June 24th, 2011
On Sunday 19th June 2011, seven of the Pryers team took part in the annual Race for Life 5km run on York Knavesmire. This is the sixth year that Pryers have taken part in this event to help raise money for this very worthy cause which is close to the hearts of Pryers’ staff both on a personal and professional level. While finishing times varied from under 30 minutes to 45 minutes the team were all very pleased to be finished and to hang up their pink t-shirts … until next year!
Congratulations to all who took part in this brilliant event, see you all next year!
Pictured from left to right are: Amy Sewell, Lucy Macklin Smith, Emily Whisker, Louise Howard, Alex Goodrick, Marie Brasnett and Steph Turner.
Tags: 30 Minutes, Alex, Emily, Goodrick, Hearts, Life 5k, Louise Howard, Lucy, Macklin, Money, Professional Level, Race For Life, Raise Money, Sewell, Steph, Whisker, Worthy Cause
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May 20th, 2011
*Claire* had a history which included previously developing a DVT during a surgical procedure in 1984.
In January of 2010 Claire required further surgery as she had developed stress incontinence. At her pre-operative assessment she was not assessed for risks of Venous Thrombo Embolism. The surgery was carried out and Claire was discharged home the following day.
Ten days later Claire attended her GP complaining of pain in her calf. Her GP suspected that she had developed a DVT and admitted her to hospital for investigations.
Claire was treated with compression stockings and anoxaparin and clexane until she had a CT scan which showed a thrombus in two of her veins in her lower leg.
Claire commenced warfarin treatment which continued until June 2010.
Claire contacted Alex McKnight at Pryers Solicitors in January 2010. Her claim was investigated and in October 2010 allegations were put to the Defendant that Claire should have been assessed for DVT risks prior to surgery, and should have been given a shot of clexane following surgery to minimise the risk of any DVT developing.
The Defendant admitted this and apologised for their omission. Negotiations to settle the case commenced and in April 2011 the Defendant made an offer to settle of £5,000 which Claire was happy to accept.
The Defendant also paid all of Claire’s legal costs so she kept 100% of her compensation.
Tags: Alex, Allegations, Clexane, Compression Stockings, Ct Scan, Defendant, Dvt, Gp, Investigations, Leads, Negotiations, Omission, Pre Operative Assessment, Risk, Solicitors, Stress Incontinence, Thrombo Embolism, Thrombus, Veins, Warfarin
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May 20th, 2011
In May 2006 *Rachel* underwent a knee replacement procedure at her local hospital in Yorkshire.
Following the knee replacement Rachel continued to suffer pain and discomfort and complained of this on a number of occasions to her physiotherapist and GP. Rachel was struggling to carry out a number of the physiotherapy exercises because she had such reduced movement in her knee.
By the end of July 2006 Rachel’s GP was so concerned about her slow recovery that he referred her for investigations and to have a manipulation procedure on the knee.
After the manipulation procedure Rachel did not feel that her position had been improved at all either in relieving the pain or increasing the range of movement.
By January 2007 Rachel felt she could no longer manage the pain that she was in and returned to her GP once more and was referred back to the hospital who simply sent Rachel for further physiotherapy which gave no further relief from her symptoms.
During February 2007 Rachel underwent a number of x-rays through the hospital but no concerns were raised following these, even though one showed that her leg was not straight.
In May 2007 Rachel returned to her GP and asked to be referred for a second opinion. She was referred to a different hospital in Yorkshire. Rachel underwent a thorough review by the consultant there and was informed that one component of her knee replacement was too big and that this was the cause of all of her pain and difficulties walking.
Rachel underwent surgery in December 2007 to replace the incorrect part of the knee following which Rachel commenced a long recovery process. She has not yet fully recovered and has been informed that there is little more that can be done.
Rachel contacted Alex McKnight, a specialist in clinical negligence matters at Pryers Solicitors, in February 2009 and investigations into her case commenced.
Medical evidence on Rachel’s current condition and prognosis was commissioned initially, in addition to further evidence on the failings of the initial hospital.
