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Can I claim compensation for a forklift truck accident?
Published on 18/11/2013
Your employer has a duty of care to make sure that you come to no harm at work and is compelled by law both to carry out this duty and fulfil other obligatory health and safety duties contained in a raft of regulations brought into force over the last twenty years. These were passed into… View Article
I contracted a superbug whilst I was hospital – am I entitled to claim compensation?
Published on 15/11/2013
Being in hospital is stressful enough without discovering that you have contracted a superbug during your stay. Maybe you were not even a patient and you were in hospital visiting a friend or relative when you fell victim to a superbug. Either way, you may find that you are entitled to claim compensation if you… View Article
Compensation claims – dog bites
Published on 11/11/2013
Each year, 6,000 people are bitten by dogs in the UK and receive injuries severe enough to require hospital treatment. A lot is made in the media of attacks in which dangerous dogs with negligent owners result in deaths but in reality these are extremely rare. A report written 5 years ago showed that the… View Article
Whipps Cross Hospital: unclean and unfit for purpose says CQC
Published on 08/11/2013
A Leytonstone hospital has been heavily criticised and pressured into urgent change by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) due to its unsatisfactory approach to staffing, clinical hygiene and care for the elderly. The hospital in question is Whipps Cross Hospital in East London was found to leave floors stained and bins overfull in maternity wards,… View Article
Legionnaire’s deaths result in fine for Basildon Hospital
Published on 28/09/2013
The death of two patients from Legionnaire’s disease has led a court to fine Basildon Hospital in Essex £350,000 after prosecutors highlighted the various negligent actions which contributed to the tragedy. In 2010, James Compton, 74, and Raymond Cockett, 54 were admitted to hospital but contracted the disease during their stay and sadly could not… View Article