Cardiff Personal Injury Blog

Mental health patients must receive care closer to home

Posted: February 16, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

In a report published following an Independent Commission chaired by ex-NHS chief executive Lord Crisp, it has been stated that the current practice of mentally ill patients having to travel long distances is unacceptable. It has recommended that from October of 2017, patients with acute mental issues must receive care closer to home. It identified around 500 […]

More cash for brain cancer research e-petition launched

Posted: February 9, 2016

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries Medical Negligence Negligent Cancer Diagnosis 

An e-petition has been started by Maria Lester in an appeal to lobby for more cash to be made available for research into brain cancer. The petition is being supported by Brain Tumour Research and the Leicester Tigers Rugby Club and comes following the death of former Loughborough Grammar School pupil, Michael Smith in November […]

Sir Patrick Stewart attempt to stop A&E closure

Posted: January 31, 2016

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence 

Sir Patrick Stewart has joined in the campaign to stop the Accident and Emergency department of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary being closed down. In proposals health chiefs are considering demolishing the hospital as part of a plan to revamp Huddersfield’s health services. It is proposed that a new medical facility be built in the town, but that A&E […]

Death caused by potential breach of health and safety rules

Posted: January 30, 2016

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A trial is currently underway to look into the tragic death of 62-year-old Philip Ledward from Whitchurch in Shropshire. Mr Ledward, who was working for Arkenfield Stable Hire Ltd, died in November 2011 after being hit by a car whilst helping a lorry to reverse into a yard in the dark.  Mold Crown Court were […]

Child care failings Wales

Posted: January 24, 2016

Posted in: Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Pembrokeshire council is soon to publish a report carried out by the Child Practice Review following the death of eight-year-old Dylan Seabridge in 2011. The report, which was written in 2013, was recently leaked, and concluded that certain laws in Wales surrounding child care needed to be strengthened urgently. Dylan, who died of Scurvy, was being […]

Help for Gulf War Syndrome sufferers

Posted: January 19, 2016

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries 

25 years after the conflict in the Gulf, the Royal British Legion are calling for more help for veterans suffering from so called Gulf War Syndrome. The condition, which is thought to affect around 33,000 former soldiers, includes symptoms such as chronic fatigue, joint pain, memory problems, headaches and sleeplessness. Sufferers have also reported respiratory […]

Consultant misinterprets x-ray

Posted: December 31, 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 […]

Driver sentenced to four-year ban

Posted: December 30, 2015

Posted in: Leg Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A motorist has been banned from driving for four years and given an eight-month suspended jail sentence after hitting and seriously injuring a motorcyclist. 33-year-old Owen Phillips, from Llanfechell, was told by the Judge that he made a “gross error of judgement” when he pulled out of a side road and left a motorcyclist with […]

MoD ‘breaking its own safety rules’

Posted: December 24, 2015

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Two lawyers are to inform MPs that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has repeatedly failed to follow its own safety guidelines on a number of occasions, leading to hundreds of injuries each year for military personnel. The lawyers will tell the Defence Select Committee inquiry that the regulations are being routinely ignored, and, that had […]

Pensioner’s poor care causes death

Posted: December 16, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The family of a pensioner who died after being admitted to a north Wales hospital with an infected wound announced that something went “drastically wrong” with his care. 81-year-old Alan Walker from Flintshire died at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in January 2014 after being admitted to the hospital with a skin infection. Mr Walker had been […]