The head of Europe’s leading trauma unit believes that patients who have sustained serious injury in accidents are being failed by rehabilitation centres in the UK. Michael Walsh, the director of the Trauma and Acute Clinical Academic Unit at the Royal London Hospital, has said that patients who sustain multiple injuries could be left to wait ‘for weeks’ without the … Read
MPs have criticised private clinics, health regulators and the Government for failing to issue an earlier warning about the dangers of PIP implants. In a report into the PIP implants scare, the Health Select Committee said that surgeons were aware of the dangers posed by the implants 20 months before the safety alert was issued in December last year. The implants … Read
A man who sustained serious injuries after a theme park accident is claiming £250,000 in personal injury compensation. Mark Simpson was riding the water chute at Wicksteed Park, near Kettering, when he was thrown out of the boat landing on some seating.The 51-year-old sustained a broken left ankle, injured knee and damage to his shoulder and wrist. After the accident … Read
Tesco has been ordered to pay £44,500 after a supermarket accident involving a pallet truck left an elderly woman with ‘psychological and physical’ injuries. Angela Pownell, 80, was hit by a pallet truck so hard that she was left with ‘flaps of skin’ hanging from her shin after the accident at the store in Leicester. Mr Thorogood, who brought the prosecution … Read
A fairground owner has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a 12-year-old girl was thrown from a faulty ride. Birmingham Magistrates Court was told how the girl sustained personal injury after she fell three metres through a gap on the Tagada ride at Star City in Birmingham on 28 October 2009. The girl sustained a seven … Read
Personal injury lawyers have criticised Prime Minister David Cameron for excluding the legal profession from talks about whiplash claims for compensation. On Tuesday, Cameron met with representatives from leading insurance firms as well as the Association of British Insurers (ABI) for a ‘summit’ to discuss how to tackle the rising cost of car insurance. Cameron has previously stated that the … Read
A respite home resident has received personal injury compensation after being badly scalded by a faulty shower. Brian Leek suffered burns to 13 per cent of his body after a shower at the respite home on the Isle of Wight released scalding hot water. The 76-year-old was taken to St Mary’s Hospital but was then transferred to the specialist burns … Read
MoJ Increases Threshold For Employer, Public Liability and Personal Injury Claims Proposals by the Ministry of Justice intended to speed up the civil litigation process have been criticised by personal injury solicitors. Kenneth Clarke plans to raise the level of claims that can be dealt with by the MoJ portal scheme, which will now apply to road traffic accidents and … Read
Government Warned That Banning Personal Injury Solicitors Adverts Would Reduce NHS Income The government has been warned that banning personal injury solicitors from advertising in NHS hospitals is unworkable and counter-productive. Last week, health minister Simon Burns said that he would be writing to Sir David Nicholson, the chief executive of the NHS, to demand that advertisements from solicitors are taken … Read
Criminals Will Only Be Entitled To Personal Injury Compensation In ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has unveiled proposals to reform the taxpayer-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Mr Clarke wants to cut the cost of the scheme by only paying personal injury compensation to criminals in ‘exceptional circumstances’, and by also making perpetrators of crime contribute more towards the scheme. … Read