Cardiff Personal Injury Blog
Ambulance service continues to miss targets
Posted: August 28, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The Welsh Ambulance Service has again failed to meet its target of reaching 65% of life-threatening incidents within eight minutes. As a result, the service is encouraging patients to seek other forms of transport to hospital, such as taxi or car. This scheme has already been piloted in south east Wales, with low priority patients using […]
Read MoreMajor increase in injured motorbikers
Posted: August 25, 2014
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
New figures have revealed an increase in the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured on the roads in Wales. Two police chief constables came forward with their concerns about the increase, describing it as a “very real public safety concern”. Figures found that in this year alone, 15 people have died and 72 have been […]
Read MoreDeath prompts ambulance increase
Posted: August 24, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
The death of a young girl in Gwynedd has prompted the ambulance service to reevaluate its staffing levels in rural areas. The six-year-old girl died from chocking while on holiday with her family. The Welsh Ambulance Service sent two community first responders who arrived within 16 minutes – double the eight-minute response time target – […]
Read MoreCare home ‘crisis’ in Wales
Posted: August 18, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A campaigner has called for urgent action to be taken to encourage nurses into Wales’ independent care sector before the situation becomes a ‘crisis’. Mario Kreft, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said that the severity of staff shortages is quickly becoming a ‘crisis’, with the pressure on staff and hospital beds turning into a […]
Read MoreEthnic minorities missing out on care
Posted: August 11, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A cancer charity has revealed that patients of an ethnic minority are not receiving adequate care in Wales. Marie Curie Cancer Care found that factors such as language barriers and dietary requirements were getting in the way of people of an ethnic minority receiving the end-of-life care they require. The charity compiled a report to […]
Read MoreLong hosptial operation waits targeted
Posted: August 6, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The NHS has been ordered to tackle long operation waiting times by prioritising patients that have been awaiting routine treatment for longer than they should have. The official target aims to see more than 100,000 procedures being carried out during the summer months, prioritising those that have waited longer than 18 weeks. There are currently […]
Read MoreAmbulance stuck in pothole with patient for four hours
Posted: August 1, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence Pothole Injuries Road Traffic Accidents
An ambulance in Neath was stuck for four hours with a patient onboard. The ambulance had picked up the patient from a back lane in Neath when it became stuck in a “precarious position” before being hauled free four hours later. A second ambulance came to take the patient to hospital while the ambulance had to […]
Read MoreUnsafe path kills snowdon walker
Posted: July 31, 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
An inquest into the death of a man who after falling 600ft (180m), died on Mount Snowdon earlier this year, has found the unsafe path to be the problem. A coroner wants to significantly improve the mountain’s public pathways that continue to leave “people in peril”. 21-year-old Dylan Rattray had been climbing Snowdon on the […]
Read MoreFootball club admits failures following death
Posted: July 26, 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents Sporting Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
Caersws Football Club has pleaded guilty for the safety failures that led to the death of a 12-year-old boy. Casey Breese had been playing football with some friends when the metal goalpost fell on him and subsequently crushed him to death. The accident happened in July 2011, after which the club initially denied charges until […]
Read More£800k compensation to schoolchildren
Posted: July 18, 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents Finger Injuries Foot Injuries Head & Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents School Accidents
New figures have revealed that in the last five years the local authorities in Wales have paid out more than £800,000 in compensation to injured schoolchildren and legal fees. Successful claimants included one child with a severed thumb, and another that was knocked down by a vehicle driven by a teacher. The amount paid by […]
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