Wakefield Personal Injury Blog

Care unit opens to reduce A&E pressures

Posted: April 1, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Following the recent closure of a hospital unit in North Yorkshire, a new 24-hour urgent care centre has been opened to ease pressures. The service, which will cover Scarborough and Ryedale, is for patients who require immediate attention, but do not have life-threatening injuries or illnesses. One centre has been incorporated into Scarborough Hospital’s A&E […]

Patient cardiac arrest after waiting over an hour in hospital corridor

Posted: March 19, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A patient suffered a cardiac arrest after waiting over an hour and a half in a hospital corridor. The hospital was experiencing a time of “extreme pressure” and patients waiting to be seen were asked to wait in the corridors. The patient, who remains anonymous, had been waiting to be seen in the accident and […]

BT worker injured by electrocution wins court case

Posted: March 9, 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

An ex-BT worker is due to receive a six-figure payout after suffering severe injuries from overhead power lines. 55-year-old Ian Andrew Milroy had been checking a fault on a carrier pole in 2009 when he came into contact with a high voltage power line, causing him to suffer a cardiac arrest, brain damage and severe […]

Trips and falls lead to £50,000 injury compensation bill

Posted: March 3, 2015

Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Pothole Injuries Public Place Accidents 

Slips, trips and falls have resulted in more than £50,000 being paid out by Norwich City Council to injured pedestrians. The council blames City Hall budgets, saying that if they continue to see cuts, the pavements will only continue to deteriorate, causing more injuries. Of the 49 claims involving trips or falls in the last […]

War veteran calls for change regarding compensation

Posted: March 2, 2015

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A 90-year-old war veteran has called for something to be done for injured servicemen and women who are being forced to pay for social care through their military compensation package. Thomas King, a Second World War veteran who fought in Burma serving the Queen’s Royal Regiment, recently raised the issue, saying: “I think it is […]

Hospital errors caused stillbirth

Posted: February 19, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Medical experts have ruled that a baby girl delivered stillborn could have been born healthy if there had been no medical errors. The mother was repeatedly turned away from Hull Royal Infirmary during her pregnancy in 2011 and was categorised as a ‘low risk’ pregnancy, despite having suffered a haemorrhage only days before her due […]

Injured veteran’s care costs to be reviewed

Posted: February 11, 2015

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

After Keith Clarke injured his spine from falling through a hatch on a Royal Navy submarine fifteen years ago, the policy of charging injured service veterans for post-injury care is to be reviewed by Norfolk County Council. 43-year-old Keith Clarke suffered the injury while fighting a fire on board the submarine. He was ordered to pay […]

Hospital death rate ‘higher than expected’

Posted: February 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Recently released figures have revealed a ‘higher than expected’ death rate at a Teeside hospital trust. The North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is one of the nine hospital trusts identified as having a higher than predicted mortality rate in the last year. The trust’s medical director, Dr David Emerton, said that it was […]

Hospital disagrees with “inadequate” rating

Posted: February 1, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A hospital has described its recent inspection rating as “unfair”. A healthcare watchdog labeled Colchester Hospital’s medical care and accident and emergency care as “inadequate” following recent inspections. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that problems at the hospital included low staffing levels, low staff morale, and little respect given to dying patients.  Inspectors noted that one […]

GP practices under ‘special measures’

Posted: January 25, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Three GP practices have been placed under ‘special measures’ after the Care Quality Commission discovered “significant areas of concern”. The practices, which are in Liverpool, Greater Manchester, and Reading, could all face closure if they do not improve over the next six months. NHS England is working with the individual practices to help them improve […]