Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog
How many of us actually experience accidental awareness during anaesthesia?
Posted: September 23, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A study carried out earlier this year has revealed that more of us experience accidental awareness under general anaesthetic than first thought. The national data — based on an audit for the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland — uncovered that around 15,000 patients had proven to their […]
Read MoreNursing home investigated following four deaths
Posted: September 19, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
An Edinburgh nursing home, Pentland Hill, is being investigated after four of their residents died in the last few months. Police Scotland were first called to the home in July when a 67-year-old woman died suddenly, but soon discovered that the problem was far greater than first anticipated. Inspectors discovered that the home was battling some […]
Read MoreNHS Lothian fined following patient attack on staff member
Posted: September 12, 2013
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Employer Negligence Head and Brain Injuries Workplace Injuries
NHS Lothian pleaded guilty last week to two charges of employer negligence after one of their nurses was violently attacked by a schizophrenic patient in March 2009. The nurse had thirty years of experience with difficult patients and managed to break free, but sustained injuries to her head after the patient ripped out her hair and […]
Read MoreSwinney to make statement regarding Super Puma crash
Posted: September 4, 2013
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
While the reason for last month’s Super Puma crash continues to be investigated, Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney is due to make a statement at Hollyrood. Twelve days after the crash occurred — killing four people off Shetland — Mr. Swinney is expected to offer condolences to the families of those killed in the accident. As […]
Read MoreTribute paid to Shetland helicopter crash victims
Posted: August 27, 2013
Posted in: Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
The family of Gary McCrossan (59) — one of the four who died in the Shetland helicopter crash on Friday — has released a statement paying tribute to him. Described by family members as being “a fun, loving guy who was full of life”. His family and the families of the other crash victims — […]
Read MoreTom Gadsby dies competing in horse trials
Posted: August 21, 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury Sporting Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death
26-year-old Tom Gadsby died on the weekend while competing at The Somerford Park international horse trials in Congleton. The young rider from New Zealand took a fall on the final day of the event during the cross-country, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Olympic riders and eventers from all around the world attended to compete […]
Read MoreCrown office wants firmer conviction for cyclist killer
Posted: August 13, 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
Gary McCourt’s driving has caused the deaths of two cyclists, twenty years apart, which the Crown Office feels should be punished with a less ‘lenient’ sentence. Following a previous conviction for causing death through reckless driving, the Crown Office argues that he should be banned from driving for life and should receive a prison sentence. Gary […]
Read MoreIncreasing complaints against Scotland’s doctors
Posted: August 11, 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The General Medical Council (GMC) has newly published figures that reveal a drastic increase in complaints issued against doctors practising in Scotland. The GMC’s figures disclosed an increase in serious complaints between 2007 and 2012 — with 69 cases being recognised in 2007, and 126 last year. The figures were published after Conservative MSP Mary Scanlon […]
Read MoreDisciplinary action for doctors who fail to meet hand washing standards
Posted: August 4, 2013
Posted in: Food Poisoning Medical Negligence
The Scottish Conservatives argue that NHS doctors who fail to meet hand-washing standards should receive disciplinary action. After recent figures found that around one in ten doctors failed to meet hygiene standards, health spokesman and the Scottish Conservatives’ deputy leader, Jackson Carlaw, argued that more needed to be done. Bacteria on our hands: An average person’s […]
Read MoreLegionnaires’ outbreak in Edinburgh cost NHS £750,000
Posted: July 24, 2013
Posted in: Industrial Deafness and Disease Personal Injury Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
After Edinburgh saw an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed four people last year, a report has unveiled the overall cost to the NHS — £750,000. Despite the fact that the root cause of the viral spread has not yet been pinpointed, the death of these four individuals prompted an NHS payout to cover further […]
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