Birmingham Personal Injury Blog
Care home under investigation
Posted: April 21, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
Amber Valley Borough Council has instigated an investigation following the death of Thomasina Bennet, aged 80, who was found dead underneath a wardrobe in her Care Home in 2012. It has been alleged that a breach in health and safety regulations lead to Ms Bennet being suffocated when a wardrobe fell on top of her […]
Read MoreFood Poisoning in Elton
Posted: April 14, 2015
Posted in: Food Poisoning Restaurant Accidents
Following a staggering 24 cases of food poisoning experienced by customers of The Sutton Arms in Darlington Road, Elton, the pub’s owner, Michael Alan Flegg has today appeared in Teesside Magistrates’ Court where he admitted nine counts of food hygiene offences. Flegg, aged 68 is now awaiting sentencing as magistrates agreed that due to the […]
Read MoreHospital ‘failed’ vulnerable patient
Posted: April 1, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
An investigation into the death of a 95-year-old woman who fell ill in hospital was ‘failed’ by her health trust. It was uncovered that Monica Bridle fell between her bed and the wall of her room at the University Hospital Southampton in 2013, but staff failed to inform her family. Following the incident, Mrs Bridle […]
Read MoreTrips and falls cost council over £50,000
Posted: March 26, 2015
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Pothole Injuries Public Place Accidents
New figures have revealed that Norwich City Council has been forced to pay out over £50,000 in compensation to nine pedestrians who tripped and fell in Norwich last year. The City Council has defended these claims, saying that a general lack of funding is causing these issues. A council spokesperson said that if the City […]
Read MoreUnrequested DNR notice caused death
Posted: March 19, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death
An inquest has heard that NHS staff “played God” when they put a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ (DNR) notice on an elderly man before he died, despite the fact that he did not request one. 66-year-old great grandfather Michael Richardson, from Great Yarmouth, died in James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston, in 2013. He had been diagnosed […]
Read MoreCall for waiting time targets to be downgraded
Posted: March 9, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
Experts have called for the national four-hour waiting time target to be downgraded as it is misleading the health service’s priorities. This proposal came from the Nuffield Trust after the health service endured one of the toughest winters, causing all four parts of the UK to miss the waiting time target. Experts said that because […]
Read MoreFailings responsible for 11 baby deaths
Posted: March 3, 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
An inquiry has concluded that the deaths of 11 babies could have been prevented had it not been for a “lethal mix” of failures at a Cumbrian hospital. An investigation into Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust found that a total of 20 different failings contributed to the deaths of 11 babies at Furness General Hospital […]
Read More1,000 cancelled hospital ops
Posted: February 25, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A hospital in Devon has had to cancel over 1,000 operations due to increased pressures on their service. The hospital has been on “black alert” since January due to an overwhelming demand on its A&E department, a problem that is also being faced at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and Yeovil Hospital in Somerset. Plymouth […]
Read MoreCouncil fined over bin lorry deaths
Posted: February 16, 2015
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents
A council has been fined a total of £120,000 after two women were killed by reversing bin lorries. The first incident happened in June 2010 when a bin lorry reversed on a single-track lane in Grasmere, hitting and killing 54-year-old Mary Cook from Nottingham. The second incident happened in March 2011, killing 58-year-old Dorothy Harkes […]
Read MoreLives saved by ‘special measures’
Posted: February 9, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A recent report has highlighted the number of deaths that were potentially prevented by the ‘special measures’ programme placed on 11 of England’s failing hospital trusts. The report, which was carried out by the Dr Foster data analysis company, looked at the individual failing hospitals identified in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal. The […]
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