Hard times for Farming

Farming and agriculture has the highest rate of fatal accidents of any of the main industrial sectors including the construction industry with an average of 42 fatalities each year.  The industry also has the highest rate of self-reported illness when compared to an average of all other industries. The Health More

Support Action for Brain Injury Week

Every year it is estimated that 1 million people in the UK attend A&E as a result of a head injury, with approximately 135,000 suffering a brain injury. Brain injuries are regularly referred to as the hidden disability as there aren’t always clear physical signs or symptoms which are linked More

Problems with the Care system

Abuse in care homes has sadly been the focus of many news stories over the last number of years. Most notably in the South West were the Panorama investigation into Winterbourne View in Bristol and the Care Quality Commission’s investigation into Veilstone Care Home near Bideford. In both instances it More

Take steps on the stairs to prevent trips or falls

“To fall down stairs is not only to fall off a cliff, but to fall on rocks below, for the nosing of steps presents a succession of sharp edges” (Templer et al, 1978). Stairs are the place where most deaths and serious injuries happen in the home. Reports have indicated that More

Employers responsibility for employees negligent actions

The responsibility of an employer for the negligent actions of their employee, which causes injury, falls within the legal doctrine of vicarious liability. Essentially, it sets out that if an employee has committed a negligent act in the course of their employment, the employer will be held accountable and responsible More