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A LAWYER representing the family of a speech therapist who drowned after her car crashed into a loch in a storm has alleged her employers failed to protect her.
Lorna Macdonald, 26, who worked for NHS Western Isles, died after her car veered off the road to Stornoway following a home visit in Leverburgh, South Harris, on November 24, 2011.
In closing speeches to a fatal accident inquiry into the death yesterday at Stornoway Sheriff Court, solicitor Angus Macdonald said the board had failed in its duty of care to Ms Macdonald.
He said that given the bad weather that often prevails in the Western Isles, it should have had a specific policy for the safety of lone workers travelling between appointments in outlying areas.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/lawyer-claims-nhs-failed-in-duty-of-care.24062134
Lorna Macdonald, 26, who worked for NHS Western Isles, died after her car veered off the road to Stornoway following a home visit in Leverburgh, South Harris, on November 24, 2011.
In closing speeches to a fatal accident inquiry into the death yesterday at Stornoway Sheriff Court, solicitor Angus Macdonald said the board had failed in its duty of care to Ms Macdonald.
He said that given the bad weather that often prevails in the Western Isles, it should have had a specific policy for the safety of lone workers travelling between appointments in outlying areas.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/lawyer-claims-nhs-failed-in-duty-of-care.24062134