Ulcer and Sepsis – Case Study
Our client received medical treatment in June 2016. After attending her GP with symptoms, she was admitted to hospital as these had progressed to be more severe. It was noted by medical professionals that our client was at high risk of sustaining pressure sores. However, inspection for these was not performed daily. Soon after,…
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300kg Glass Hits Worker
300kg of glass fell onto a work in Australia resulting in severe injuries to his head and shoulder. It is not yet know how the pane of glass came to fall on the sixty-seven-year-old man. The ambulance crew and a specialist medical team attended the scene and were fast-acting to assist the gentleman. What is…
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Spire Healthcare Leeds Investigation
Spire Healthcare‘s Leeds hospital has launched an investigation into one of its surgeons after major concerns come to light over treatment of dozens of its patients. Just under fifty patients of the two-hundred patients reviewed have been recalled after shoulder surgeon, Mike Walsh, was suspended in 2018 following raised concerns about his practices. …
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What is Mental Health First Aid? – Oakcast: The Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Podcast (EP-03)
Episode 03 of Oakcast: The Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Podcast, entitled What is Mental Health First Aid?, is now live. In our third episode – our Head of Human Resources, Freya Cumiskey, joins Laura Staggs of our Marketing team to discuss mental health in the workplace in this special mental health podcast. Our usual host, Rob…
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You Can Care Week: 24th February – 1st March 2020
Held by Home Instead Senior Care, You Can Care Week focuses on the sterling work individuals, friends and families all over the country do for elderly people in an effort to keep them in a comfortable home environment. Though the week is intended to share stories on how people care for elderly relatives and friends, we…
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Ryanair Boss Criticised For Comments About Male Muslim Air Passengers
Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, has been criticised for his interview with The Times regarding his comments about lone, male, Muslim air passengers. In the interview, O’Leary stated that “males of a Muslim persuasion” travelling alone pose the largest airline terror threat: “Who are the bombers? They are going to be single males travelling on their…
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Cerebral Palsy Patient Scalded In Shower By Nurse
A young woman with severe cerebral palsy was scaled around the genitals by a hot shower as she was hoisted under it by a nurse, according to family who reported it to The Metro. The twenty-one-year-old patient, Maeylines Quinones, was left with burns to her genitalia and backside after the nurse visited her home in…
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5 Ways To Safeguard Mental Health Online
Once again, we witness a media storm around a public figure who unfortunately decided that life was no longer bearable for them. Not only is this a tragedy for a life lost, but it is a bewildering time for friends and family who are left to suffer the untimely loss. Like physical wellbeing, mental…
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Industrial Disease – Oakcast: The Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Podcast (EP-02)
Episode 2 of Oakcast: The Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Podcast, entitled Industrial Disease, is now live. In our second episode of Oakcast – Liam Hill, one of our in-house team of Industrial Disease experts, joins our returning host and Head of Personal Injury, Rob Crompton, to tell us more about the field of Industrial Disease. Types…
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