Aberdeen Personal Injury Blog

Motorcyclist injured by 4×4 in road traffic accident

Posted: November 14, 2014

Posted in: Hand Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A biker from Innerleithen suffered severe injuries in a motorbike accident when a 4×4 and trailer pulled out in front of him in 2012. 25-year-old Adam Russell had been on the A72 between Peebles and Innerleithen when the vehicle pulled out from a field just past the entrance to Glentress. He broke multiple bones in his right […]

1,700 public service workers attacked in the last year

Posted: October 31, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Workplace Injuries 

New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, a total of 1,700 Fife public service workers were violently assaulted while at work. The figures were released as part of UNISON’s annual survey of violent incidents, showing that in Fife 1,114 health board workers and 586 council employees were affected. It was also highlighted by […]

Public service workers continue to be attacked

Posted: October 28, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Workplace Injuries 

Recently released figures have revealed that violent attacks against public service workers in Scotland only continue to rise. A total of 37,052 incidents of violence were reported to employers this year, a rise of 3,363 reports in the twelve months previous, and an increase of 17,000 from 2006 when records began.  It has been recognised […]

A&E’s patients “are safe” after staff shortage concerns

Posted: October 19, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Following recent concerns about staff shortages at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s Accident and Emergency department, the chief executive of NHS Scotland has stated that incoming patients “are safe”. Last month A&E consultants told bosses that patients could be at risk as a result of the hospital’s staffing shortages, yet NHS chief executive, Paul Gray, said that […]

Inspectors tell hospital to improve standards

Posted: October 14, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

A hospital has been told to improve following a recent inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The investigation was carried out at Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) as part of a routine programme of inspections. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) were told that they had to improve in fourteen different areas following the report. The inspectors found […]

Asbestos firm fined £15k for working without a licence

Posted: October 2, 2014

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Workplace Injuries 

The bosses of a Hove-based firm have recently been prosecuted after they ignored asbestos regulations and removed some of the material from a building without a licence. Asbestos Damage Limitations (ADL) had been refused a licence to remove asbestos after theirs had expired the previous month. When trying to renew it, the Health and Safety Executive declined […]

Investigation launched following farmer death

Posted: September 28, 2014

Posted in: Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A Health and Safety Executive investigation has been launched after a farmer was killed in March. 66-year-old Jim Sharp had been operating a grain auger on Monday the 17th of March when the workplace accident happened. Mr Sharp was well known in the farming community, having been a former convenor of the NFU Scotland livestock board.. The […]

Motorcyclist left with severe brain injuries following car crash

Posted: September 20, 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

An Aberdeenshire man has been awarded compensation after he suffered serious injuries during a crash in October 2011. Graham Clark had been heading home on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road when his motorbike collided with a car. He suffered severe brain injuries and several fractures from the collision, which have since forced him to leave […]

Killed zookeeper’s family demand answers

Posted: September 19, 2014

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Neck Injuries Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The family of 24-year-old zookeeper Sarah McClay has demanded that their questions are answered following her death in May last year. The accident happened at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dulton-in-Furness, whereby Miss McClay was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger. It was heard during the inquest that the tiger had managed to […]

Link found between inmate brain injuries and offending

Posted: August 29, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Head and Brain Injuries Personal Injury 

Researchers have called for more to be done to raise awareness within the criminal justice system of how brain injuries and offending can often be related. Recent reports have found that the level of brain injuries among offenders in custody is far higher than the general population. Research conducted by Tom McMillan, professor of clinical neuropsychology […]