Pages On: Hip Injuries
Hip injuries are not just problems for the elderly, damage to our hips can be caused by a myriad of accidents that can leave us immobile for a long time. A hip injury can lead to several other issues for a person, and restrict their ability to live and work. In the worst cases, a hip injury can leave someone wheelchair bound, but even minor ones can leave someone with little-to-no movement for a while. If you’ve suffered a hip injury, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
Consultant misinterprets x-ray
Posted: 31 December 2015
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Medical Negligence
A Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board consultant has been told to “reflect on the case” after he misinterpreted an x-ray of a patient’s fractured hip. The consultant, who remains unnamed, has been told to reflect on his errors after he misread a series of poor quality x-ray pictures. He has also been ordered to provide the man’s wife with a detailed account of his reasoning behind changing his mind at the last minute. The woman, who remains unnamed, complained to the Public Services Ombudsman about the care and treatment…
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North Wales police pay out over £50,000 to officers
Posted: 1 February 2015
Posted in: Finger Injuries, Hip Injuries, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
North Wales police officers have been awarded over £50,000 through personal injury claims over the last five years. The information was gathered as a result of a Freedom of Information request, which found that officers had claimed for incidents ranging from slipping on wet surfaces to exposure to excessive noise. A total of £53,615 was paid out to nine claimants since 2009, with a further four claims still ongoing. The biggest payout was made in 2010/11 to an officer who severely injured their pelvis and hips while carrying out his…
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Wales sees £800,000 worth of compensation claims for school injuries
Posted: 12 September 2013
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
Recent figures have revealed that during the last five years, Wales has handed out over £800,000 worth of compensation to the families’ of children that have sustained injuries at school. With claims ranging from children being pushed into windows (one pupil received a £10,500 payout), to hot food splashing onto pupils (one pupil received compensation of £1,000), the Conservatives’ shadow education minister Angela Burns argues that the compensation culture must stop. Although many of the claims are related to serious injuries, many are purely “ridiculous”, with the clear motive of…
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Women rescued after cries were heard from Snowdon
Posted: 20 June 2013
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A 21-year-old woman is believed to have spent more than 20 hours on a ledge before a café worker heard her cries from the summit of Snowdon. After slipping at the top of the summit and becoming seriously injured, the hiker fell onto a ledge where she is believed to have spent the whole night. With both rib and pelvic injuries, the woman from South Wales continued to scream out for help during the night until a café worker heard her the following day. At a height of 3000ft (90m), a…
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Pelvic and Hip Injuries Compensation
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Personal Injury
If you have been in an accident where you believe you have suffered an injury to your pelvis or hip you should get in touch with a solicitor** based in Cardiff who deals with personal injury claims. They will be able to guide you towards making a successful compensation claim which will help pay for any medical treatment required as well as cover any possible loss of earnings. The amount of compensation you receive will depend on the severity of the injury as well as the situation you were injured…
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