Mesothelioma-the silent epidemic'

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Hello to everybody.

Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases ?

There is a study day been held at the KC Stadium in Hull.on the 10th may 2006.

[/b]PROGRAMME

9.45 - 10.15 arrival and registration

10.15 - 10.25 welcome and introduction to the day

10.25 - 11.15 Asbestos - The Deadly Legacy
Dr Greg Deleuil
Medical Advisor to the Asbestos Diseases Society

11.15 - 11.25 Question And Answer Session

11.25 - 11.45 Refreshments

11.45 - 12.45 Diagnosing Mesothelioma
Dr Mike Greenstone,Chest Physician
Castle Hill Hospital

12.15 - 12.45 A Lung Cancer Nurse's Perspective
John White. Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse.
Yorkshire Centre for Clinical Oncology.

12.45 - 13.15 Legal Support
Paul Webber,associate Solicitor
irwin Mitchell

13.15 - 13.30 Question and answer session

13.30 - 14.15 Lunch

14.15 - 14.45 A Surgeon's Perspective
Mr Mike Cowan
Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon
Castle Hill Hospital

14.45 - 15.15 Access to Cancer Drugs on NHS - Cost v benefit
and the Legal Position after Herceptin.
Yogi Amin,associate Solicitor,
irwin Mitchell

15.15 - 15.45 A Coroner's Perspective

15.45 - 16.00 Question and answers session

16.00 Close


if you need further information on the above...
Ring Patsy on 01482-805590

 

[JohnD]

I was appalled to hear on the news this week that compensation payments have been cut for people who worked for more than one asbestos-handling employer, on the grounds that "it might have been the other one"

It would have been far better to share the compensation between the various employers, for example on pro-rata of time served.

They quite often all go through the same insurer anyway.

 

[kendor]

looks like they are copping out of 'coughing up' scuse the pun
In the end who is ultimately responsible? the employers who found out only after safety reports or the manufacturers of the asbestos products?

 

[JohnD]

"fault" might not apply if at the time the employr did not know it was going to be dangerous.

Bur "responsibility" for an industrial disease starts with the employer.

 

[Nige F]

"fault" might not apply if at the time the employer did not know it was going to be dangerous.

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Yeah ........like smoking

 

[kendor]

employers can only really be held responsible if they didn't act promptly after the warnings came out, another problem with claims from workers that had multiple employers is what do you do if a particular employer has long gone out of business where do you claim compensation from then?
what if the main cause of the disease was when working for them?
As the disease was not really anyones fault as such but something discovered after time then I feel a governmental fund set up for sufferers would be better rather than trying to claim/blaim employers (except those as stated above) otherwise it's shifting blame to save payouts methinks.