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Nobody expects a phone call that changes their life.
A serious injury doesn’t end with the person who was hurt. It reaches further and affects our loved ones, carers, and support networks. It changes our routines, relationships, and futures.
The injury might happen in a short moment. But the consequences last for years.
For #InjuryAwarenessWeek, this year’s campaign focuses on the ripple effect of injury and the people whose lives are changed alongside it.
Injury Awareness Week 2026 will run from 22nd – 26th June
Injury Awareness Week 2026 aims to raise awareness and give insight into the impact of needless injuries on victims and their families. The campaign is run by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), a national organisation working to make a difference for injured people across Britain.
The APIL’s mission is for a future without needless injuries. We can’t pre-empt every single accident, but injuries caused by someone else’s negligence can and should be prevented.
During this week, we ask people to consider the often catastrophic impact of avoidable injuries, as well as thinking about what we all can do to prevent people from being injured in the first place.
The ‘ripple’ effect of serious injury
This year’s campaign shines a light not only on the challenges faced by injured people, but also on the wider impact on our families, carers and support networks who are often affected too.
The APIL said of this year’s campaign, “More than 430,000 people were injured by negligence last year in the UK, including at work, on the roads, in public spaces, and during medical treatment.
For each one of those injured people, there are several people around them picking up the pieces and feeling the knock-on effect of negligence.”
Our role during Injury Awareness Week
At Gildeas Solicitors, we’ve seen countless preventable accidents resulting from negligence, whether it be from inattentive drivers, employers, in a clinical setting, or in a public place.
The outcome remains the same – a person’s life has been turned upside down, and maybe had its course altered forever, because someone else did not take proper care.
Injuries caused by negligence can be prevented, but it takes a collective effort and a commitment to safety.
Personal injury law provides compensation so that injured victims of negligence can rebuild their lives as best they can. That’s where we come in.
At Gildeas, we’re proud to champion this cause and strive towards a future where people feel safe – and their loved ones too.
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