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The Telegraph newspaper has recently reported of a 95-year-old war veteran, who died at Queens Medical Centre, part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Riley, a former prisoner of war in Japan in WW2, fell from his bed during a stay at Queens...
An independent review is expected to conclude that the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) should be phased out in England. The LCP was developed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital alongside the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute. The aim of the LCP was...
The HSE have last week published data revealing a drop in the number of fatalities for workers . The figures revealed that within the period April 2012 to March 2013, 148 employees died, compared to 172 in the previous year. Compared to other...
Last week, 28 schoolchildren from Mottram Primary School in Manchester had a lucky escape when the bus that they had boarded in readiness for a school outing to Bridgewater Hall careered down a hill with no driver on board. The bus thankfully only travelled...
Britain’s largest lenders are stalling on compensation payments to thousands of businesses that were mis-sold risky hedging products with loans in the interest rate swap scandal, and as a result only a few businesses have received compensation a year...
The Government has announced that it is to investigate two of the private security companies it uses to electronically tag and monitor offenders, for over-charging. According to the BBC News website, the Ministry of Justice is also to be...
Recent local news in Sussex tells of a man who was controversially Tasered by police officers. According to The Argus website, footage taken by a member of the public appears to show a Taser gun being used on the suspect before he was then...
On Wednesday 10th July 2013, a man was shot by a police Taser in Manchester, and subsequently died. According to reports by BBC News, the police responded to a 999 call of a reported disturbance in Gorton of a man with a knife, and the Taser was immediately...
Driving when tired is a known risk, highlighted by the Government’s shocking ‘Think!’ campaigns used to remind road users of the dangers. Some general advice given is to plan breaks into journeys and avoid travelling long distances at...
There has been increasing concern and much controversy regarding the use of Taser guns by police due to the weapon’s potentially deadly effects. A recent article in the St Helens Reporter shows that Taser guns have been fired 27 times in the last 3...
Last week, a US jury said Hyundai Motors must pay $14m (£9m) in damages to the family of a man who suffered traumatic brain injury after side airbags in a Hyundai car he was driving failed to deploy. South Korea's Hyundai has said that it...
I read on BBC online recently that a local hospital has been fined £15,000 by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient who fell from an open window. The confused cancer patient fell from a third floor window at Southend...
An independent report recently claimed that the Care Quality Commission failed to properly investigate maternal and infant deaths at Furness General Hospital. The CQC were called to investigate the Maternity Unit at Furness General Hospital due to...
A groundbreaking study has developed a ‘no frills’ IVF kit which will cut the price of IVF from thousands of pounds to just £170. The new kit could be made available to the thousands of infertile British couples who are denied treatment on...
Unbelievably, at times this week Britain was hotter than Barbados, and as we rain-sodden Brits emerge blinking into the sunshine, nothing seems more appealing than the outdoor life. Who wouldn't want to camp, BBQ, swim and enjoy every...
It is now three months since the introduction of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’. The ‘tax’ has thrown many social tenants into rent arrears and those that were struggling before 1st April 2013 are now finding themselves in real...
The chief executive of Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester, Christine Green, has stepped down. Her resignation follows a loss of faith in her ability to improve the hospital's record of poor patient care by MPs, doctors and NHS regulators. Tariq...
The 5th July 2013 marked the NHS’ 65th Birthday. It is the world’s largest publicly funded health service and has helped save millions of lives. The NHS was implemented by the Labour government in 1948 and promised to provide care, which would...
On a rainy day in December 2010, Frank Kelly, 79, was found by his son, stood in the middle of the car park outside Worcestershire Royal Hospital wearing just his sodden pyjamas after nurses claimed they had simply ‘lost him.’ Sadly, Mr Kelly...
A 59 year old IT specialist is currently suing his employers for £150,000 after an accident at work left him with injuries preventing him from texting and using other gadgets. The alleged accident took place at the IT specialist’s place of...
Every now and then I come across off-road motorcycles being ridden along the road where I live. The individuals riding these off-road bikes seem to care very little for their own safety, let alone others around them. I have seen several riding without...
Currently three people in the UK die every day as a result of a shortage of donor organs. Wales have decided to attempt to improve these statistics by becoming the first UK nation to give the green light to an opt-out system where consent will be presumed. ...
The Employment Tribunal is based on the notion of justice, accessibility and informality. Instead of the bureaucracy and financial outlay involved in making a claim in the County or High court the employment tribunal has immemorially given the...
In this difficult market many landlords who recover possession of a property with substantial dilapidations have to think carefully before simply carrying out extensive repair works. Particularly where funds are limited. Indeed it is more common for...
I read a recent article about how a seagull swooped on a teenage tourist in Newquay and plucked an ice cream from his grip. The Daily Mail reported that the teenager was eating the vanilla cone as he walked through an area in Newquay dubbed 'Seagull...
