Archive for February, 2010
Asbestos ruling remains in place
Ministers have decided against overturning a legal ruling affecting compensation payouts to workers suffering from an asbestos-related disease.
Trusts ‘not complying with alerts’
Hundreds of health trusts in England are putting patients at risk by not complying with safety alerts, a charity has said.
Paralysed woman wins 70% damages
A personal trainer left paralysed from the mid-chest down after a snowmobile accident on holiday has won 70% of her damages claim, which will be assessed at a later date.
Six-figure sum for cancer widower
A man who lost his wife to lung cancer in August 2004 after doctors missed a tumour on an X-ray has been awarded a six-figure, out-of-court NHS settlement.
Insurance help for ill workers
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled plans to help people with serious industrial diseases track down their employers’ insurance records with the launch of a new database.








