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A&E unit supported by councillors
Posted: August 22, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A campaign has started over concerns that Telford’s 24-hour accident and emergency unit is to be closed. The chief executive of Royal Shrewsbury and the Telford hospital argues that it would be unrealistic to keep both A&E units in full operation, while councillors argue that the Princes Royal A&E should be preserved. While the debate […]
Read MoreHistorical abuse at Deeside Community Hospital
Posted: August 17, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
An investigation has been launched at Deeside Community Hospital in north Wales after allegations were made of ‘historical abuse’. The launch of the inquiry has stemmed from an allegation concerning the care of an elderly patient in 2004 at Deeside Community Hospital. As a result of this concern, the standards of nursing care, and patient care […]
Read MoreRNLI open day saves two groups of people
Posted: August 12, 2013
Posted in: Uncategorised
Two groups of holidaymakers, including a six-year-old boy, were rescued by the RNLI: who had been attending an open day at their station at the time of the incident. The seven holidaymakers had been swimming off a Gwynedd beach and had gotten into difficulty because of the severity of a rip current. Luckily enough, due […]
Read MoreAsbestos worker dies on last day of work at site
Posted: August 6, 2013
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure School Accidents Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
James Paul (26) from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, died on his last day of work at a school where he had been removing asbestos, his family said. He was electrocuted when working in a suspended ceiling space at Cwmcarn High School on the 19th of July. It is believed that Mr Paul suffered cardiac arrest due […]
Read MoreSafer roads requested for children in Wales
Posted: July 24, 2013
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
A large group of campaigners are demanding safer routes for children in Wales to walk to school. With figures showing that one third of pedestrian casualties in road accidents in Wales were children; people argue that something has to change. The latest Welsh Government’s statistics have revealed that 295 child pedestrians were injured or killed […]
Read MorePolice officers remembered at National Memorial Arboretum service
Posted: July 23, 2013
Posted in: Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
As a convoy of police motorbikes headed the service of remembrance for lost members of the force this weekend, hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects. Ten officers were mentioned on a roll of honour as they had fatally died within the past year; these officers included PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who […]
Read MoreTwo servicemen die in training exercise
Posted: July 14, 2013
Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
Two servicemen have tragically died after they took part in a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons in Powys. An investigation is currently underway to find the reasoning behind the deaths, but suspicion lies with the temperatures in which the men were training. Another of the servicemen is currently in hospital in a critical condition […]
Read More“Historic Day” for organ donation in Wales
Posted: July 5, 2013
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The health minister has described the acceptance of a new system regarding organ donation as being a “historic day”. A recent vote has allowed Wales to introduce a new ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation, meaning that individuals are assumed to have consented to their organs being donated after death. This ranks Wales as the first […]
Read MoreSpecialist hospital plans in south Wales receive 5,000 opinions in first weeks
Posted: June 30, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
There has been a tremendous public response after controversial plans were proposed to centralise some specialist hospital services in south Wales – health officials describe the public response as ‘unprecendented’. The suggestion calls for a cut in consultant-led hospitals across south Wales, with NHS bosses believing that only a handful of hospitals should provide consultant-led […]
Read MoreOne year of missing ambulance targets
Posted: June 26, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The Welsh ambulance service has failed to meet national targets for the 12th month running. The national response time target for life-threatening calls around the UK is eight minutes – the ambulance service in Wales has failed to meet this now for one whole year. With a target in place that requires 65% of casualties […]
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