Street harassment and safety for women and girls
Following the tragic deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, multiple organisations have desperately reached out to the government to put more serious measures in place to protect women and girls. Earlier this year, we saw the cases of non-fatal strangulation being included as specific crimes relating to domestic violence under the Serious Crime…
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Study finds increased risk of asthma attacks following relaxation of COVID restrictions
As many as 5 million people are effected with Asthma in the UK with some 300 million affected globally. Most are use to having to deal with the usual increased worry of winter when it comes to their asthma. Every Asthma sufferer knows that colds, flu and in particular COVID-9 brings with it not…
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A rise in deaths due to ambulance delays reported in West Midlands
It has been reported in the past year that ambulance delays are increasing. This increased delay in ambulance response means that people are not getting the life-saving treatment they require. Statistics reported by the BBC have shown that people in the West Midlands have sadly passed away due to the delays in ambulance response…
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Christmas parties and acceptable conduct
After a couple of shaky years, the annual tradition of staff Christmas parties is likely back on the table for most companies in 2022. As exciting as this can be for a lot of the staff, it pays to remember to cover all eventualities to ensure that things run as smoothly as possible, preventing…
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Upcoming ambulance strikes and the impact this will have across the country
At a time where demand in the NHS is at its highest, it has recently been announced that thousands of NHS workers are set to go on strike from 21 – 28 December due to disputes over pay rises amid the cost of living crisis. This is set to affect all but one ambulance…
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Powys Health Board given £160,000 health and safety fine after employees diagnosed with HAVS
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has been fined for ‘serious and systemic failures’, which resulted in employees being diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Welsh Health Board required its employees to routinely operate handheld power tools such as lawn mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters without carrying out an assessment of the risks from exposure…
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No gas and air for maternity ward mums in Ashford
William Harvey Hospital has announced there will be no gas and air for mums in labour for the coming weeks. In the wake of a report that has revealed 45 baby deaths could have been prevented at East Kent Hospital NHS University Trust, the maternity ward is in the press again. Gas and air…
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Married at First Sight UK star opens up above Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
Johnathan Wileman has recently been discussing his medical diagnosis which didn’t make the recent edit of the show. He was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) in 2018, having worked as a joiner, which was directly as a result of the use of power tools which produce excessive vibration levels. The…
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NHS sets aside £1.3billion for Covid compensation pay-outs
NHS Resolution, the organisation that handles negligence disputes, expects an increase in claims for delays, cancellations, misdiagnosis and avoidable deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. NHS Resolution said the pot was for ‘new Covid risks and potential claims’. The £1.3billion figure has been allocated with £470million expected to be spent…
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