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Headway UK Calls For Change In National Brain Injury Guidelines
Headway UK Calls For Change In National Brain Injury Guidelines Headway UK, a leading brain injury charity has started a petition to activate a change in brain injury guidelines written by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The charity wants the head injury guidelin...
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Headway Release New Complaint Factsheet
Headway Release New Complaint Factsheet A new fact sheet designed by brain injury charity, Headway UK, aims to make the complaints process easier for health and social care service users. Despite the very high standards of the majority of care services, there are some occasions where standard...
Read MoreHeadway Recognises Progress In Work Capability Review
Headway Recognises Progress In Work Capability Review Assessments carried out to determine an individual’s ability to work have undergone a fourth review which has been welcomed by leading brain injury charity, Headway UK. The Work Capability Assessments are an integral part of the Employment...
Read MoreHeadway Brain Injury Charity Visit Keeps Diana Legacy Alive
Headway Brain Injury Charity Visit Keeps Diana Legacy Alive Leading brain injury charity, Headway UK has opened up new headquarters in Nottingham and Prince Harry went along to officially open the new site. Prince Harry combined his official visit to the city of Nottingham with his visit to t...
Read MoreHeadway Brain Injury Charity Demonstrates Support For Michael Schumacher
Headway Brain Injury Charity Demonstrates Support For Michael Schumacher Headway UK’s Chief Executive, Peter McCabe has extended the brain injury charity’s support to the family of Michael Schumacher who has recently been involved in a skiing accident. The accident has meant that the Formula ...
Read MoreHead Injury Victim Takes On Cycling Challenge
Head Injury Victim Takes On Cycling Challenge A man who experienced a severe head injury during a car accident is planning to take on a charity bike ride for leading brain injury charity, Headway UK. James Carrick, now 44, from Dumfries in Scotland, had the accident in 1991 when his head stru...
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Head Injury Effects Of F1 Driver Are Still Unknown
Head Injury Effects Of F1 Driver Are Still Unknown No further information has been announced concerning Formula One racing car driver, Jules Bianchi after he suffered a serious injury in the Japanese Grand Prix two weeks ago. Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury The 25-year-old experienced a diffuse ax...
Read MoreHead Injury Compensation Sought By Football Fan
Head Injury Compensation Sought By Football Fan A 19-year-old football fan who had a brick thrown at his head following a football match is planning to make a compensation claim for a head injury following the incident. Prior to the injury, trouble had already broken out between fans at the E...
Read MoreHead Injury Accident At Work Leaves Man With Fractured Skull
Head Injury Accident At Work Leaves Man With Fractured Skull A 27-year-old man who was working on a school roof in the Midlands suffered a serious head injury when a heavy object struck him. The object that hit him was a four-kilogram metal gin wheel that fell seven metres from above him. The...
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Government Announces New Cycling Safety Campaign
Government Announces New Cycling Safety Campaign The government has today, launched a new safety campaign in an effort to reduce the number of fatal accidents involving urban cyclists and lorries. The move comes after statistics showed that, last year, 20% of fatal cycling accidents involved ...
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Glasgow Steelworker Compensation Claim
Glasgow Steelworker Compensation Claim Former employees of a Glasgow steel works are beginning a flood of workplace personal injury compensation claims. The claims relate to a range of industrial illnesses purportedly caused by previous working conditions at the plant. The workers allege that...
Read MoreFormer Ship Builder To Get Five Figure Compensation Pay Out
Former Ship Builder To Get Five Figure Compensation Pay Out A former seaman who worked in the merchant navy is set to receive £38,000 in compensation for an industrial illness caused by asbestos exposure at work. The 70-year-old man from East Sussex contracted the illness when he worked in a ...
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Former Plumber’s Asbestos Exposure
Former Plumber’s Asbestos Exposure An inquest has revealed that a worker from Cornwall died because of exposure to asbestos 50 years ago. The man, originally from Liverpool, died in the Royal Cornwall Hospital in March this year, aged 69. The man's death followed a rapid deterioration in 2...
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Former England Player Backs Asbestos Campaign
Former England Player Backs Asbestos Campaign Former England football player, Stuart Pearce, is backing a new social media campaign launched by the Health and Safety Executive. He has also revealed that he too could have been exposed to asbestos when he worked as an electrician before his pro...
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Forklift Truck Accidents In The News
Forklift Truck Accidents In The News Two recent forklift truck accidents which made the news have added to mounting concern over the safety of the vehicles in the workplace. Woman Trapped Underneath A Forklift Truck One story involved a woman who became trapped under a forklift truck while she...
Read MoreForklift Truck Accident Causes Major Crushing Injuries For Skip Hire Worker
Forklift Truck Accident Causes Major Crushing Injuries For Skip Hire Worker A worker from Merseyside was rushed to intensive care following crushing injuries caused by a forklift truck. The skip worker who has not been named is said to be in his twenties. His injuries are reported to involve ...
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Footballer’s Daughter Supports Crusade To Prevent Incompetent Plastic Surgeons From Operating
Footballer's Daughter Supports Crusade To Prevent Incompetent Plastic Surgeons From Operating The former professional footballer, Colin Hendry and his daughter Rheagan are backing a national newspaper campaign to rid the medical professional of surgeons unfit to work. The campaign, launched b...
Read MoreFlea Bite At Police Station Injury Compensation Payout
Flea Bite At Police Station Injury Compensation Payout A West Midlands Police officer has received £8,000 in compensation following a flea bite acquired at a local police station. The recipient says that his place of work was infested with fleas at the time. The news of the claim comes in the...
Read MoreFive Interesting Facts About Asbestos
Five Interesting Facts About Asbestos In the last decade, we have heard lots and lots about asbestos and the harmful effects it has on us, and in particular, those people who have worked with asbestos in the past. Although there are understandably many negative connotations to do with asbesto...
Read MoreFertiliser Company Failed To Check For Asbestos
Fertiliser Company Failed To Check For Asbestos A company from Ellesmere Port has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for not complying with asbestos guidelines. The fertiliser company was fined £60k after asbestos was discovered by a worker during the refurbishment of a buildi...
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