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If you haven’t already written a will, Will Week is the perfect time to do it. We are waiving our fees for a standard will which you can then donate to East Cheshire Hospice. It’s a great way to do something you’ve probably put off again and again. And you can do this safe in the knowledge that your donation will help us to offer a better quality of life for our patients. The suggested minimum donation is £85 for a standard single will or £150 for a mirror will.
Following the Poly Implant breast implant scandal, The Royal College of Surgeons has produced information to guide cosmetic surgeons on preparing for certification in Spring next year. Surgeons will have to show that they are qualified and competent to perform specific cosmetic procedures and this will involve applying for ‘certification’ and demonstrating they have the necessary training and experience.
Mark Belfield, Director undertook the Great Manchester Run back in May in order to raise money for Headway. Headway is the UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury. It provides support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields.
Charges were brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) against the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (now defunct) relating to the deaths of Patrick Daly, Edith Bourne, Ivy Bunn and Lillian Tucker.
A logistics company was fined £20,000 after a worker was hit by a fork-lift truck. The accident happened in a busy yard whereby a forklift truck reversed into him and he sustained serious head injuries.
A young couple have returned home from Sharm-el-Sheikh after spending half their holiday in bed with a severe gastric illness. The couple paid over £1,500 for an 11 day break at a supposed 5 star hotel and ended up hooked up to IV drips fixed to a lampshade.
In July and August, 52 pupils, 5 Staff and 1 Sports Therapist from King’s Macclesfield embarked on a two and a half week rugby tour of South Africa playing 12 games across the country, starting in Pretoria and Johannesburg,
Most medical negligence cases have to be claimed within 3 years of the incident occurring but a mother of three has been given the go ahead by a High Court judge to pursue damages after what she believed to be health problems resulting from a ‘contaminated’ epidural jab.
See Natasha in action at the East Cheshire Hospice Skydive on the video and picture gallery below. Anyone who hasn’t already, this should persuade you to donate. Simply visit Natasha’s JustGiving page or text NLSS50 plus either £2 £5 £10 to 70070.