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Brain Damage Can Occur During Mild Head Injury
Brain Damage Can Occur During Mild Head Injury A recent study by scientists at Cambridge University has demonstrated that brain damage can occur in even mild bumps to the head. The patients in the trial had suffered a concussion from a variety of sources such as contact sports, cycling accide...
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Services Held to Mark Diana Anniversary
Services Held to Mark Diana Anniversary 31st August 2022 marks 25 years since Princess Diana was tragically killed in a car crash in Paris, at age 36 when a limousine in which she was a passenger crashed as it sped away from paparazzi giving chase on motorbikes. The Princess of Wales was kill...
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Groundbreaking Research to Make Allergies History
Groundbreaking Research to Make Allergies History A new study aims to eliminate food allergy deaths, for good. The study aims to prove that everyday foods can be used to improve intolerance in those with allergies. The immunotherapy trials will use children and adults with peanut and milk allerg...
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Ambulance Waiting Times
Ambulance Waiting Times Ambulance services across the country are facing unprecedented demand as Covid restrictions have lifted, leaving A&E departments at full capacity. With staff shortages due to Covid, handover delays of patients are having a real impact on service levels of patient care...
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Childbirth Isn’t Safe Says Report
Childbirth isn’t safe, says report The recent review of the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust in which 201 babies died following a series of catastrophic failures has led the report's author to identify 15 areas for immediate action in all NHS England trusts. Senior midwife Donna Ockenden revie...
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NHS Maternity Ward Staff Shortage Fears
Shortage of staff on NHS maternity wards A recent survey has found that there is an acute shortage of staff on NHS maternity wards. The findings of the survey, have sparked some news sources to highlight that there are fears that the staff shortages may contribute to a rise in potential birth de...
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Whiplash Reforms
Change To Whiplash Cases: What You Need to Know New whiplash reforms on whiplash claims came into force on 31 May 2021. Reforms have been brought in for road traffic accident claims. In summary: There is a new online portal you can use to run your own claim There is a new fixed tariff...
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Personal Injury Reforms
PERSONAL INJURY REFORMS TO COME INTO EFFECT FROM 31ST MAY 2021. It has recently been announced that there will be changes to the road traffic accident claims process, which will impact some road traffic accident claims that happen on or after the 31st of May 2021. We have taken a look at the r...
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Headway to give evidence at parliamentary enquiry
Headway to give evidence in inquiry into the link between sport and brain injury Leading brain injury charity Headway has been invited to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry that will examine the links between sport and long-term brain injury. The parliamentary inquiry ...
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The rising cost of clinical negligence claims ( as motor claims keep on dropping)
The Law Gazette has released research that shows how the increase is due to an increase in injuries such as mesh implants. The main points from the report state that: Claimant legal costs for clinical cases rose by 12.5% in 2019/20, Claimant costs increased during y...
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Charity Advises on The Importance of Children Wearing a Helmet
Charity Advises on The Importance of Children Wearing a Helmet With an increase in the number of children experiencing cycling accidents, charity ROSPA has provided advice on how to maximise a child's safety when using a bike. The advice comes with a helpful video and printable checklist. At ...
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Government Increases Personal Injury Discount Rate
Government Increases Personal Injury Discount Rate Earlier this week, the government announced a change to the way personal injury compensation payments are calculated. On the 5th August, the personal injury discount rate will rise from -0.75% to -0.25%. Under the Civil Liability Act 2018, th...
Read MoreGovernment Drops Plans to Include Vulnerable Road Users in Small Claims Reforms
Government Drops Plans to Include Vulnerable Road Users in Small Claims Reforms The Government has confirmed that it has dropped its plans to include vulnerable road users in the upcoming personal injury reforms. The announcement was made by Justice Secretary David Gauke yesterday evening dur...
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What the Proposed Personal Injury Legislation Will Mean For Victims
What the Proposed Personal Injury Legislation Will Mean For Victims Last year’s autumn statement was met with outrage from both members of the public and the legal industry, as George Osborne announced the government’s intentions to overhaul personal injury legislation. The radical reforms inclu...
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What New NHS Budget Control For Manchester Will Mean for the City
What New NHS Budget Control For Manchester Will Mean for the City There has been a mixed reaction to the news that the city of Manchester will be in charge of its own health care budget as of April 2015. Dubbed to be one of the largest decentralisation exercises in the NHS, the ultimate aim is f...
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The SARAH Bill Could Lead To A Drop In Safety Standards
The SARAH Bill Could Lead To A Drop In Safety Standards A new Act of Parliament designed to encourage more acts of heroism and social responsibility has raised doubts about health and safety standards. The Social, Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act (SARAH), which received Royal Assent on ...
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Test Case Underway To Decide On Compensation For Unborn Baby
Test Case Underway To Decide On Compensation For Unborn Baby This week, there will be a landmark test case to decide whether or not a mother has to pay compensation to her disabled daughter who was born with foetal alcohol syndrome six years ago. The case, which is being taken to the Court of...
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Slips, Trips & Falls – Your Questions Answered
Slips, Trips & Falls - Your Questions Answered Slips, trips and falls continue to be one of the most common types of legal claims. What to look out for when claiming compensation and also what employers can do to protect themselves. What are the most common claims for slips, trips and fa...
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Second Phase Of Whiplash Reforms Could Spell Long Delays For Injured Claimants
Second Phase Of Whiplash Reforms Could Spell Long Delays For Injured Claimants On 1st October 2014, the first phase of the government’s Whiplash Reforms came into effect. The fundamental concept behind the Ministry of Justice-led proposals is to ‘improve the system’ for whiplash personal injury ...
Read MoreReport reveals ‘substandard’ care at two-thirds of NHS hospitals
Report reveals ‘substandard’ care at two-thirds of NHS hospitals A damning report into NHS hospitals was published last week, with the Care Quality Commission stating that levels of care are below par in two-thirds of hospitals, and safety is ‘inadequate’ in almost three-quarters. The Commission...
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