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Finding out more about practical ways to help accident victims.

Thu 31st Mar 2011

Yesterday I was invited to attend the Jacqueline Webb Care Consultants conference in Southampton. We often use Jacqueline Webb consultants to provide expert advice to our clients of on the care and equipment that our clients need to get back to as normal a life as possible after an accident.

Considering driving abroad?

Wed 30th Mar 2011

Making sure you drive on the correct side of the road isn't the only thing to think about if you are considering taking your car abroad.

How your dog can improve your health

Wed 30th Mar 2011

Health News discusses an American study that showed people who walked their dogs generally walked about an hour longer per week than people who owned dogs but did not walk them. The study appears in the current Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Tips for booking a holiday online

Wed 30th Mar 2011

When purchasing a holiday or booking your travel arrangements over the internet it is always advisable to check a few things before confirming the purchase. Here are a few tips to help you:

Rock band head injury

Tue 29th Mar 2011

I was interested to read that Bret Michaels of rock band Poison, is suing CBS and Tony Awards over a head injury that occurred at the award ceremony in June 2009. A piece of scenery fell on him and he was knocked to the ground and fractured his nose. According to reports the incident was joked about.

James Cracknell and the effects of brain injury - an interesting insight

Tue 29th Mar 2011

Did you see, James Cracknell interviewed on this morning’s BBC Breakfast News? He gave an open and honest interview about his brain injury and how it has affected him and his family. It also showed footage of James in rehabilitation, taken from a forthcoming three-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel.

Would you want to know if you had dementia?

Mon 28th Mar 2011

Having watched my nan suffer with vascular dementia, I am all too familiar with the screening questions that go on at GP visits.

Who is the current prime minister? What day is it today? Can you tell me where you grew up? Most questions were met with a shrug of the shoulders and a strange look towards me, as if to say, 'who is this strange man, asking all these silly questions?'

Local Gran's claim for compensation for slipping accident fails in Southampton County Court

Mon 28th Mar 2011

Reading the Daily Echo on Friday 25th March 2011, I was interested to see that a local Grandmother had failed in her claim to sue the event organisers of Selfridges Christmas Grotto for compensation for a fractured left leg. She had slipped on a stray tree bauble whilst she and her family were having a photograph taken in the grotto in November 2009.

Do you ever lead your horse on the road in just a headcollar?

Mon 28th Mar 2011

If so, then if an accident happens you may find yourself in trouble with the Police and with your insurance company.

Motor insurers to reveal referral fee arrangements?

Fri 25th Mar 2011

I was interested to hear that a House of Commons inquiry has recommended that motor insurers should publish on their websites the names of law firms with which they have referral fee arrangements and to indicate the level of fees paid.