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You may recall the scandal where imported blood between 1970 and 1991 was found to have been contaminated, leaving thousands of people suffering from lifelong blood borne like HIV and Hepatitis C. According to a recent all party parliamentary report, it is thought that more than 30,000 may have been infected following NHS blood treatment.

Only 6,000 have been identified and the report confirms that over 1,500 were infected with HIV between 1978 and 1985. Now the BBC has reported that three victims have launched claims for disability discrimination for their payments for Hepatitis C.
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Anyone with diabetes who uses insulin pens manufactured by Owen Mumford are being urged to check if their pen is a part of a large scale recall following defects discovered with the products.

The MHRA has published a press release with information which we will outline in this article for you. Anyone who may use these pens must stop using them with immediate effect and obtain a replacement as soon as possible.
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We’ve already started taking on compensation claims for those affected by the Daybrook Dental Practice scandal after sources from the NHS revealed that a whistleblower had uncovered potentially years of poor infection control procedures concerning patients.

Mr D’Mello practised at the Daybrook Dental Practice in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, for a considerable period of time – it is thought that more than 22,000 patients may have been risked to exposure of serious infections like HIV and Hepatitis for more than 32 years.
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There always seems to be some form of controversy surrounding any new iPhone release – but the “bend gate” issue where it is claimed that the new devices can literally bend out of shape in a person’s pocket is definitely one of the bigger ones.

But sources form The Independent report that the iPhone 6 doesn’t just bend, but it can apparently set fire and burn a hole in your leg if it’s subjected to certain degrees of damage.

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Sources from the BBC report that a victim of poor care at Southend Hospital who failed to diagnose her condition has donated large sums of her payout to the same hospital that failed her in the first place.

Victim Jemma Irwin who tragically passed away this month from cervical cancer left several thousands of pounds from her £320,000 payout to the radiotherapy and counselling units at the hospital in a move her mother has described as “brave”.

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As a firm of specialist personal injury solicitors we represent high volumes of workers who need to claim for personal injury compensation for accidents and injuries in the workplace. There are a lot of workplace health and safety regulations that are designed to safeguard workers from being at risk of injury – but when employers fall short, people can claim.

The Derby Telegraph reports of the Staveley firm that has been fined after a worker lost his thumb and had to have it replaced with his big toe.

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More than 1,400 children were abused over a 16 year period in the Rotherham area because police and local government officials failed to stop it. The aftershock from the Jay Report that revealed damning revelations of catastrophic failures on the part of the authorities in dealing with and managing a child abuse scandal on an unimaginable scale is still fresh in everyone’s mind.

Following several key resignations, top politicians, including the Prime Minister himself, have been calling for PCC Shaun Wright to resign as the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner – but he has been digging his heels in and refusing to leave his post.

Media sources have now confirmed that he has finally resigned.

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The Derby Telegraph has reported of a speeding Birmingham driver who killed a passenger in a horrific smash that was caught on CCTV camera. The footage has been released by West Midlands Police after the driver responsible, Saqib Hussain, was sentenced to six years in prison for the death of the passenger in the other vehicle, Noreen Ryan.

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We recently blogged about the victims of an abuse scandal dating back to the 1970’s where five care homes in the Nottinghamshire area were found to have been involved in the abuse of children under their care. At the centre of the investigation was The Beechwood home in Mapperley, Nottingham, and it was confirmed that at least 80 victims had been found.

As ongoing legal battles for compensation continue, sources from the BBC have revealed that the number of homes being investigated has increased from five to 13 homes.
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16 years; 1,400 victims; and an array of councillors, local government employees, and police officers responsible for the neglect of children on a grossly significant scale.

The affects of the Jay Report that revealed more than a decade and a half of child abuse that was allowed to continue despite knowledge of the problem by the authorities and the police is still being felt. New reports from RT confirm that MP’s are investigating police failures given the severity and scale of the scandal where children as young as 11 were intimidated, physically abused, and raped.
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