Cardiff Personal Injury Blog

Hospital apologises for mother’s death after caesarean section

Posted: November 9, 2013

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Elizabeth Maddocks died less than 24 hours after undergoing a caesarean section during the birth of her daughter.  Mrs Maddocks, from Wrexham, was not administered with blood-thinning medication for a prolonged period after the operation.  It took hospital staff 12 hours to provide her with the blood-thinning medication, resulting in her suffering deep vein thrombosis […]

Two experienced climbers fall to death

Posted: October 31, 2013

Posted in: Wrongful & Accidental Death 

48-year-old Vaughan Holme and student Jack Hutton-Potts (23) had been climbing the Gauntlet at Gogarth cliffs this summer when they fell over 300ft to their deaths. Mr Holme, from Horsham in West Sussex, was a very experienced climber and was attached to his companion with a rope when he fell, bringing Mr Hutton-Potts down with him.  […]

Four airlifted to hospital after boat capsizes

Posted: October 21, 2013

Posted in: Workplace Injuries 

After a boat capsized off the Gwynedd coast over the weekend, its four crewmembers were airlifted to hospital.  The alarm was raised by a member of public who witnessed the 15-20ft (5-6m) sailing boat overturn close to the shore between Aberdyfi and Tywyn.  After the boat capsized, the four crewmembers – who were all wearing […]

Snowdonia climber loses leg

Posted: October 13, 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries Personal Injury Public Place Accidents 

A rock climber who had been tackling an area of Snowdonia’s mountain range has had to have his leg amputated after a large rock gave way under him, causing him to fall 500ft (150m) onto the A5 carriageway below.  The climber had been with a friend, following a route that began at Pen yr Ole […]

Football club faces charges over death of young boy

Posted: October 8, 2013

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents Sporting Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Managers of a Powys football club have been accused of breaching health and safety laws after a goalpost fell and killed a 12-year-old boy.  Casey Breese from Powys had been playing with some friends on a Caersws recreational ground in July 2011, when a poorly secured metal goalpost fell and struck him on the head. […]

Unannounced hospital inspections for ‘bugwatch’ survey

Posted: September 24, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

After last month saw an outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) at Glan Glwyd hospital, the importance of infection control has been brought to the attention of the Health Board and action is being taken. Since the disastrous outbreak, the Health Board has launched a new “bugwatch” survey, which will take shape through unannounced inspections […]

Extra hours for air ambulance staff save lives

Posted: September 22, 2013

Posted in: Uncategorised 

Since welsh emergency air ambulance crew members have worked longer shifts, a “significant” number of rescues have been successfully carried out that would not have otherwise been attended.  With hours increasing by four hours for each rescue worker, accidents such as early morning and late night crashes, that previously would not have been attended, are […]

Wales sees £800,000 worth of compensation claims for school injuries

Posted: September 12, 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 […]

Lack of brain-injury facilities in Wales

Posted: September 6, 2013

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries 

Experts are concerned that Wales does not have sufficient facilities to cope with the growing number of people suffering disabilities caused by trauma to the head.  Prof Rodger Wood of Swansea University believes that Wales will require at least another four head trauma centres in order to cope with the continuously increasing strain.  His belief […]

GP out-of-hours criticised following death in Carmarthen

Posted: August 29, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence Negligent Cancer Diagnosis Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Peter Tyndall, said that the outcome of an investigation in Hywel Dda Health Board’s service at West Wales Hospital revealed “fundamental failings”.  A lack of basic examination being carried out in the hospital resulted in the misdiagnosis of a patient and her later death.  Glenda Thomas (67) died as […]