Personal Injury Claims Bristol Blog

With fears on the rise about the standard of basic nursing care in our NHS, a recent BBC clip followed two retired nurses, Trudy O’Connor and Deborah Harrison, to investigate whether or not standards really have slipped.  Having themselves trained in 1968, they believe that the current level of care is not as high as it was when they were nurses.  One of them complained that when her son was in hospital, he was not washed in nine days, and when there, she also witnessed an elderly patient struggling to eat without any assistance from a nurse.

An 82-year-old dementia sufferer has sustained severe cuts and bruises after falling into an open sewer at her care home in Doncaster. The council has been fined over £7,000 for leaving the 2 meter-deep manhole unguarded at Oldfield House in Stainforth. 

The Cheshire-based Children’s Immunisation Centre – who had been selling separate mumps, measles and rubella vaccines – has received numerous complaints after claiming online that a link was present between the MMR jab and autism.  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told the centre to remove the “misleading” claim from their website, arguing that it “could have caused fear and distress”.

A small fire in the newly opened South Bristol Community Hospital has meant that patients requiring urgent medical advice are being forced to go to their GP, a walk-in centre, or an A&E department.  The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning, which forced staff to cancel and rearrange scheduled procedures and appointments.  A total of 58 patients were in the building at the time when the fire was discovered in a plant room on the roof (04:25 BST).

The beginning of the week saw yet another cyclist killed on a London road where no space is dedicated for cycling.  Only a week today, the day before the accident, tens of thousands participated in the traffic-free RideLondon event to protest the lack of cycle paths in the UK.

Although early onset dementia has only ever been associated with boxing, Dr. Willie Stewart - a brain injury specialist - has revealed a worrying link between the illness and many other high impact/injury sports, including rugby.  A recent BBC interview heard Dr. Willie Stewart discussing research that he had carried out with a former rugby player over the last few months.  He examined tissue sections and discovered abnormal proteins that are usually related to dementia and head injuries.

Steven Bond-Lewis will spend the rest of his life on medication following a serious accident at his workplace.  The metal worker from Hereford was crushed by falling machinery containing molten metal, leaving him with such severe organ damage that he expects to live the rest of his life on medication.

Detectives have released details regarding a recent dog attack that took place on Blackpool promenade.  Lesley Wilson (54) was viciously attacked at around 23:00 BST on the 8th July near the sea wall, in the south side of the popular resort.  Following the attack, Ms Wilson has endured two operations – one being a skin graft.

After the recent death of 21-year-old Matthew Joseph, a warning has been issued regarding the dangers of open-water swimming.  Cumbria’s Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) pleads that swimmers avoid swimming in reservoirs, rivers and lakes.

It has been recognised that over the last five years, more than £150,000 in injury compensation has been paid out to school pupils across Gloucestershire.  With the largest payout standing at £18,000, the council has been forced to look into the underlying cause of such payments.

A sponsored cycle, optional 100 miles or 100km, took place yesterday with the hope to raise money for Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex’s air ambulance service.  Around 100 cyclists will be riding through these counties, hoping to raise more money than the £9,000 raised last year.  The Double 100 Cycle Challenge - the registration of which closed on Friday - was launched in 2012 to help improve the air ambulance service that operates across Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex. 

Around forty people had to be rescued from one of Chessington World of Adventures’ biggest rides yesterday after its electrics failed.  Suspended at 20ft, emergency services reached the theme park an hour after the ride’s breakdown – during which both adults and children were suspended in the air. 

Following a pilot scheme in nine areas, traffic courts are to be opened in England and Wales to allow effective prosecution for minor motoring offences. 

Inspectors for the Health and Safety Exective recently carried out a month-long exercise to improve standards in the construction industry - one of the most dangerous industries in Britain.

The TUC has published an updated version of its guide to workplace safety, entitled ‘Hazards at Work’.

A Portsmouth firm has been fined for safety failings after a member of the public was struck by masonry during unsafe overhead work in Surrey.

An independent review has looked at how cycle safety is considered within the design and operation of construction vehicles within the construction industry.

The Government has marked three decades of compulsory seatbelt use, as the law requiring all drivers to wear their seatbelts came in to force celebrated its 30th anniversary on 31st January 2013.

A study by AXA Business Insurance has revealed that van drivers who drive both a van and another vehicle are more likely to commit traffic offences and have accidents in their van than their other vehicle.