Category : Search result: child safety negligence


Boy, 6, hits head on bridge in viral sunroof video

A six-year-old boy suffered a lucky escape after hitting his head on an overhead barrier while leaning out of a car's sunroof. The incident, caught on video, has sparked major road safety concerns. Read the full story.

Petrol station inferno: Smoker's match ignites fuel

Shocking CCTV footage captures the heart-stopping moment a discarded match at a UK petrol station nearly caused catastrophe, as friends narrowly escape a fiery explosion in hair-raising close call.

Boston pays £80k over school bullying failure

A Massachusetts mother receives substantial settlement after her daughter endured relentless bullying at school, with officials accused of turning a blind eye to the abuse.

Care home wheelchair users perish in boat tragedy

Exclusive court testimony reveals how disabled care home residents, including several in wheelchairs, met their tragic fate during a catastrophic boat excursion that turned deadly on the water.

NHS maternity negligence payouts hit record £1.1bn

Shocking new figures reveal NHS maternity negligence claims have reached unprecedented levels, exposing systemic failures and demanding urgent government action to protect mothers and babies.

NHS negligence liabilities hit record £60bn

Shocking new figures reveal the NHS's clinical negligence liabilities have skyrocketed to £60 billion, driven by a dramatic surge in maternity care compensation claims that threatens the health service's financial stability.

Kent mother's NHS ordeal: GP refused toddler's MRI scan

Exclusive: A Kent mother reveals her distress after an NHS GP dismissed urgent MRI scan request for her two-year-old daughter showing potential brain injury symptoms, raising serious concerns about patient safety.

Girl, 13, dies from meningitis after hospital sent her home

Exclusive: The heartbreaking story of a 13-year-old girl who died from meningitis hours after being sent home from hospital, prompting urgent NHS safety reforms and raising serious questions about emergency care protocols.

NHS negligence leaves woman with permanent disabilities

Kae Burnell's cauda equina syndrome was missed by NHS medics, leading to permanent disability and a six-figure settlement after Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust admitted negligence.

Doctors misdiagnose spinal fracture as whiplash

Exclusive investigation reveals how emergency room staff dismissed a woman's spinal fracture as whiplash, risking paralysis and highlighting critical NHS diagnostic failures.

NHS worker dies after hospital misdiagnosis by colleagues

A dedicated NHS healthcare assistant died just hours after hospital colleagues dismissed her serious symptoms as a minor infection and sent her home with antibiotics, raising serious questions about patient safety and internal medical assessments.

Athlete's preventable death exposes hospital failures

Exclusive investigation reveals shocking medical failures that led to the preventable death of 26-year-old athlete Christopher O'Connell at a Bay Area hospital, as family demands answers and systemic reform.

Parents jailed after guard dogs kill son on farm

A couple has been sentenced to prison after their unsupervised three-year-old son was killed by untrained guard dogs on their isolated farm property in a heartbreaking case of criminal negligence.

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