Posts from July 2023
Increase in collisions on rural roads during harvest period
NFU Mutual recently published data showing that collisions between agricultural vehicles and other vehicles are 52% more likely to occur...
31/07/23Ten years on from the deaths of SAS reservists on the Brecon Beacons are heat injuries still a problem in the British Military?
This month marked the tenth anniversary of the sad passing of three SAS reservists on Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - who suffered...
21/07/23Healthcare inequalities among patients with diabetes
In the UK, nearly five million people are living with diabetes and a further five million are at increased risk of developing type 2...
18/07/23Latest CQC inspection finds maternity services at York and Scarborough Hospitals to be 'inadequate'
The Care Quality Commission has told York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust it must make improvements, rating its...
13/07/23North East Ambulance Service needs to ensure transparency following NHS review into claims it covered up errors and withheld evidence following deaths
A review commissioned by NHS England has examined allegations that North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) didn’t disclosed key information...
13/07/23Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Is it fit for purpose?
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) replaced the old War Pensions scheme back in April 2005. It was heralded as a non-fuss and...
12/07/23Cancer charity criticises UK cancer delays and calls for “immediate action”
A recent analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that 180,000 people waited “too long” for diagnosis tests or to start treatment...
11/07/23Cosmetic surgery abroad: Be in the know before you go
Increasingly, our international serious injury solicitors are receiving enquiries from people who are travelling abroad for cosmetic...
06/07/23Asbestos risk to the British Armed Forces
Asbestos is a mineral fibre with heat resistant properties which were exploited extensively in the industrialisation of the 20th century....
06/07/23Major step forward in NHS Group B Strep training
NHS England has published an updated version of their Core Competency Framework, which establishes minimum training standards for all...
04/07/23