October 8th, 2009
A woman has claimed that her unborn baby’s death was caused by a delay in getting her to hospital.
Toni Dinan, 26, was found by paramedics at her home after suffering a ruptured placenta. They radioed to see if she could be taken to Scarborough Hospital, but were told that no beds were available and that she should be driven to Hull Infirmary.
The unborn baby died during the extra 20 minutes it took to get there and Ms Dinan has now lodged a complaint with the Health Service Ombudsman about the treatment she received.
"I am blaming the hospital, I am blaming the NHS. If they had the right number of beds … we would not be having this problem and probably my baby would be here now," she commented.
A spokesperson for Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust said Ms Dinan was taken to Hull because it had better facilities for dangerously ill babies.
Anyone who experiences a stillbirth after what they believe to be sub-standard care may be eligible to make a claim for compensation and should seek the advice of an experienced solicitor.
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October 7th, 2009
A man who sustained a serious injury at work is to receive £25,000 in compensation from his former employer.
The 32-year-old victim, who cannot be named, was working in a steel factory in Yorkshire when the accident happened.
He had been helping a crane operator to move pieces of steel when the load suddenly shifted and fell.
The heavy steel landed on the man’s foot, crushing it badly. He had to take seven months off work and now has limited movement in his ankle and foot, meaning that he can no longer play football or run.
He took legal action against his employer, who admitted liability and agreed to a compensation payout.
Employers have a duty of care towards their workers which means they must reduce the likelihood of injury by eliminating hazards where possible. If this does not occur, people who are injured may be eligible to claim compensation, as was the case here.
Tags: Crane Operator, Duty Of Care, Heavy Steel, Likelihood, Limited, Seven Months, Steel Factory, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Man
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October 6th, 2009
A family is taking legal action against the bosses of a hospital in Leeds after an incident in which a woman died during surgery.
Christine Tunnicliffe, 63, was admitted to Leeds General Infirmary in May 2007 after complaining of stomach pains, the Yorkshire Evening Post reports.
She was put onto a ventilator and taken in for an exploratory laparotomy. However, she continued to experience problems after the operation and was examined again the following day.
It was only then that a six-centimetre tear in her windpipe was discovered that was likely to be the result of the anaesthetist having to make three attempts to put her breathing apparatus in.
Ms Tunnicliffe died ten days later and her family said they are "astounded" that the tear was not noticed sooner.
"We truly believe this contributed to our mother’s sudden death," said her daughter Lynne Bradshaw.
The family is now taking legal action for clinical negligence against Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
An exploratory laparotomy is the medical term for surgery performed on the abdomen using a full-sized incision, rather than a minimally invasive approach.
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September 9th, 2009
The family of a former miner have been awarded £85,000 in compensation after he died of a work-related lung disease.
Roy Gamble died of lung cancer at the age of 73 in 2005, 21 years after ending his career in Yorkshire’s coalfields
Doctors said he had developed cancer as a result of silicosis, which prompted him to pursue a compensation claim against his former employer British Coal in 2003, reports the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Mr Gamble asked his daughter Linda to continue the claim after he died and her efforts to secure a settlement have now proved successful.
It was finally accepted that exposure to silica dust in the pits was the root cause of the condition which led to Mr Gamble’s death, resulting in the compensation payout.
News of the settlement comes just days after the widow of an engineering worker from Stalybridge who died from mesothelioma following exposure to asbestos at work received a £60,000 compensation payment.
The Manchester Evening News reported that the case against Frederick Hughes’s former employer Vernon & Roberts was settled four years ago, but that his widow had to take action against the former directors of the company to obtain the money, as both the engineering business and its insurer had gone out of business.
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