£23K Trolley Injury Payout for Injured Nurse

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An occupational health department nurse who was badly injured when a hospital trolley collapsed has been awarded £23,000 out-of-court settlement.

Hilary Horsley was working in the occupational health department at Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston at the time of the accident in November 2000. She was moving a trolley carrying an ECG machine worth several thousand pounds when a wheel fell off, and as the machine was about to plunge to the floor Ms Horsley grabbed it but injured herself in the... (65 more words)

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