Nick Jervis
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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...
Head injuries are amongst the most dangerous types of injury that you can suffer. It is surprisingly easy to suffer a head injury; they can occur when you are doing almost anything. You can suffer a head injury in a car accident, in a fall or as the result of...
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. This jolt...
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. Generally the symptoms are mild and patients suffering from C Difficile recover fully in a matter of days. However, if C Difficile...
The Government introduced the compulsory seatbelt law 25 years ago. It says that this has saved prevented 60,000 deaths since 1993. However, a significant number of people are still ignoring the compulsory law to wear a seatbelt in the rear of cars which came in 17 years ago. Surveys suggest that...
Lesley Ash has been awarded £5 million compensation after contracting MSSA, a strain of the Hospital Superbug MRSA in April 2004 when she was admitted to Chelsea and Westminster hospital with a punctured lung and two broken ribs after falling off her bed at home. Whilst she made a recovery from...
Can the type of work you do affect the prospects of your recovery from a whiplash injury? A study carried out by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery would seem to indicate that the answer is a 'yes'. In 2001 they carried out a study, evaluating the progress and recovery...
It has been estimated that fraudulent whiplash injury compensation claims could be costing the insurance industry around £125 million per year, pushing the cost of premiums up for the rest of the motoring community: the average cost of motor insurance in the UK is £360, of which an estimated £120...
