In a recent case highlighting care home negligence, the registered providers of a South London care home have been prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to provide safe care and treatment after a 79 - year - old resident suffered serious
burns as a result of falling against an uncovered radiator -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Non-profit advocacy groups say that while hospitals are typically safe places for patients, there have been a number
of incidents in New England in which patients have been seriously injured or died
as a
result of serious
falls (mostly from beds) and
burns due to exposure to flammable material.
However, more minor scars can also be compensable, such
as a scar on a leg due to a dog bite or a
burn on an arm due to a
fallen candle,
as long
as each situation was the
result of someone else's negligence.