So it is nice of a company to leave supplies of such puzzles in doctors'surgeries and hospital waiting rooms.
But wait. This is not altruism. It is marketing. The company isNationwide Accident Services, a specialist in personal injury law suits.The words and phrases they invite children to search for are carefully'some might say cynically, chosen: "compensation", "claim today", "nowin, no fee".
The Claims Standards Council says it has discovered the compensationword puzzle in 60 of 114 A&E departments. Steven Reed, who runsNationwide Accident Services, sees nothing wrong with targeting accidentservices at children.
"If children play in playgrounds which haven't been maintained, theyhave the same rights to make a claim as an adult."
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