A court ruling acknowledging the cumulative back injury suffered by a nurse at work and awarding her £345,000 compensation may change attitudes to safety
STAFF NURSE Carmel Commons did not feel confident about moving a 20-stone patient about 175 yards down a corridor. To make matters worse, the patient was distressed and desperate to see her husband and there were no porters. The only wheelchair available had a back tyre that was almost flat.
Nursing Standard. 15, 39, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/ns.15.39.12.s31
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