Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog

NHS Lanarkshire must make urgent improvements

Posted: December 19, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A recent review carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) has revealed worryingly high death rates in NHS Lanarkshire hospitals. The health board has been urged to make drastic improvements as numerous problems have been highlighted by inspectors; including low levels of staffing, poor provision of care and inaccurate patient record keeping. Although inspectors found […]

Lorry driver dies in storm after HGV is blown over

Posted: December 6, 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Yesterday’s (5th December) strong winds saw the death of a lorry driver when his HGV was blown on top of two cars in Bathgate. The storm conditions led to the closure of many public transport links, including trains and buses, and people were warned not to drive. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon and the driver of the […]

Timber company fined over trapped worker

Posted: November 27, 2013

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Hip Injuries Workplace Injuries 

Timber firm, Hunter Wilson Ltd, have been fined £44,000 after one of their workers became trapped in a log haul machine when cleaning. The Gretna-based company admitted to breaching numerous safety regulations and pleaded guilty in March 2011. The injured worker was 28-year-old Steven Cairns who sustained serious injuries in the workplace incident, including a broken […]

Pensioner’s wheelchair fall from medical lift on bus investigated

Posted: November 25, 2013

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Leg Injuries Medical Negligence Public Place Accidents Public Transport 

The Scottish Borders Council is currently investigating why a 75-year-old pensioner fractured her skull when her wheelchair fell from a minibus just outside her care home. The incident occurred on Thursday the 14th of November, and Margaret Bell has remained in the Borders General Hospital since. Mrs. Bell, from Galasheils, was being assisted out of the minibus […]

Aberdeen care home due to close after highly critical report

Posted: November 16, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

After Beach Court — a care home for the elderly operated by Four Seasons Healthcare — was given a one-week window to turn their practices around; a report has found that the conditions have not changed. The Care Inspectorate warned the care home that great improvements had to be made in order for them to remain […]

Fife council fined following chainsaw accident

Posted: November 5, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Foot Injuries Workplace Injuries 

Fife council has received a major fine after janitor Craig Davies lost his toe while chainsawing a tree that had blown down in high winds. The 40-year-old janitor was seriously injured at work after a large branch from the tree fell onto his foot and trapped it against the trunk. Despite three major operations, doctors were […]

Tributes paid 60 years after lifeboat tragedy

Posted: October 27, 2013

Posted in: Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

60 years ago a lifeboat disaster took the lives of 6 men just off the east coast of Scotland — a service is due to take place today to commemorate their deaths. The accident occurred only quarter of a mile from the harbour in Arbroath on the 27 October 1953. The men who died in the tragedy […]

Firm admits failures following River Clyde deaths

Posted: October 15, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

After a tug boat sank in the River Clyde in December 2007, killing three crew members, the owner of the vessel has admitted to health and safety failures. The ‘Flying Phantom’ had been trying to guide a cargo vessel to a dock when it sank directly opposite Clydebank College in West Dumbartonshire. The tug boat […]

NHS nurse mistakes blood poisoning for heartburn

Posted: October 9, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

43-year-old John Willock died after an NHS 24 nurse misdiagnosed him, and instead told him to take the heartburn remedy Gaviscon. He was in fact suffering from blood poisoning. Mr Willock phoned the NHS telephone line multiple times after he fell ill on Christmas Eve 2009. The father of two from Erskine had been delivering presents to […]

String of mistakes by doctor at sick children hospital in Edinburgh

Posted: October 4, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Concerns have been raised over the work of a senior doctor at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, after a series of errors resulted in the poor treatment of three children at the hospital. Dr Kiran Patwardhan was a consultant at the hospital when a 15-month-old baby came in with scolds to the face […]