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Listeria Outbreak Resulted in Deaths

Listeria Outbreak Resulted in Deaths

Three out of six seriously ill patients died at the Aintree University Hospital and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trusts, following a listeria outbreak. The Daily Mail online has reported that the outbreak has been linked to The Good Food Chain’s sandwich and salads supplied at the 43 NHS trusts in the UK. Some of the […]

Home Lip Filler Procedure Goes Wrong

Home Lip Filler Procedure Goes Wrong

At-home Lip filler procedure sends a Manchester woman to hospital. Before getting a cosmetic procedure, it is important to do your research about the treatment and possible risks. Manchester Evening News reported a story in April 2019 that is a great example of what can happen when you receive subpar service. A 29-year-old Christina Burton […]

NHS Nurse Staged Crash For Cash Scam

NHS Nurse Staged Crash For Cash Scam

NHS nurse staged ‘crash for cash’ scam to receive claim compensation. The term ‘crash for cash’ refers to people deliberately crashing into other vehicles or submitting false accident claims, says RAC. Their goal is to receive as much money as possible from the fraud. These scammers do not only receive money they are not entitled […]

Grandmother Loses All Her Limbs From Paper Cut

Grandmother Loses All Her Limbs From Paper Cut

Grandmother had all four limbs amputated after contracting sepsis. Sepsis can often develop from the smallest of things. A simple paper cut can result in infection and could lead to amputation. In 2018, 54-year-old’s Marguerite Henderson from Fife, Scotland contracted sepsis from a paper cut, reported the Mirror. On 25 February 2018, the 54-year-old cut […]

Two Employees Suffered Serious Accidents at Work

Two Employees Suffered Serious Accidents at Work

Repeated incidents of workers’ injury can often occur when a company neglects to improve their safety measure, even after one accident has already taken place. Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) press release about a joinery exposes a company that did not take the safety of its employees seriously enough. Flory Works Limited had two separate […]

Accident at Work Led To Devastating Injuries

Accident at Work Led To Devastating Injuries

An accident at work led to devastating injuries for a worker. On 10 February 2017, an employee of Aylescott Feeds and Driers Ltd needed to unblock a feed pellet press. He first turned it off before attempting to unblock it, when suddenly the machine started up again. As a result, Ross Standen’s hand caught in […]

Recycling Firm Fined Over Employee Death

Recycling Firm Fined Over Employee Death

Liverpool recycling company fined £120,000 after death of their employee. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a press release after an employee of a Liverpool recycling company was crushed to death at work. On 24 May 2017, Centriforce Products Limited of Errington Works, Derby Road, Bootle received a delivery of waste plastic bales. […]

Employee Sustained Serious Injury at Printing Company

Employee Sustained Serious Injury at Printing Company

Employee sustained a serious injury at a tinplate printing company. Accidents at work are not rare and can often lead to serious injuries. One such case can be noted on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website. On 19 June 2017, a Tinmasters Swansea Limited’s employee was working at Afon Works, Bryntywod, Swansea. Whilst attempting […]

Construction Worker Suffers Serious Injury

Construction Worker Suffers Serious Injury

An employee of a construction company experiences serious injury at work.   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website features another incident of a serious injury at work in their May 2019 press release. The incident happened on 2 May 2017, in Louth, Lincolnshire. A Foundations and Buildings Ltd’s employee was constructing the roof of […]

Many Hospitals Not Meeting A&E Targets

Many Hospitals Not Meeting A&E Targets

Many hospitals do not meet the 95% target of treating A&E patients within the four-hour period. Recently revealed statistics reported in a Daily Mail Online article have shown that English hospitals only manage to see about 84.2% of their patients in the A&E four-hour time limit. This makes it a lowest figure yet. February 2019 […]