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How much is my injury compensation claim worth?
Published on 13/10/2012
In the UK damages for personal injury claims are intended to enable the injured party to return to the position they were in prior to the injury sustained. That being said, it must first be proven that the injuries sustained and subsequent losses were a direct result of the accident in question. Understanding “How much… View Article
Nuneaton medical negligence – George Eliot Hospital 2011 Performance Indicators
Published on 11/10/2012
Patients who have used the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton are sure to be interested in the 2011 Dr Foster Hospital Guide results, which show that the trust is not performing as well as is to be expected in some key areas. Nuneaton hospital – performance levels are slipping The Nuneaton hospital appears… View Article
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme – defined
Published on 09/10/2012
Introduced in 2005, the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), is a no fault compensation scheme for injuries or illness caused by Service in the Armed Forces. Both the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) and benefits paid under the Armed Forces Pensions Scheme 1975 (AFPS 75), are replaced by the AFCS. Despite this, the WPS continues to… View Article
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Performing Well on Mortality Indicators
Published on 05/10/2012
The 2011 Dr Foster Hospital Guide [why not have a look at my earlier blog entry to find out why we think the Dr Foster hospital guide is so important ] rates hospitals according to how they perform on four important mortality indicators: the SHMI, HSMR, deaths in low-risk situations and deaths after surgery. Out… View Article
Claims for Pharmaceutical Compensation
Published on 03/10/2012
Where you have been prescribed a drug to which you are allergic, you do not need or has been incorrectly prescribed and which causes or furthers health problems for you, you could be entitled to claim compensation for a pharmaceutical injury on the basis that you have been negligently prescribed pharmaceutical drugs – a type… View Article