Sheffield Personal Injury Blog

Funding for servicemen that struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder

Posted: August 17, 2013

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries 

£30,000 of funding has been given to a charity that supports Wiltshire servicemen who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The charity provides support to those who are injured, wounded or sick as a result of their service. They assist the service personnel, veterans and their families, who are enduring post trauma recovery. Post-traumatic stress disorder is […]

NHS Trust continually breaches waiting time target

Posted: August 13, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust is undergoing investigation for continually breaching the NHS’s target waiting time for accident and emergency patients. The NHS has a strict guideline that encourages all A&E patients to be seen within 4 hours of their arrival, which The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust is failing to meet. With hospitals under the […]

Owners of killer dogs now face life sentences

Posted: August 6, 2013

Posted in: Animal Attacks Wrongful & Accidental Death 

After new proposals have been put forward in England and Wales, the owner of a dog, which has attacked and killed, will face a life sentence in prison. This newly suggested sentence will replace the max 2 year imprisonment that dangerous dog owners currently face. The government proposal includes numerous sentencing options for a fatal dog […]

Woman’s head injured after lightning struck home

Posted: July 25, 2013

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Personal Injury 

A woman sustained serious personal injuries after lightning struck her home in Stoke-on-Trent, causing her ceiling to collapse in on top of her. The whole family was in the house at the time, on Glover Street in Birches Head, when emergency services were called. Firefighters believe that lightning must have struck the house’s television aerial, causing […]

Asbestos delays Tyne pedestrian tunnel revamp

Posted: July 23, 2013

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Industrial Deafness and Disease Mesothelioma 

A major revamp of the Tyne pedestrian and cycle tunnel has been delayed as asbestos must be urgently removed from the ceiling of the tunnels.  The Grade 2 listed structure closed in May for what was believed to be a year-long project, which will now take longer.  Despite the fact that engineers were aware of […]

Builder prosecuted after putting his son at risk

Posted: July 17, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries 

A builder has been prosecuted after he took his 10-year-old son onto unsafe scaffolding when working on a property in Merseyside. The 51-year-old man – who cannot be identified – has been prosecuted with community service following the incident. The Health and Safety Executive witnessed the incident, photographed it and raised it as a case. After the […]

Alternative method in staffing ambulances

Posted: July 8, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Kent and Sussex are piloting a new method to more effectively staff ambulances. As of today, Monday 8 July, Kent and Sussex emergency services are staffing their ambulances with support workers instead of paramedics to help move patients to hospital. The NHS Trust believes that this will help free up paramedics to deal with emergencies. Emergency-care […]

NHS Direct pulls out of Cornish NHS 111 helpline

Posted: June 30, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

NHS Direct has pulled out of their contract to manage the emergency service phone-line in Cornwall due to being ‘financially unstable’. Expected to start in the Duchy in May, concerns were raised regarding the quality of the service, and was therefore delayed. NHS 111 is a free service for people in urgent, but not life […]

Boy falls through roof of Rank Hovis Mill factory

Posted: June 28, 2013

Posted in: Falls from Heights Personal Injury Public Place Accidents 

A teenage boy fell through the roof of a disused Rank Hovis Mill factory in Ramsgate yesterday, and is now critically ill in hospital. Thought to be 13 years old, the boy and his friend had been playing on the roof of the disused building when the roof gave way under his feet. He was taken […]

Raver bitten by police dog

Posted: June 17, 2013

Posted in: Animal Attacks 

Around 150 people attended an illegal rave over the weekend, causing police to try to shut down the organised event.  The rave was held on private woodland near the town of Bourne where 2 attendants were arrested for possession of drugs and being unsafe to drive. One attending raver got too close to one of […]