23rd January 2014
A farming partnership from Suffolk was fined on January 21st after one of its workers fell from height and was seriously injured. The unnamed Woodbridge resident, who was 67, was…
22nd January 2014
A patient who died after a bowl surgery operation in Basildon Hospital experienced “very serious failings” in her post-operative care, Essex’s senior coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said. Lyn O’Reilly, 57, suffered…
21st January 2014
People should take steps to avoid becoming injured in a slip, trip or fall this winter, an NHS Trust has said. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust said a person’s likelihood…
20th January 2014
A Hull-based vehicle recovery company was fined in a hearing at Hull Magistrates’ Court on January 17th after a worker was trapped under a lorry in an accident at work.…
17th January 2014
A ‘tick-box’ attitude to health and safety and a lack of supervision led to the death of a three-year old girl at a nursery, Leeds Crown Court has heard. Lydia…
16th January 2014
A four-year-old boy who died in hospital was so badly neglected that he had to suck moisture from wet wipes to satiate his thirst, an inquest heard on January 13th.…
15th January 2014
The number of accidents at work firefighters in West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have been involved in has fallen to a 15-year low, a report has revealed. The data,…
10th January 2014
A grandmother died after a feeding tube was negligently left in her lungs, an Inquest heard on January 8th. Adriana Georgiou, 84, passed away on December 15th, 11 days after…
9th January 2014
As many as 400 women could make medical negligence claims against the NHS in what is expected to be the biggest medical negligence compensation suit Scotland has seen. The scandal…
8th January 2014
A voluntary scheme in Exeter could reduce the number of accident at work compensation claims and health and safety breaches in the city. Exeter City Council, the Health and Safety…