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NHS staff shortages costing £1.5bn in temporary staff

the nhs may be heading for a summer crisis!

According to recent research conduct by the Open University, NHS staff shortages are apparently costing the taxpayer around £1.5bn a year in temporary staff.

With the Royal College of Nursing saying there’s around 40,000 nursing vacancies, and widespread shortfalls in staff across the country, the cost of plugging the rota gaps is putting an even greater financial strain on the NHS funding situation. It’s thought that around half a billion pounds could be saved if these shortages were plugged with permanent staff instead of temps.

This all makes for worrying reading.

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Posted by Matt on August 16th, 2018 and was updated on August 13th, 2018 in the following categories: Medical Negligence News

Accident advice today for a personal injury claim

If you need specialist and expert accident advice today for a personal injury compensation claim, our team are ready to assist you.

With decades of experience and millions recovered in damages for Claimants across the UK, it’s not only expertise you get with us, but it’s a fast and accessible service as well. There are many ways you can get in touch with our team for the advice you need, and we have a huge amount of flexibility in terms of when you can speak to us as well.

If you’re in need of accident advice today, we can help.

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Posted by Matt on August 9th, 2018 in the following categories: Compensation Advice Injury Claims Advice Lawyers Surgery

Stagecoach self-drive bus tests to go ahead

confusion over compensation for self-driving car accidents

Stagecoach self-drive bus tests are set to go ahead in depots as the company makes the move toward autonomous vehicles on UK roads in the near future.

With bus accidents already being a common type of personal injury claim that people need to make, our worries are that the Stagecoach self-drive vehicle move may pave the way for a bigger focus on technology that has already resulted in accidents and fatalities.

Clearly, self-drive technology isn’t ready, but the long-term worry is whether it will ever be truly ready, and what happens to those who fall victim to accidents where the creases of the system are being ironed out.

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Posted by Matt on August 2nd, 2018 and was updated on July 30th, 2018 in the following categories: Technology

Warnings over ‘toxic’ slime borax ingredient

Warnings have been issued over a ‘toxic’ slime borax ingredient that children may be being exposed to unsafe levels of.

The popular children’s slime toys have been tested by consumer group Which? and the results are worrying.

They tested 11 of the most popular children’s slime toys and found that eight of them contained levels of boron – a chemical in borax – that were above recommended safety levels. It’s understood that the ingredients lists may simply say ‘contact lens solution’ which contains borax, the levels of which are not actually listed.

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Posted by Matt on July 27th, 2018 in the following categories: Child Compensation Claims Claims Product Liability Claims

Is No Win No Fee real?

Most people have heard of it, but the question on the lips of many who find themselves suddenly needing to make a claim for personal injury is this: is No Win No real?

The good news is that we can assure you that it is real.

Perhaps the easiest way to answer this question in further depth for you is to take you through some information about why we offer it, how it works and what we expect if a case does actually go on to lose.

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Posted by Matt on July 19th, 2018 in the following categories: No Win No Fee Claims

The Injury Lawyers home visit service

The Injury Lawyers home visit service is available for clients who claim with us and who are eligible for a home visitation with our experienced legal team.

If we’re prepared to take your case forward using our No Win, No Fee service, you may be eligible for a home visitation, depending on the nature of the accident you have had and the injuries you have sustained.

The best way to find out if you qualify for the Injury Lawyers home visit service is to contact us on 0800 634 75 75. Below is a little further guidance for you.

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Posted by Matt on July 13th, 2018 and was updated on July 16th, 2018 in the following categories: 100% Compensation 4U Accident Abroad Claims Articles Compensation Advice Medical Negligence

The Serious Injury Solicitors you need

The Injury Lawyers are the serious injury solicitors you need. A large proportion of the people we help for personal injury cases are for serious injury claims.

In fact, for our size, we have a lot more serious injury victims claiming with us than some other law firms.

If you have suffered a serious injury, you must instruct specialist serious injury solicitors to make sure that the claim you make is pursued in the right way that has your interests at heart at all times. There are a number of things you need to ‘check-off’ when searching for serious injury solicitors, and we’ll outline some of them below.

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Posted by Matt on July 4th, 2018 and was updated on June 30th, 2018 in the following categories: Compensation Advice

450 Gosport Hospital deaths caused by opioid policy

According to the findings of an independent report, more than 450 Gosport Hospital deaths were caused by an opioid policy where patients received unnecessary medication.

Dr Jane Barton, a GP who worked at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital for more than 12 years, has been linked to the 456 deaths that took place in the 1990s as a result of life-shortening diamorphine; otherwise known as heroine.

Despite warnings from nurses working at the hospital, the dangerous opioid-use policy was reportedly in place for years. Consultants and other healthcare professionals are also being blamed for failing to speak out when there was clear evidence of malpractice; including pharmacists who would have known by the levels and nature of the drugs being used that something wasn’t right.

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Posted by Matt on June 26th, 2018 in the following categories: Medical Negligence News

Millions at risk of dementia from drugs

According to a recent study, millions of people are at risk of dementia from drugs used to treat conditions like depression, incontinence and Parkinson’s disease.

The study findings indicate that the risk of developing dementia could be increased by a third later on in life when patients are taking certain types of medications.

Millions may be affected by prescriptions of anticholinergic medications that are used to control muscle contractions or help with mental health condition that are thought to potentially increase the risk of impaired memory functions later on in life.

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Posted by Matt on June 21st, 2018 in the following categories: Medical Negligence News

Breast cancer screening scandal update sent to parliament

A statement with a breast cancer screening scandal update has been sent to parliament by Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, last week.

It’s understood that some 450,000 women never received their appointment, and in the latest update, Mr Hunt confirms that almost 270,000 women have now received appointments.

Mr Hunt also suggests that the NHS is on track to have the full schedule of screening completed by the end of October this year.

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Posted by Matt on June 14th, 2018 in the following categories: Medical Negligence