Lengthy negotiations commenced to settle the claim and in March 2011 an offer was made by the Defendant to settle the claim for £20,000.
The Defendant also paid all of Rachel’s costs incurred in the case so she received 100% of her compensation.
Tags: Alex, Clinical Negligence, Current Condition, Gp, Investigations, Knee Replacement, Leads, Local Hospital, Manipulation, Medical Evidence, Occasions, Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy, Prognosis, Second Opinion, Solicitors, X Rays, Yorkshire
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May 20th, 2011
*Daniel* had a long standing condition of ingrown facial hair causing him to suffer pain and discomfort.
In October 2007 he decided to undergo Intensive Pulse Light treatment at a local cosmetic surgery clinic in the North West of England.
Shortly after the procedure began Daniel started to complain that his face was feeling very hot and the treatment was uncomfortable. Daniel had not had any tests done to check that he would not react to the treatment or to test that the correct treatment for his skin tone would be used.
After the treatment had finished Daniel found that he had burns on his face. He was provided with a cream which contained alcohol and caused him further pain and discomfort.
As the burns healed Daniel noticed that he had some scarring on his face which he found distressing. He also found that he could not manage to return to the clinic to complete the treatment because of the distress that he had suffered. He therefore continued to have ingrown facial hair.
In September 2009 Daniel contacted Alex McKnight, a specialist in clinical negligence matters at Pryers Solicitors. Alex started to investigate his case and obtained medical reports from a Dermatologist and a Psychologist.
At the end of 2010 allegations were put to the Defendant along with an offer to settle the case. The Defendant replied with a counter offer and negotiations to settle commenced. In February 2011 an offer of £9,000 was made by the Defendant which Daniel was happy to accept.
The Defendant also paid all of Daniel’s legal costs so Daniel kept 100% of his compensation and incurred no costs through bringing his claim.
Tags: Alcohol, Alex, Allegations, Burns, Clinical Negligence, Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Defendant, Dermatologist, England, Face, Facial Hair, Hot, Intensive Pulse Light, Leads, Medical Reports, Negotiations, Psychologist, Skin Tone, Solicitors
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May 20th, 2011
In August 2009 *Katherine* underwent a planned surgical procedure at her local hospital in the South East of England. She was discharged home the following day.
Five days after the procedure Katherine felt very unwell, she struggled to get out of bed and felt hot and nauseous, she then vomited on several occasions during the course of the day.
The following day she telephoned her GP regarding her symptoms and was told to contact her surgeon, which she did. She was told that she would need to go back to the hospital but that she would need to contact the ward first, however, when she contacted the ward she was told not to go to hospital but to contact her GP instead.
Katherine contacted her GP and arranged an appointment for the following evening as this was the first available appointment. On examination by her GP Katherine was admitted straight to hospital.
On her admission to hospital Katherine was given antibiotics to take and an urgent CT scan was requested, however this was not performed until the following morning.
Following the CT scan Katherine was diagnosed with suffering an infection from surgery and underwent further surgery to treat the infection. This involved opening out her previous wound and washing out the site.
Katherine found the treatment very painful and distressing and was left with a seven inch scar across her abdomen.
In September 2009 Katherine contacted Alex McKnight, a specialist in clinical negligence at Pryers Solicitors. Investigations were commenced and expert evidence was sought. Unfortunately the expert evidence was that, although there had been a delay in diagnosing the infection, this had not caused Katherine to suffer a worse outcome than she would have done had the infection been found straight away.
Allegations were put to the Defendant who replied admitting that they should have diagnosed the infection sooner but denying any effect. They made an offer to settle the case for £1,000. Negotiations commenced and the case was settled in March 2011 for £6,500.
The Defendant also paid all of Katherine’s costs and legal fees so she kept 100% of her compensation and did not have any costs to pay during her case.
Tags: Abdomen, Admission, Alex, Allegations, Antibiotics, Appointment, Clinical Negligence, Contact, Defendant, England, Expert Evidence, Gp, Inch Scar, Investigations, Leads, Local Hospital, Occasions, Solicitors, Urgent Ct Scan
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