West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust pays out £230,000 in compensation claims from staff
The NHS trust has paid out £230,000 in compensation claims to staff in West Hertfordshire hospitals. Many of the staff, patients and visitors have claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation due to accidents that have happened in West Hertfordshire hospitals. Some of the accidents include a television falling on a member of staffs head, this lead to a £20,000 pay out, a patients foot was run over by a bed, which got a £24,000 pay out. An employee slipped on sodden carpet and gained £3,003 in compensation, another member of staff slipped on a wet floor and got £9,000, as the accident caused her neck, back and leg injuries; and these are just a few of the accidents that happened..
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