Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog
Sleepy driver awaits sentence after hitting couple on motorbike
Posted: April 14, 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents
Having been found guilty of dangerous driving, Bridge of Allan resident, Christopher Thornton, 36, is awaiting sentencing by Inverness Sheriff Court. Thornton had sent a text message to his partner before leaving Elgin on 23 August 2013 stating that he was “Just leaving Elgin, hopeful of staying awake” and attaching a photograph of four caffeine drinks, […]
Read MoreMountain warnings issued due to adverse weather conditions
Posted: March 31, 2015
Posted in: Personal Injury
People are being warned not to climb any of Scotland’s mountains in the coming weeks unless they are highly experienced and well-equipped. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) warned potential climbers that wind, snow, and freezing temperatures would make walking/climbing potentially very hazardous. MCofS expressed its concerns in advance of the Easter weekend, traditionally one of […]
Read MoreMother wins £5m in compensation for son brain-damaged at birth
Posted: March 26, 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence
A mother has been awarded £5million in compensation after her son was born with severe brain damage following birthing complications. 40-year-old Nadine Montgomery won the compensation over the claim that doctors failed to provide her with proper advice, which could have led to her son having had a safer caesarean birth in 1999. Sam Montgomery, now […]
Read MoreBaby health visits suspended as NHS struggles to fill Islands’ vacancies
Posted: March 15, 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence
Numerous health visiting services on the Western Isles have been provisionally suspended as a result of problems filling vacancies at the Islands’ health board. A spokesperson from NHS Western Isles said that it’s making “every effort” to recruit additional full-time posts in its health visiting team. Services currently suspended include routine postnatal visits, but the spokesperson […]
Read MoreNHS Scotland staff suffer 35,000 workplace injuries
Posted: March 9, 2015
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Workplace Injuries
Recently released figures have revealed that NHS staff members in Scotland have suffered 35,000 injuries at work over the past three years. The figures were released by the Scottish Liberal Democrats, showing that staff had suffered injuries ranging from needle wounds to serious falls, with the figures also covering stress-related injuries. The Scottish Liberal Democrats’ […]
Read MoreA&E time targets missed across Scotland
Posted: March 3, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
Recently released figures show that A&E departments across Scotland failed to meet the national standard in January. The figures cover all major hospitals in Scotland, and show that only 87% of people were treated within the four-hour waiting time target, as opposed to the expected 95%. In the week between 16 and 22 February, 86% […]
Read MoreHospital apologises over elderly patient care
Posted: February 25, 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
The Galloway Community Hospital has apologised after health inspectors raised concerns about the standard of care provided for elderly patients. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) carried out inspections at the hospital in November 2014 and January of this year, and said that very few improvements had been made in-between visits. Following the November inspection, an action […]
Read MoreBoy’s neck broken at same Edinburgh school that crushed girl to death
Posted: February 16, 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Neck Injuries Public Place Accidents School Accidents
A young boy is currently recovering after breaking his neck in the gym hall of his Edinburgh school. The accident happened less than a year after a pupil was crushed to death by a wall at the same school. 12-year-old Alan Ramsay had been swinging on a goal post in his PE class at Liberton High […]
Read MorePensioner hit by car whilst woman was texting
Posted: February 9, 2015
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
A motorist that knocked down a pedestrian in Aberdeen in 2012 has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. 21-year-old Rachel Forsyth, from Westhill, had been accused of killing 79-year-old Lillian Morrison as a result of driving while using her mobile phone. Despite denying the charges, she was found guilty at the High Court […]
Read MoreCoach company to compensate injured pensioner
Posted: February 2, 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents Public Transport Road Traffic Accidents Shoulder Injuries
A coach company has been ordered to pay £10,000 in compensation to an elderly woman who suffered severe injuries after falling on a coach in May 2013. The accident happened after the driver pulled away from the stop before she was properly seated, causing her to fall and severely injure her shoulder. 82-year-old Mary Steel […]
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