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Bullet Cosmetic Surgery on the Increase
omen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Associati....
Bullet Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSE
he Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are t....
Bullet Substandard treatment in casualty harms patients
recent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Conf....
Bullet Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billion
igures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing ....
Bullet MP3 players spark compensation worries
esearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing lo....
Bullet Injured worker loses leg
recycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an ....
Bullet Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoax
man has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with....
Bullet Poor patient care remains a secret
onsumer group Which? has surveyed one thousand NHS patients and recorded almost 50 per cent of them were unhap....
Bullet Headmaster fined over pupil's death
he Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising those responsible for the care of young children to ensure ap....
Bullet Payout of £237,000 following accident
former electrician, working for the construction company Laing O?Rouke in 2004, has been awarded £237,000 com....
Bullet British employers should take more care over their employee?s safety
ver one hundred thousand businesses use fork lift trucks and at least one employee is injured every day accord....
Bullet Building company owner sentenced to prison
he owner of a building company has been jailed for six months for two breaches of Health and Safety regulation....
Bullet Wobbly step woman gets £100,000 compensation
lady has been awarded over £100,000 in compensation following a fall outside her home, which resulted in a br....
Bullet Nurse compensated following assaults
staff nurse has been awarded compensation of £21,500 following two assaults by the same patient sustaining in....
Bullet Supermarket chain pays thousands following workplace accidents
wo employees of Tesco have been awarded compensation after suffering injuries following their employer?s negle....
Bullet Work related deaths at five-year high
he Health and Safety Commission has released figures detail the number of employees killed at work have reache....
Bullet Typist wins £484,000 compensation
typist who worked in the Royal Air Force has received a compensation payment totalling £484,000 after her job....
Bullet Rise in complaints against GPs' out of hours care
wo leading insurance companies who provide cover for GPs in England as suggested that the number of complaints....
Bullet GP fails to spot pneumonia
HS chiefs have apologised to a patient after doctors failed to diagnose pneumonia following eight consultation....
Bullet MRSA failings result in hospital warning
ollowing an unexpected visit to a North London hospital by Healthcare Commission inspectors, concerns have aga....
Bullet GMC suspends surgeon
he General Medical Council has suspended a surgeon following a number of clinical negligence claims that have ....
Bullet Toxic substance discovered in toothpaste
he Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has revealed that counterfeit tubes of Sensodyne....
Bullet NHS 24 facing legal action
he family of a teenage girl have this month lodged their intention to sue NHS 24 following a claim that the se....
Bullet Cadbury fined over salmonella claim
he Birmingham based chocolate maker, Cadbury, has been fined £1m for causing a national salmonella outbreak wh....
Bullet Insurance cover warning for those participating in holiday activities
ccording to Dr Foster, demand for personal injury solicitors may increase this summer, as the number of advent....
Bullet Compensation success for employee
machine operator has won a compensation claim against their former employer after he developed dermatitis at ....
Bullet RNID report deafness risk to clubbers
NID report deafness risk to clubbers Following a recent survey by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (....
Bullet Over one million people misdiagnosed with heart disease
study released by the British Medical Journal has made a number of discoveries pertaining to the misdiagnosis....
Bullet Millions in compensation paid to prisoners
he latest figures show that the Prison Service paid £2.5m in compensation to prisoners in England and Wales la....
Bullet Compensation payout after 20 years
ollowing twenty years of fighting for compensation for her brain damaged son, a mother has finally secured com....
Bullet Fighter pilot awarded damages
amages of almost £350,000 have been awarded to a trainee fighter pilot who was injured during a training fligh....
Bullet NHS trusts failing hygiene targets
ccording to a report released by the Healthcare Commission, NHS trusts are failing to meet key targets aimed a....
Bullet Paralysed ex-soldier awarded compensation
claim against the Ministry of Defence has resulted in an accident at work compensation claim for one former s....
Bullet High Court's decision in favour of teenager
landmark ruling at the High Court has brought the right to proceed with a road accident compensation claim fo....
Bullet Contaminated drugs given to sufferers of HIV
rugs used to treat sufferers of HIV have been recalled amid fears they could contain a carcinogenic substance.....
Bullet NHS using faulty pregnancy test
he chance of thousands of women being unaware they may be pregnant is a likely possibility following a revelat....
Bullet Carpet company fined following employee injury
he Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded businesses to ensure that all moving machinery has the corre....
Bullet Record personal injury payout
schoolboy has received a record payout following a car accident, which left him with disabled, and requiring ....
Bullet Fine follows death of driver
oad haulage and steel fabrication companies have been warned of the importance securing heavy loads correctly ....
Bullet Asbestos warning following prosecution of demolition company
ye Valley Demolition Limited have been fined £6,000 and costs of £13,621.49 will also need to be settled by th....
Bullet Contaminated blood being investigated
atients suffering with the blood disorder haemophilia, who were given contaminated blood, have had a boost to ....
Bullet Public transport incidents earn notice from HSE
n improvement notice has been served to Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) by the Health....
Bullet North West preventing slips, trips and falls
ne of the fastest growing industries is in consultation with the Health and Safety Executive to make Call Cent....
Bullet Expensive Police Compensation Bill
n the last ten years, Sussex Police has had to pay out over £1m in compensation for mistakes made by its offic....
Bullet £3m compensation payout for emergency call out
grandmother has been awarded a payout of more than £3m in compensation after a police vehicle responding to a....
Bullet £12,000 for workplace accident
n employee who injured his back at work has been awarded £12,000 compensation. Craig Lewis, an employee at ....
Bullet Company fined following injury on building site
he Health and Safety Executive has again reminded companies of the dangers posed by working at height. The war....
Bullet HSE warning after council fined over boy's death
he Health and Safety Executive has provided a warning to councils about executing its maintenance and repairs ....
Bullet Cadbury faces potential fines over contaminated chocolate
adbury is facing the possibility of infinite fines for selling chocolate which was contaminated with salmonell....
Bullet Compensation claims for sick miners exploited
few unprincipled solicitors would appear to have exploited a scheme for sick miners in England and Wales, a r....