they failed to treat her condition correctly. The 33-year-old woman’s ordeal st...
Read MoreWoman Injured At Work Says Cosmetic Surgery Has Transformed Her Life
Woman Injured At Work Says Cosmetic Surgery Has Transformed Her Life A woman who suffered a workplace injury that left her partially paralysed says that cosmetic surgery has given her a new lease of life. The 26-year-old from Stafford says her breast enlargement operation has boosted her conf...
Read MoreWoman Granted Compensation After Husband Dies Of Asbestos Illness
Woman Granted Compensation After Husband Dies Of Asbestos Illness A woman whose husband died of asbestos exposure in the workplace has been given £183,200 in compensation for his pain and suffering. The man, who was 73 when he died last year, worked at Castlemead power station in Gloucester b...
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Winter Safety On Two Wheels The UK's roads can be treacherous for all kinds of motorists. Last year, there were 1732 reported road deaths and more than 22,144 people seriously injured in road traffic accidents. Compared with other road users, cyclists and motorcyclists are particularly vulner...
Read MoreWhat Is Noise-induced Hearing Loss And How Can It Be Prevented?
What Is Noise-induced Hearing Loss And How Can It Be Prevented? Hearing loss is widely considered an inevitable part of getting older. While age-related hearing loss is the leading cause of deafness, for some people, deafness isn’t something they experience because they have reached ‘a certain a...
Read MoreWelcome Proposals From Parliament On Alcohol Misuse For Motorists
Welcome Proposals From Parliament On Alcohol Misuse For Motorists Parliament is due to unveil proposals to inform drivers about the risk of alcohol misuse. The alcohol manifesto includes plans to decrease the alcohol limit for young drivers. A huge number of people facing allegations of drivi...
Read MoreVan Driver With 8 Previous Offences Sentenced for Cyclist Death
Van Driver With 8 Previous Offences Sentenced for Cyclist Death This week, Christopher Gard, a van driver with eight previous convictions for using his mobile phone at the wheel, has been jailed for nine years. On 12 August 2015, Gard hit cyclist Lee Martin while driving at 65mph on the A31 n...
Read MoreVan Driver Dies in Road Traffic Accident
Van Driver Dies in Road Traffic Accident A 54-year-old van driver has been killed in a Derby road traffic accident when his van collided with a lorry. Firefighters and paramedics were at the scene and both drivers had to be cut free from the vehicles. The road was not opened up again until la...
Read MoreTypes of Traumatic Brain Injury
Types of Traumatic Brain Injury There are essentially two kinds of traumatic brain injury: focal and diffuse. Diffuse injuries are restricted to a specific part of the brain and can be easily picked up on a CT scan or X-ray. Contusions are a form of focal brain injury which results in damaged br...
Read MoreTripping Accident Leaves Worker On ‘Scrap Heap’
Tripping Accident Leaves Worker On ‘Scrap Heap’ A man from Gloucester says that a workplace injury has left him unable to work and that he feels marginalised because of his injuries. 69-year-old Richard Hathaway says that while he was working as a support officer at Securitas in the Forest of...
Read MoreTrainee Worker Falls 3 Storeys From Building
Trainee Worker Falls 3 Storeys From Building The Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted a company whose employee fell 8 metres from a building while at work. The 22-year-old man, who does not want to be identified, was helping fit flue lining inside the chimney of a house where there was ...
Read MoreTractor Accident Tragedy Sees Wife Continue Her Battle With Cancer
Tractor Accident Tragedy Sees Wife Continue Her Battle With Cancer A grief-stricken woman whose husband died in a farming accident has found the courage to continue her cancer treatment despite being convinced she was unable to go through with it. The 46-year-old woman was diagnosed with brea...
Read MoreTop 3 Accidents In Schools
Top 3 Accidents In Schools The bell has rung for the start of a new school year again but how many pupils or staff who go to school on a daily basis will have had an accident by the summer holidays? According to statistics, it is highly likely that there will be several different types of acc...
Read MoreTiredness Kills – Road Accidents Could Be Caused By Sleep Disorder
Tiredness Kills - Road Accidents Could Be Caused By Sleep Disorder According to a report published by Fleet News, there is an unknown danger on the UK’s roads in the form of a sleeping condition. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSAS) is a condition which causes sufferers to stop breathing in the ni...
Read MoreThe Rise of Male Cosmetic Surgery
The Rise of Male Cosmetic Surgery Cosmetic surgery used to be overwhelmingly a female arena, but over the last ten years, there has been a significant increase in the number of men seeking treatments. A combination of the relaxation of social stigma, a growing pressure to look young and the intr...
Read MoreThe 9 Most Common Causes Of Accidents At Work
The 9 Most Common Causes Of Accidents At Work While you might think your workplace is a safe environment, accidents at work are fairly common. Despite the high standards of health and safety we have in the UK, accidents do happen and can lead to employees sustaining both minor and major personal...
Read MoreThe Family Of An Eight Year Old Girl Receive £4m In Compensation For Brain Injury Birth Negligence
The Family Of An Eight Year Old Girl Receive £4m In Compensation For Brain Injury Birth Negligence The family of an eight-year-old 8 girl, born with a brain injury which caused severe cerebral palsy has received £4 million in compensation. The girl's mother, 29, says that when her daughter, w...
Read MoreThe Dangers Of Farm Slurry Raised In Work Place Injury News
The Dangers Of Farm Slurry Raised In Workplace Injury News The dangers of farm slurry have once again been brought to the forefront of workplace injury news. The death of a little boy on a farm in Ireland has led to more information about the toxic fumes being broadcast in an attempt to reduce t...
Read MoreThe Case For and Against Cycling Helmet Cameras
The Case For and Against Cycling Helmet Cameras Jeremy Vine’s recent run-in with an angry driver has highlighted the burgeoning tensions between cyclists and drivers on UK roads. The BBC radio and TV personality, who was tailgated and then threatened by the driver, was wearing a helmet camera an...
Read MoreTeenage Cyclist Suffers Head Injuries After Collision With A Van
Teenage Cyclist Suffers Head Injuries After Collision With A Van A teenage cyclist has suffered major head injuries and is now in a coma following an accident with a van on a Lincolnshire road. The details of the accident revealed that the 16-year-old was not wearing a helmet at the time of t...
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