Leeds Personal Injury Blog

Staff shortages in NHS continue to cause problems

Posted: August 1, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Managers of West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven have warned that staff shortages are jeopardising the quality of care being provided to patients.  Earlier this year, numerous junior doctors were withdrawn from the wards due to a lack of senior supervision.  As a result, the gaps have been filled with locum support provided by neighbouring trusts […]

Cash-strapped council pays out

Posted: July 27, 2014

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Public Place Accidents Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

It has been found that over the last three years, an icy car park and an unsafe chair have cost Barrow Borough Council £16,000 in compensation.  The largest of these payouts went to an employee that suffered serious back injuries after sitting for prolonged amounts of time on a faulty office chair. He received £10,780 […]

NHS to pay £75k to nurse

Posted: July 25, 2014

Posted in: Workplace Injuries 

Following an incident whereby an NHS nurse developed OCD after being pricked by a needle at work, the NHS are being forced to pay around £75,000 in compensation.  Alcinda Tobbal had been a trainee nurse at Whipps Cross Hospital when the accident happened, leaving her unable to carry out many of her day-to-day duties due […]

School support worker claims for back injury

Posted: July 16, 2014

Posted in: School Accidents Shoulder Injuries Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

Following only thirteen days at her new job at Rastrick High School, support worker Helen Sloan made a claim of £50,000 for a back injury.  Her injury was caused as a result of pushing pupils around the school in wheelchairs, blaming inadequate training and a lack of risk assessment for her disabling injuries. Her position at […]

Disability campaigner made MBE

Posted: June 23, 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury 

Disability campaigner Miro Griffiths has been awarded with an MBE having fought for disability rights since the age of thirteen.  He was one of many recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, alongside the likes of Stephen Sutton for services to Teenage Cancer Trust and actress Angelina Jolie for campaigning to end sexual violence in […]

Poor training putting lives at risk?

Posted: June 16, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

The NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been warned that gaps in their training for patients with tracheostomies could be putting lives at risk. A tracheostomy is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted into the windpipe (trachea) of a patient to ensure that they are receiving oxygen.  This is used quite often […]

A&E delays persisting problem

Posted: June 8, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A report has found that delays in patients reaching A&E are seriously impacting the North East Ambulance Service.  Within six months of last year there were a recorded 10,599 delays, with 196 being over two hours. This saw paramedics unable to respond to waiting 999 calls alongside a host of other problems.  The report highlighted […]

Road injuries cost council £417,000 in compensation

Posted: June 3, 2014

Posted in: Foot Injuries Pedestrian Injuries Pothole Injuries Public Place Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

Last year alone, Haringey Council paid out over £417,000 in compensation to pedestrians and motorists injured on the borough’s roads.  The figures, which were released by the Liberal Democrats, found that a total of 19 people were awarded compensation in 2013/14, totaling at £417,635.  Haringey Council received 194 claims for personal injury and damage, of […]

£23,000 to teacher who slipped in puddle

Posted: May 28, 2014

Posted in: Foot Injuries Public Place Accidents School Accidents Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip 

A teacher has received £23,000 in compensation after slipping on a puddle of water in a school corridor.  The teacher suffered serious ligament damage in the accident, with injuries to their feet and ankle. The court ruled that the school was to blame for the accident, awarding the unnamed teacher with £23,000 in a taxpayer-funded […]

Cancer surgery team “dysfunctional”

Posted: May 17, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence Negligent Cancer Diagnosis Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A recent report into the deaths of five cancer patients at a hospital in Kent has found that the surgery team was “dysfunctional”. The review of the cancer unit at Maidstone Hospital – carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) – actually took place in October, but has only now been made public […]