Compensation for forklift truck accidents
Victims of forklift truck accidents can claim personal injury compensation for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused, and claim for losses and expenses too.
It’s a common form of workplace compensation claim, and we’ve helped a lot of people over the years claim damages as a victim of this type of incident. In some cases, the victim can be lucky and escape with minor injuries. However, the force of forklift truck accidents can leave people suffering serious and life-changing injuries.
If you’ve suffered injury and loss from a forklift accident, we may be able to help you.
Police dealing with mental health issues more and more
Instances of the police dealing with mental health issues is on the rise, and it’s an incredibly worrying trend with a dangerous underlying cause.
Information from a damning report has labelled the state of mental healthcare in the UK as a “national crisis”. The lack of funding and resources has led to the police “picking up the pieces” of a broken system.
The government’s austerity measures have been blamed, with the already overstretched police force now having to step in and deal with mental health issues more and more.
Do we know enough about dietary supplement dangers?
A recent study suggests not. Hundreds of dietary supplements reportedly contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
In an age where many are keen to look and feel good, dietary supplements are a common part of modern life. Many people use them specifically to avoid using drugs, but research has indicated some of them contain the very drugs people may be trying to avoid.
There are risks to using such ingredients, particularly when use of them isn’t being monitored. In cases of dietary supplement dangers that stem from a lack of monitoring, it can come down to people simply not knowing.
Ongoing NHS staff problems threaten patient safety
The ongoing NHS staff problems threaten patient safety, and the government need to act to avoid unnecessary litigation.
In an ideal world, we would have next to no need for victims of medical negligence to make claims for personal injury compensation. This can be achieved through a well-resourced and efficiently functioning national health service. But as we continue to see NHS staff problems to the point where it’s being seen as a “national emergency”, we’re likely going to see higher volumes of claims.
It really is a vicious cycle that needs to be stopped.
Cervical Screening Error hits 40,000 NHS patients
A cervical screening error is said to have affected around 40,000 patients in the UK after another blunder resulted in letters not being sent out.
The error included test results not going out to a number of patients, and it’s since been discovered that hundreds showed abnormal results.
The error has been blamed on Capita, who the NHS outsourced this work to. It’s not the first time Capita has been embroiled in blunders surrounding the work they do for the public sector. When it comes to the NHS, lives are literally at stake, and this cannot be allowed to happen.
Maternity unit closures an ongoing concern
It’s understood that a high volume of maternity unit closures are taking place as a result of staff shortages; potentially putting patients at risk.
Figures reportedly revealed that, last year, there appears to have been an alarming number of maternity unit closures caused by capacity issues. Reportedly, almost half of units across the country had to close their doors to new mothers at some point. Some of the units were also closed for longer than 24 hours as well.
An aging population of midwives and staff shortages is being blamed for the problem. When resources are an issue, quality of care can be badly affected.
Serious personal injury claims lawyers
We are serious personal injury claims lawyers. Our focus is on serious and complex legal actions and litigations. It’s one of our primary specialisms.
Selecting the right lawyer to represent you for a serious personal injury claim is important. There are a lot of law firms out there, and you should ensure that you don’t just go for any old lawyer. A lot of law firms largely deal with just straightforward and low-value cases, but you need a specialist lawyer for a difficult or high-value case.
In this article, we’ll give you some key pointers as to what to look out for.
Driverless car accidents pose danger for paramedics
Paramedics are being warned of the dangers of driverless car accidents and how to take care when assisting injured passengers.
Guidance issued by Waymo – a self-driving technology development company – says that paramedics should keep the door of the vehicle open. If they don’t, the self-driving car may drive off while they’re trying to help injured accident victims.
Further guidance also suggests ways of disabling the vehicle to stop it driving off as well.
So, how worried should we be?
eBay and other slammed over fake cancer zapper sales
eBay, Argos and Sainsburys have been slammed over online sales of so-called cancer zapper machines that are deemed to be fake.
The idea that a cancer zapper can cure the life-threatening disease came from a Canadian author who died of cancer. The author reportedly claimed that cancer was caused by parasites, and the use of a zapper could kill the parasites and cure the disease.
Needless to say, this method of treatment has been widely discredited. However, desperate patients have been lured into buying the devices online.
Online retailers and dangerous electrical appliances
According to a recent study, the online retail world is rife with fake items and dangerous electrical appliances. Consumers may be at risk of injury and property damage.
It’s thought that as many as one-in-three consumers may have bought a fake or counterfeit electrical item online. Popular sites like amazon and eBay are said to be full of them.
Third-party sellers who are out to dupe UK consumers appear to be getting away with it. Consumers are at risk of electric shock and fires caused by fake and dangerous electrical appliances bought online.