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Yorkshire Surgeon Keeps Working Despite Clinical Negligence Record
Yorkshire Surgeon Keeps Working Despite Clinical Negligence Record A hospital in South Yorkshire has paid around £2 million in compensation for substandard operations carried out by an orthopaedic surgeon who continues to operate. The surgeon worked at the hospital from 2007 to 2009 with £1 m...
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is honoured annually on the third Sunday of November and this year, it will be held on Sunday 20th November. The day is dedicated to remembering those who have tragically lost their lives or be...
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Workplaces Get Involved In Road Safety Week
Workplaces Get Involved In Road Safety Week The biggest road safety event in the calendar is gathering pace with many different events being organised before the big Road Safety Week due to start in November. A new focus of the campaign is to bring in workplaces and let them know more about t...
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Workplace Training Safety For Schools In Lincolnshire
Workplace Training Safety For Schools In Lincolnshire Health and safety in the workplace has been pushed to the top of the agenda for schools in Lincoln. Workplace Hazard Awareness courses are being recommended by the British Safety Council in the hope that this will encourage pupils to work saf...
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Workplace Driving To Be Assessed By New RoSPA Boss
Workplace Driving To Be Assessed By New RoSPA Boss A new manager from a leading road safety charity is spearheading a renewed campaign to highlight the dangers of driving at work. Sandy Allan is the new road safety manager at RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents). As a ret...
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Workplace Crushing Accident Kills Belfast Man
Workplace Crushing Accident Kills Belfast Man A worker from Belfast was killed in an accident at work in June last year when a skip fell on him at a waste and recycling unit. The father of two from Coleraine was crushed to death by the 11-tonne skip which fell from the back of a truck. The dr...
Read MoreWorkplace Accident Victim Sings His Way To Recovery
Workplace Accident Victim Sings His Way To Recovery A 64-year-old man who survived a serious workplace accident last year has turned his life around by performing with his local choir group. The man became caught up in a machine at a steelworks in Wales while he was carrying out repair work i...
Read MoreWorking From Height Regulations To Be Streamlined By HSE
Working From Height Regulations To Be Streamlined By HSE The Health and Safety Executive has announced that it is going to adjust its rules regarding working from heights. The HSE states that there are more than 10 million businesses in Britain and 10 million individual workers who work from ...
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Workers Exposed To Asbestos By Employer
Workers Exposed To Asbestos By Employer A company has received a large fine from the Health and Safety Executive after it was found to be in breach of a number of different conditions to do with the safe removal of asbestos. In March 2012, subcontractors for a firm that was hired to manage th...
Read MoreWorker Left With Multiple Injuries Following Truck Accident
Worker Left With Multiple Injuries Following Truck Accident The director of a truck and trailer company in Yorkshire has been jailed for not complying with workplace health and safety regulations, the result of which left an employee with disabling injuries. The employer, from Barnsley, has b...
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Worker Falls From Roof At School
Worker Falls From Roof At School A worker who fell 3 metres from a school building in Lancashire has suffered life-changing injuries. The 51-year-old, who has asked not to be named, was working for a roofing company, when the incident occurred at the school, in Chorley. The company was in ...
Read MoreWork Equipment Blamed As Jockey Wins Compensation After Head Injury
Work Equipment Blamed As Jockey Wins Compensation After Head Injury After a lengthy battle, a jockey who fell from his horse at the first hurdle during a steeplechase at Cheltenham Racecourse has received £58,000 in horse riding compensation. The jump jockey said that the perimeter fence was ...
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Work Capability Changes Indicate Positive Move Says Brain Injury Charity
Work Capability Changes Indicate Positive Move Says, Brain Injury Charity, Atos, the company which administered the controversial Work Capability Assessments has withdrawn from its contract with the government and a new firm will be appointed early next year. The divisive scheme, which determ...
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Women Drinking And Driving Is On The Up Says Report
Women Drinking And Driving Is On The Up Says Report A recent article in the Observer Magazine has highlighted a growing number of women who drink and drive. The survey cited in the article involved interviews with women who drunk alcohol and were also drivers. Middle-aged women were found to ...
Read MoreWoman Seeks Brain Damage Compensation After Almost Drowning
Woman Seeks Brain Damage Compensation After Almost Drowning A woman from Blackpool is pursuing personal injury compensation for brain damage after a near drowning incident at a local swimming pool 13 years ago. The woman began struggling in the water during a swimming lesson with her Essex sc...
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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...
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Woman 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...
Read MoreWinter Safety On Two Wheels
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...
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