Polski Dzial Death rates after surgery double that of recent estimates
National estimates of death following general surgery have been too optimistic, according to the first large-scale study to explore surgical outcomes across Europe, led by Queen Mary, University of London. The study has generated new estimates using a snap-shot of death after surgery in more than 46,000 patients from 500 hospitals in 28 European countries. […]
Blacksmith fined after worker falls from roof
A self-employed blacksmith and fabricator has been fined after one of his employees was severely injured when he fell more than seven metres from a roof he was working on. Martin Mundie, 23, from Aberdeenshire, was part of a team carrying out work at a farm to convert a former pig shed into a workshop. On […]
Law Commission reports on partnership criminal liability
As part of its Eighth Programme of Law Reform, the Scottish Law Commission conducted a short-term project on partnership criminal liability, the results of which have now been published in the Commission’s Report on the Criminal Liability of Partnerships. The project was prompted by the failed prosecution following the fatal fire at the Rosepark nursing […]
Double-glazing firm in court over worker’s ladder fall
The owner of a Blackpool double-glazing firm has appeared in court after one of his employees was seriously injured in a fall from a ladder. The 68-year-old fell nearly five metres and landed on a concrete patio after climbing up a ladder to measure a bathroom window on a house in his village. The employee […]