Wakefield Personal Injury Blog

Report reveals NHS is failing vulnerable patients

Posted: October 29, 2014

Posted in: Leg Injuries Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

An NHS Ombudsman report has revealed how vulnerable patients are being failed by the health service. The report referenced three cases where patients had received terribly inadequate care and treatment. The report described the findings as ‘devastating and shocking’.  One example was of a baby who suffered severe brain damage following serious medical mistakes. The baby had […]

Docks worker to compensate injured police officer

Posted: October 27, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Hip Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Falmouth docks worker has been ordered to pay a police officer personal injury compensation after he pushed her when she attempted to break up a fight. PC Anna Fielding suffered a broken pelvis in the incident and was left in severe pain for four months. Jonathan Brealy, a 42-year-old shipyard welder, knocked her to the […]

Motorbike death caused by “not-roadworthy” car

Posted: October 18, 2014

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

After a teenager died in a road traffic accident in August, the man responsible for the crash has admitted to driving a car that was “not roadworthy”. 19-year-old Greg Taylor was knocked off his motorbike last summer after 38-year-old Niall Darvell lost control of his severely damaged car. He pleaded guilty to the death of the […]

Devon councils payout £2.5m to personal injury claimants

Posted: October 2, 2014

Posted in: Neck Injuries Pedestrian Injuries Personal Injury Pothole Injuries Public Place Accidents Spine & Back Injuries 

Figures have revealed that two Devon councils have paid out around £2.5m to personal injury claimants in the last four years alone. The incidents included people tripping on pavements to people falling into a harbour. One of the councils, Plymouth City Council, paid out the majority at £2.1m, while Torbay Council paid out £400,000 to claimants. Both […]

Pelvic fracture woman waits six hours for an ambulance

Posted: September 30, 2014

Posted in: Hip Injuries Medical Negligence 

A 90-year-old woman was forced to wait over six hours for an ambulance to arrive after fracturing her pelvis this month. Barbara Hedley fell in her Norfolk-home, in Beeston Regis, at the beginning of the month, but was given ‘low-priority’ by emergency staff as she was still breathing and conscious. The ambulance service has since apologised […]

Worker wins £40,000 in damages for severe hand injury

Posted: September 27, 2014

Posted in: Finger Injuries Hand Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Tyneside shipbuilder has been awarded £40,000 in damages after faulty equipment caused him to suffer a severe hand injury. 30-year-old Robert Gibbons, from Howden, had been working on a new project with boatmaking firm Alnmaritec Ltd when the accident happened. Mr Gibbons was unable to work for months following the workplace accident in September 2010. Mr […]

Compensation will be paid following car ignition deaths

Posted: September 20, 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents Personal Injury Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

General Motors Co has agreed to payout following the 19 deaths that were caused by a faulty ignition switch. The ignition switch was installed into 2.6million GM cars, which meant the cars could slip out of the “run position”, stalling the vehicles and disabling the airbags. Many safety advocates have criticized the company for only recognising 19 […]

Inmate sues prison bosses for £10k after hand injury

Posted: August 30, 2014

Posted in: Hand Injuries Workplace Injuries 

An inmate at an open prison has sued prison bosses for £10,000 after a bin lid fell on his hand, causing him injury. 44-year-old Alan McAuley claimed that he seriously injured his hand while throwing rubbish away at Castle Huntly open prison, Dundee, last year. It was heard that he had been with another inmate when […]

Ambulance service improvements recognised

Posted: August 29, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A non-emergency ambulance service in Dorset has been applauded for its massive improvements after previously being described as “abysmal”. The service was repeatedly criticised for picking up patients too late, and in some cases, failing to pick them up at all. However, a recent report has made some promising findings. In February the Care Quality Commission […]

Minor injuries unit to close at nights after being found unsafe

Posted: August 27, 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

A Community Hospital’s minor injuries unit is due to close overnight after reports found it to be unsafe and underused. Ilkeston Community Hospital is to be closed between 22:00 and 08:00, after audits showed that the hospital was not safe enough to treat children overnight.   The nurse-led hospital deals with non-life threatening injuries, such […]