Wakefield Personal Injury Blog

‘Multiple-birth’ antenatal care raises questions

Posted: December 1, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence 

A recently released report has flagged up some serious concerns surrounding ‘multiple-birth’ antenatal care. The report published by the Twins and Multiple Births Association and the NCT found that the care varies drastically across England. A survey of 1,400 parents found patients in the South East and West Midlands to be receiving the worst care, […]

Wedding ruined by foot injury in hotel

Posted: November 30, 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries Hotel Accidents Personal Injury Public Place Accidents 

47-year-old Lesley Hegarty has been awarded a five-figure sum of compensation after a foot injury suffered during the morning of her wedding ruined her entire day. The incident happened at Liverpool’s Adelphi Hotel in May 2011. At 9:30am Mrs Hegarty went through the main entrance’s revolving doors to go outside after her breakfast. As she […]

Weekend babies have “significantly” greater chance of death

Posted: November 25, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

New research has revealed that babies born over the weekend in England have a “significantly” higher chance of dying than those born during the week. The research was carried out by the Imperial College London, which found that there were 7.1 deaths per 1,000 babies delivered during weekends. The study took over 1.3million births into […]

Health watchdog reports ‘shocking’ care for vulnerable patients

Posted: November 8, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A health watchdog has uncovered a number of ‘shocking’ care cases, as presented by a recently released report. Healthwatch Oxfordshire produced a report with Age UK, based on 161 patients and 57 staff members completing questionnaires, as well as 6 focus groups and 10 case studies. The report found a number of worrying care cases, […]

Nurse found guilty of manslaughter of boy with down syndrome

Posted: November 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Following an extensive investigation, it has been found that a nurse was responsible for the death of a six-year-old boy whose resuscitation was wrongly called off. Jack Adcock, who suffered with Down’s syndrome, had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia in February 2011. When sepsis was triggered by a bacterial infection, he suffered a cardiac […]

Children’s home proven guilty of drugging with tranquilisers

Posted: October 30, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Former Gravesend Church of England children’s home, Kendall House, is to be subject to an investigation following revelations of forcible drugging of its residents. Following a BBC investigation instigated in 2009, it has been alleged that some residents were drugged up to 1200 times with tranquilisers, anti-depressants and drugs to combat the side effects of the […]

Child cyclist dies after losing control of bike and hitting car

Posted: October 25, 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A seven-year-old girl died in May after losing control of her bike and putting herself into the path of an oncoming car in North Somerset. April Reeves was hit by the car when out for a cycle with her mother in Locking on 28 May. It was heard during the inquest that she “wobbled” and […]

Car crash victim awarded £4m in compensation

Posted: October 21, 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

A man has received a compensation payout of £4million after a car crash in 2009 left him with life-changing injuries. Jack Mitchell was seventeen when he was involved in the car accident. The crash left him with severe brain damage, to the extent that he has been dependent on 24-hour care since. Scans after the […]

NHS 111 ‘dangerously understaffed’

Posted: October 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

A former NHS 111 helpline employer has spoken up about how “dangerously understaffed” the 111 helpline is, with 75% of calls going unanswered as a result. Irsah Tahir had been an NHS 111 call handler in the Derby centre before leaving as a result of the “massive” pressure. She said that the helpline was “swamped” […]

Police custody care has ‘deteriorated considerably’

Posted: October 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that the care of people arrested by Cumbria Police has “deteriorated considerably”. The report made some worrying findings, including the fact that mental health assessments and support for young people and vulnerable adults was not always given quickly enough to those in custody. Cumbria Police Criminal […]