Delayed diagnosis case study
The claimant suffered an injury to the ankle, X-ray imagining revealed no fractures and the Claimant was diagnosed with a soft tissue injury and discharged from A&E with advice to rest. Due to the injury the claimant was having symptoms of stress and insomnia. Medication was prescribed and the Claimant was referred to physiotherapy…
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Top 10 causes of stress at work
As with any aspect of life, some kind of stress is guaranteed. A certain amount of it is necessary to get things done, but there is a point when it become detrimental to your health. A great deal of our time is spent at work, so naturally, stress experienced there is likely to be…
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Why has my CICA claim been rejected?
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is the government organisation that runs this type of criminal injury claim. All decisions made by the CICA in regards to claims are based on the criteria outlined within the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012. Therefore, if your claim has been rejected, the specific circumstances of your incident…
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Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month takes place every October in the UK. We share some information about this commonly misunderstood condition to inform, as extracted from the Lupus UK website. What is Lupus? Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system is dysfunctional and mistakenly identifies the body’s own tissues as foreign invaders.…
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Bullying in the workplace – What is bullying and how do I deal with it?
The problem many people have with bullying at work is that it can be difficult to determine when a line is being crossed in the early stages, leaving such issues to be dealt with once they have started to escalate or have had time to negatively impact the target of the behaviour. This article…
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Company Fined £300,000 After Employee Paralysed
Bernard Matthews, a large company specialising in turkey products, such as Turkey Dinosaurs, has received a hefty fine after Colin Frewin became sucked into a machine whilst working for the company in January 2020. Mr Frewin worked on a production line, where turkeys would be moved along a conveyor belt to chill them. At…
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Leeds Women’s Aid 50th Anniversary celebration – Here’s what I learnt
Leeds Women’s Aid was founded in 1972 by a group of feminist activists, and their first refuge consisted of two broken down houses in Burley. At the time of setting the charity up, it was still legal in the UK for men to rape their wives. Hosted in Millennium Square on 06/10/2022, the 50th anniversary…
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FSCS opens to claims against Alexander David Securities Limited and Templeton Securities Limited
Alexander David Securities Ltd is an FCA-regulated firm which was authorised to conduct investment-related activities. On 1 July 2022, it entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The Financial Service Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) is now accepting claims against Alexander David and its appointed representatives. Between 15 July 2013 to 19 August 2015, Templeton Securities Limited (“Templeton Securities”)…
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Cambridgeshire care home to close following CQC findings
HC-One: Britain’s largest came home operator is set to close one of its care homes in Cambridgeshire later this month after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the home to be ‘inadequate’. The CQC investigation came following concerns from three residents’ family members after they sadly passed away whilst under the care of…
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