Injury prevention must be treated by Government as a public health priority, lawyers have said in response to a new report published today (Thursday) by a top UK think tank.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has backed a call from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) for a UK-wide high-level injury prevention strategy. A key part of that strategy would be the establishment of an injury prevention commissioner to coordinate different sectors and ensure Government action.

Personal injury incidents can happen anywhere at any time and personal injury lawsuits are now abound, however, workplaces and other sectors can help mitigate this on a larger scale by seeing how they can prevent injuries that should not have happened in the first place. Depending on how serious the trauma is from the resulting incident, there may be a need for a personal injury lawyer for this, by checking out one of the best personal injury attorney in Des Moines IA, or one nearer to the place of the incident, so that this can be sorted out legally if needs be.

“Needless injury can shatter the lives of individuals and has a direct impact on society and the economy,” said APIL chief executive Mike Benner. “The time to take injury prevention seriously is long overdue, which is why we are very happy to support this report.”

According to the report Better than Cure*, key features of the strategy should include ‘political leadership, involving stakeholders, creating cross-sector ownership, and determining mechanisms to ensure action and accountability.’

“Health is now top of the public agenda which means this is exactly the right time to examine the issue of needless injury and how it can be prevented,” said Mr Benner.

“APIL’s vision is of a society without needless injury in the workplace, in our hospitals and on the roads,” he said. “This important research report must now be the catalyst for action.”