More and more patients are deciding to sue the NHS for clinical negligence This demonstrates that people are more aware of their rights and better informed about the service levels they should expect from the National Health Service

Although the NHS does strive to deliver high service levels and an excellent quality of care, it does sometimes make mistakes Nowadays, the NHS is more open about what patients should expect from it as a service provider, which means that if something goes wrong, more people decide to sue the NHS

Asbestos poisoning is a very serious issue, more serious than many people realise Asbestosis is responsible for more work related deaths in the UK than any other type of work related accident or disease

Although intended to be a time of relaxation, it is still possible to have an accident whilst on holiday The types of accidents that happen abroad are largely the same as ones that would happen at home, but with a few additions

MRSA is an horrendous infection and is made worse by the fact that it is most commonly picked up in hospitals; an environment that is supposed to prevent those who are ill suffering from further infection It means that if you are already ill, contracting the MRSA infection could mean the visit to hospital that was supposed to aid your recovery could end up with you being worse off

It is a simple fact that employers are responsible for the safety of their employees In the UK the Health and Safety Executive has been set up to ensure that employers know exactly what their responsibilities are

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that occurs when someone is constantly exposed too, and breathes in, asbestos Commonly it occurs in the lining of the lungs and the mesothelium, which is a membrane covering many of the major internal organs

Many solicitors offer their services with a 'no win, no fee' clause attached It sounds very attractive; a solicitor takes on your case and (win or lose) you appear to pay absolutely nothing

If you work with or around asbestos and aren’t properly protected, there is a chance that prolonged exposure will leave you vulnerable to developing mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos

Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD), known simply as 'whiplash', is one of the most common injures to suffer from in a car accident A sudden impact or abrupt stop can cause the neck and head to suffer a jolt, or rapid movement, usually as the result of a collision

Do You Have A Safe And Healthy Workplace Do you feel that your UK employer is ensuring that you are working in a healthy and safe environment or are you at risk of suffering an accident at work

C Difficile, or clostridium difficile infection, is a disease commonly contracted in hospital C Difficile causes diarrhoea and can also cause damage to the lining of the bowels

C Difficile, or clostridium difficile infection, is a disease commonly contracted in hospital C Difficile causes diarrhoea and can also cause damage to the lining of the bowels

When the latest quotes for your car insurance hit the doormat you may need to sit down before you open them: motor insurance premiums have more than doubled since 1994 and, over the last year alone, fully comprehensive and third party insurance premiums have gone up 59%

The winds of change are blowing through the UK's employment legislation and it could well be an ill wind that blows nobody any good because the Government wants to scrap laws that require employers to retain insurance policy records for at least 40 years On the face of it that may seem a long time to hold on to records but there are a number of very serious industrial diseases which have a long incubation time often manifesting decades later

Our medical expertise is quite extraordinary these days with access to phenomenal hi-tech wizardry that can look inside our bodies, microsurgery that can save limbs and increasingly effective drugs, and yet the biggest battle we have is against the so called 'super bugs' such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, commonly know as C Difficile

Government plans to relax rules that require employers to keep Employers Liability Insurance records for up to 40 years could be very bad news indeed for former employees whose work-related illness didn't manifest until many decades later such as mesothelioma and Vibration White Finger Victims need access to Employers Liability Insurance records of the time in order to pursue a claim

There are a surprisingly large number of triggers in the work place that can make workers ill Sometimes the solution is to simply avoid exposure to the substance or circumstance that is causing the problem

Have you worked in the construction industry or forestry Are you a grounds man, a green keeper or professional gardener

It is a comfort to know that increased safety features in cars such as airbags and impact bars mean that your chances of surviving a road accident these days are much greater However, that does not necessarily mean you will walk away without a scratch, even if your injuries may not be obvious at the time, a few hours or even days later painful symptoms can manifest themselves leaving you incapacitated for days, weeks, months or even years after a car crash

It can be argued that Britain is facing an occupational disease epidemic Figures from the Health and Safety Executive showing that up to 20 per cent of the UK's biggest killers, including heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, are caused by work

Though Mesothelioma is a form of cancer largely associated with occupational exposure to asbestos through working in heavy industry or the building trade, serious questions are now being raised concerning the amount of asbestos found in Britain's schools Most of the UK's 24,000 schools are said to have significant amounts of asbestos, clearly posing an enormous potential health hazard to school children

The Scottish government has amended its proposed bill on pleural plaques, a condition caused by exposure to asbestos, to ensure that all symptomless victims can claim for damages, including those with asymptomatic asbestosis or pleural thickening The bill seeks to overturn the House Of Lords' decision in October 2007 that pleural plaques is not a disease, which left thousands of sufferers ineligible for compensation

Most people spend a large proportion of their lives at work Health and Safety at work is designed to try to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to protect those working in or visiting a workplace from ill health or accidents

Who is to blame Is there really a compensation culture costing Britain a fortune or does the system just ensure that victims get what they deserve

Whiplash is the most common injury seen in motor vehicle crashes accounting for over 80% of the total cost of personal injury claims Whiplash can occur at speeds as low as five miles per hour and around 20% of people involved in rear end collisions later experience whiplash symptoms

Whenever the debate over NHS funding and efficiency is raised the controversy surrounding hospital cleanliness and the reported explosion in bugs and hospital contracted infections is rarely far behind It’s hardly surprising as more than 100,000 patients are reported to contract superbug infections every year - costing the NHS an estimated £1 billion plus

The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, better known as Thatcham, released figures recently indicating that in the event of low speed rear end collisions it is popular ‘City Cars’ which are the least effective in saving the occupant from debilitating whiplash injury Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) represent a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck - the consequences of whiplash can range from mild pain for a few days to severe disability caused by restricted head or cervical spine movement, sometimes with persistent pain