Polski Dzial Improving Motorway Safety for Learner Drivers
The UK Government has announced that learner drivers will soon be able to have lessons on motorways with an approved driving instructor in a dual control car. The change is due to be introduced next year in an attempt to improve road safety. The Government says that allowing learner drivers onto motorways will provide a […]
Childbirth Failures Still Dominate NHS Compensation Bill
A new report has revealed that hundreds of babies are left brain-damaged each year in England because the NHS does not learn from its failures. According to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the number of compensation claims for cerebral palsy and brain damage sustained at birth has barely changed since 2006/07. Obstetrics claims […]
HSE Releases Annual Workplace Fatalities
There were 142 work related fatalities between April 2014 and March 2015 (a rate of 0.46 fatalities per 100,000 workers), according to provisional annual data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This compares to last year’s all-time low of 136 (0.45 fatalities per 100,000 workers). The statistics apparently confirm the UK to be […]
Report Published into Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry
The recently published Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report has revealed that 143 patients tested positive for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at the hospital during the period January 2007 to 31st December 2008, and CDI was a factor in the deaths of 34 of those patients. The report identifies a number of failings, including: The report […]
European Action to Improve Patient Safety
The European Commission has recently published details on how the Commission and EU countries are addressing the challenge of patient safety. The release includes information on progress made since 2012, and outlines the barriers that need to be overcome to improve patient safety as foreseen in a Council Recommendation of 2009. The information highlights that […]
Fall in workplace compensation claims
Workplace compensation cases have fallen by more than 50% in the last decade, according to a new joint report by the TUC and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). It is common to hear stories that the UK is rife with a compensation culture and is becoming risk averse as a result of compensation […]