Health care giant Bupa was today fined a whopping £3million after a beloved granddad fatally caught Legionnaires’ disease at a £1,000-a-week care home. Subsidiary Bupa Care Homes BNH was slapped with the hefty penalty at Ipswich Crown Court after admitting ‘significant and serious’ health and safety failings following the death of Kenneth Ibbetson. The retired businessman […]
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Care home fined £100,000 after blocking fire exits
A care home has been fined £100,000 after fire doors and escape routes were blocked. Charges were brought against Almondsbury Care Ltd, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, after a routine inspection of staff accommodation.
Essex gym closed after Legionella bacteria found and customer put in hospital with serious lung disease.
Bosses have decided to shut an Essex leisure centre over fears a customer contracted a serious lung infection after using the showers. Legionella bacteria was discovered in the showers and fitness room at Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles, which is run by Tendring District Council (TDC).