Sheffield Personal Injury Blog

Man banned from owning dogs after attack

Posted: June 29, 2015

Posted in: Animal Attacks Hand Injuries 

A man from Northampton has been banned from owning dogs after his Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross seriously injured another dog and its owner. 29-year-old Aaron Evans had tied the dog up in his garden on the 28 March when it managed to get free and jump the fence. On the street there was a man […]

Woman wins compensation following negligent gynaecology surgery

Posted: June 25, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

A mother-of-three is one of the first women to be awarded compensation following the negligent operations carried out by gynaecologist Rob Jones. Claire Hill is the first of potentially hundreds of female patients to win damages against Mr Jones after she was left incontinent for two years following a botched operation. It was heard that […]

Ambulance service continues to miss targets

Posted: June 24, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

The East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) has missed its target of reaching the highest priority calls for the fifth year running. It was found that only 71.6% of Red 1 calls, which involve life-threatening emergencies, and 70.2% of Red 2 calls, which include severe breathing difficulties, were responded to in 2014/15, missing the target of […]

Nuclear submarine base warned over staff safety

Posted: June 9, 2015

Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries 

A naval base has been threatened with legal action over a number of safety breaches, including a worker receiving a dose of radiation. Devonport naval base is responsible for refitting Britain’s nuclear submarines, but has been found to be “below standard” for its safety procedures, according to a recent report by the Office of Nuclear […]

Double amputee wrongly funded her own care following council dispute

Posted: May 31, 2015

Posted in: Leg Injuries Medical Negligence 

A mentally ill woman, and double amputee, was forced to fund her own care for more than fourteen months following a funding dispute between the council and her local health trust. The woman, who remains unnamed, was left “house-bound, isolated and depressed” following a dispute between Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Health and Social Care […]

Pupil wins £250,000 in compensation for serious injury

Posted: May 29, 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries Personal Injury Public Place Accidents School Accidents 

A Leicester pupil has been awarded £250,000 in compensation after suffering life-changing injuries. Details of the payout made by Leicester City Council were released following a Freedom of Information request. However, the authority has declined all further comment and it is therefore unclear who the child was, how old he or she was, what school […]

Mother takes legal action against bus firm for serious fall

Posted: May 27, 2015

Posted in: Bus Accidents Public Transport Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Spine & Back Injuries 

A mother-of-three is taking legal action against the bus company Arriva after injuries left her housebound. 47-year-old Anne-Marie Lee boarded an Arriva bus on 25 February when it suddenly jolted before she was able to sit down. She suffered a serious fall which left her with life-changing injuries. Ms Lee was immediately taken to Whiston […]

Girl with cerebral palsy wins over £10m following hospital failings

Posted: May 16, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

An 11-year-old girl has been awarded over £10million in compensation following birthing complications that left her severely disabled. The girl, who remains anonymous, suffered a respiratory collapse only minutes after her delivery at Malton Hospital in 2003. The nearest general hospital, York, was forty minutes away and ambulance staff were unable to get her there […]

Mother who’s baby died in hospital gives evidence against midwife

Posted: May 2, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The mother of a baby who died shortly after birth at Barrow’s Furness General Hospital in 2004 has described how the treatment she received by midwife, Marie Ratcliffe, was one of the “most heartbreaking” ordeals she ever had to deal with.  Lesley Bennett, whose baby Elleanor died 27 hours after being born, informed the hearing […]

Former breast cancer nurse undergoes ‘horrendous’ mixed-up procedure

Posted: May 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence Negligent Cancer Diagnosis 

Diagnosed with aggressive grade three breast cancer requiring immediate surgery, former breast cancer nurse, Elizabeth Dawes aged 39 from Stafford, elected to undergo the procedure in an attempt to eradicate the disease. Four days after her invasive surgery, and facing the prospect of a course of chemotherapy, directors at the New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton informed […]