A beef supplier has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after worker suffers spinal injury from fall. The maintenance engineer believes he may never recover from his fully from his injuries when the incident occurred in July 2011 at Dovecote Park Ltd. He was replacing a light fitting in a large chiller.… Read More
A Tribunal has ruled that a black footballer from Gillingham FC was subjected to racial discrimination. Mark McCammon claimed that the football club refused to treat him for an injury, docked his wages and fined him for not turning up in treacherous snow conditions. At the employment tribunal he alleged that the black players of the… Read More
The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) data suggests that there is a wide variation in the number of cancer referrals that GPs make in England. The data is described as crude at the moment as it does not account for affluence or the number of smokers in the GP surgery’s area. However, NCIN say that… Read More
Diabetes UK have said that patients with diabetes are at an increased risk of having their foot amputated because of “appalling” foot care in the NHS. Diabetes reduces the amount of blood that reaches the feet which can lead to loss of sensation, gangrene and amputation. The charity says that 84 out of the 206… Read More
In recent years, vulnerable adults with learning disabilities are being subjected to a severely under reported crime. This is been called ‘mate crime’, and can include physical abuse, torture and, at its extreme, even murder. Steven Hoskins had learning difficulties and endured months of abuse from people he though were his friends. He was tortured… Read More
Alan Hansall, Coronation Street’s Tyrone, has told of his difficulty in relating to the storyline of Tyrone being a victim of male domestic violence. Alan explains that in previous storyline he has been able to relate the feelings to his own life, but in this case Alan is lucky to have had no previous experience.… Read More
The NHS is considering whether to make available a drug which promises to transform the lives of cystic fibrosis sufferers, but it comes with a £200,000 per year price tag. The drug is named Ivacaftor, and trials have shown that it can dramatically improve the lives of patients through easier breathing, weight gain and a… Read More
A Surrey based company, Landmark Groundworks was prosecuted to the near death fall sustained by a worker following a construction site accident. Bola Akinola, who was working on the site under sub-contractors to Landmark Groundworks, fell more than four metres when steelwork, that was supporting a concrete floor planks, failed which caused the material to… Read More
A family have waited 9 years for an apology from health bosses for the devastating birth injuries their baby daughter suffered. Lhana Bedoya’s brain was starved of oxygen whilst she was delivered at Watford General Hospital in 2003. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy a few weeks later, is dependent on care for the rest… Read More
A Birmingham based metal recycling company has been prosecuted following an incident where an employee suffers a broken arm at work when it is drawn into an unguarded conveyor belt. The employee was trying to retrieve a piece of scrap metal that had become lodged in the conveyor in April 2010. He initially used a… Read More
