Prof Chris Oliver discusses Edinburgh tram track injuries

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Period17 Mar 2017 → 18 Mar 2017

Media contributions

5

Media contributions

  • TitleEdinburgh trams cost NHS £1m in cyclist accidents
    Media name/outletThe Times
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date18/03/17
    DescriptionFigures collated by Chris Oliver, a trauma consultant at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, revealed 252 suffered injuries, of which 191 were cyclists, mostly from getting their wheel caught or sliding on the track.
    PersonsChris Oliver
  • TitleEdinburgh tram tracks injure 200 cyclists who cost £1m to fix
    Media name/outletroad.cc
    Media typeWeb
    Date18/03/17
    DescriptionProf Chris Oliver, a consultant at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, has counted 252 tram track incidents, 191 involving cyclists.
    PersonsChris Oliver
  • TitleEdinburgh tram track injuries cost NHS more than £1m
    Media name/outletBBC News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/03/17
    DescriptionFigures collated by Prof Chris Oliver, a consultant at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, showed 252 people have suffered injuries.
    PersonsChris Oliver
  • TitleEdinburgh tram track injuries have cost NHS more than £1m
    Media name/outletThe Scotsman
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/03/17
    DescriptionMore than 250 people have been injured by tram tracks in Edinburgh at a cost of some £1.25 million to the NHS.
    Producer/AuthorAlastair Dalton
    PersonsChris Oliver
  • TitleEdinburgh tram track injuries
    Media name/outletBBC Radio Scotland
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/03/17
    DescriptionChris Oliver interviewed for Radio Scotland about Edinburgh tram track injuries.
    PersonsChris Oliver

Keywords

  • cycling
  • trams
  • Trauma