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In the wake of recent updates from the MHRA surrounding alarming numbers of injuries and fatalities caused by the improper use of hoists, wheelchairs, and supportive seating, a manufacturer has changed the design of a carabiner used for its Birdie Lifters following reports of dangerous occurrences.

A field safety notice was issued in February and the MHRA reported the design change and the action to be taken in a bulletin published yesterday.
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This isn’t the first time there have been safety warnings surrounding the correct use of safety belts and posture belts for supportive seating, wheelchairs, hoists, and other assistive care equipment. Once again the MHRA has issued warnings to ensure that these belts are being correctly used because they pose a serious risk of injury and death when used incorrectly.

This new announcement posted yesterday warns again of the risk when the belts are not fitted or adjusted properly, and it’s important for victims to know their rights
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Whilst we know that the NHS system throughout the entirety of the UK is currently fighting one heck of a battle amid growing austerity cuts and understaffing, NHS Wales has been a focal point in recent news following a series of situations they have been facing.

News from the BBC confirms that NHS Wales missed its accident and emergency waiting time target by a considerable margin amid separate recent claims that they are at “crisis point.”
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According to sources from the BBC, a call for action to reduce the number of children with type 1 diabetes being admitted to hospital in Wales is required following significant rises in the number of admissions.

Following a recent study by several Welsh universities, children under 15 are five times more likely to need hospital care than non-diabetic children in Wales.
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced the launch of a call for evidence in relation to oral hormonal pregnancy tests (HPT’s) like Primodos and their links to birth defects. HPT’s are no longer in use here in the UK (as well as many other countries) since the 1970’s following concerns over side effects in children.

The Injury Lawyers, as a law firm with decades of experience in representing victims of negligence, have welcomed the launch of the investigation.
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The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has set up a compensation fund for victims of skull surgeon Roger Bainton who used an experimental bone substitute and performed unnecessary treatment on patients, the BBC has confirmed.

Mr Bainton was suspended in 2013 and 88 cases were investigated with the General Medical Council finding at least 18 cases of people being harmed.
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The government have released details of an investigation in to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust where the deaths of mothers and babies have been attributed to failings at the maternity units.

The investigation found several serious failings, labelling the maternity ward at Furness General Hospital as “dysfunctional” in this latest damning report in to NHS quality of care.
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A lot of the medical negligence claims we represent clients for, come down to a medical professionals failure to diagnose and / or treat a patient; or a failure to refer to a specialist. Delays that can be caused can result in undue suffering and sometimes serious complications.

In a news article from the BBC, the family of a patient who died after medics allegedly failed to treat her adequately following major heart surgery have been awarded compensation from the University Hospital of Wales.
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The BBC have shown footage of a manhole that explodes just seconds after a young child and two adults have walked passed it.

The disturbing footage shows the moment the manhole cover bursts open, propelling the cover and surrounding material around the area. Thankfully the child was not directly in the line of fire and the footage appears to show no signs or injury or harm being caused; although the incident itself is highly alarming.
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It’s actually a bit of a grey area in law when it comes to the duties of a bus driver to wait for passengers to be seated before setting off. In a news report from the BBC, a pensioner in Scotland has been awarded £10,000 in Court after she fell and inured her shoulder on a McGill’s coach in these exact circumstances.

So let’s have a look at the details of this one.
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