In the care industry, there is often a lot of work involving moving and lifting patients who are immobile or have difficulties moving themselves. This is still a form of manual handling, and as such, care workers need to perform such tasks in the right way and there is a duty on the employer to make sure it is done right.

So what happens if you are a care worker and you are injured as a result of lifting and / or manoeuvring a patient? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Thanks to a government scheme known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme, you are able to access a government funded compensation payout if you are the victim of a crime that has caused you a personal injury.

Here is a quick “what you need to know” when it comes to applying for compensation from the scheme.

Requirements

The rules that govern the scheme are very, very strict. If there is any element of you or your claim that does not match the scheme requirements, you will probably be unable to successfully make a claim.

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PLEASE NOTE: This is only for general guidance only, and you should always seek proper advice from a qualified personal injury lawyer to accurately calculate your limitation to claim period.

For the majority of cases in England and Wales, you have three years from the date of an accident in which to make your claim for personal injury compensation. What this normally means is that you must either have settled your claim or issued court proceedings before the three year anniversary of the accident.

Three years may seem like a long time, and can even feel like ages away. But it isn’t…

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There can be many hurdles when pursuing a claim for personal injury compensation – the limitation to claim is normally one of them. But victims of gynaecologist Robert Jones known as “The Butcher” who is said to have mistreated thousands of patients at the Royal Cornwall Hospital (RCH – also known as Treliske Hospital) may now be able to access the justice they deserve (Source).

An agreement has been reached with the RCH to lift the three year limitation period which should allow victims that could date back to as early as 1992 to now be in a position to make a claim for personal injury compensation. The agreed protocol is said to be a step in the right direction for helping the victims of medical negligence claims currently being made against the RCH.

Our specialist medical negligence team here at The Injury Lawyers represent countless victims of clinical negligence all on a 100% compensation AND No Win, No Fee basis.

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So you’re travelling along when suddenly some other driver cuts across you from the other side of the road right in to your path and causes a collision. The bad news is that you probably have damage to the front end of your car which will often result in a write off, and you’re probably going to suffer a whiplash injury. The good news though is that you should have a successful claim for personal injury compensation.

So if this has happened to you, we should defiantly be able to help you out with a No Win, No Fee claim – read on for the info you need.
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Concrete can break, raise, and crumble under the stresses of bad weather and pressure from vehicles constantly driving over surfaces. If you drive, you’ve probably seen potholes littered everywhere on our highways, and it’s a mission in itself to dodge them and avoid damaging your car.

But what happens if you’re in a car park and you trip due to a pothole or other defect on the surface? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation from the council or whoever is in control of the car park?

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Working in kitchens, garages, factories, and many other places of employment puts employees at risk of slipping on spilled grease or oil that could end up on the floor. Workers rushing around in busy restaurant areas will often result in spillages on the floor, and factories and garages may also result in spillages generally as well.

So what happens if you slip as an employee on some spilled grease or oil in the workplace? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Walk in fridges and walk in freezes are common in many workplaces, particularly those in the catering industry. They can, for many reasons, be very dangerous to employees, so employers need to take as many precautions as possible to prevent a person from being injured in a walk in fridge or freezer.

If you have an accident in a walk in fridge or freezer, you may be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

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Mats are normally there to prevent hazards – like water accumulating from rainfall at the entrance to a supermarket for example. But mats themselves can be a severe hazard if they are not secure to the ground. If they are loose and on a tiled surface, you could step on the mat and it could easily end up slipping from under you, causing an accident

So if you are the unfortunate victim of stepping on to a mat which is not secure and it has slipped, causing you an injury, do you have the right to make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Here’s a step by step guide on how to start a claim for personal injury compensation with The Injury lawyers!

As a firm of specialist personal injury lawyers with years of happy clients and thousands of pounds in compensation won, we take the hassle and fuss away to make the claims process as easy as possible. Unlike many other traditional law firms, our unique way of working ensures that you get the best payout in the quickest time possible.

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