September 21st, 2009
A man died from a brain haemorrhage after being sent home from hospital three times, an inquest has heard.
Stuart Foley, 30 began to suffer severe headaches on December 13th 2007 and went to the casualty department at Wythenshawe Hospital, the Manchester Evening News reports.
He was sent home with paracetamol after being told his symptoms were due to a migraine. However, he continued to suffer stabbing pains in his head and returned nine days later, only to be told the same thing.
Mr Foley went back to casualty after collapsing on December 27th, but was still not given a brain scan. He finally collapsed again on January 8th and was found to be suffering from massive brain injuries caused by an aneurysm. The victim died two days later.
Nicholas Todd, a consultant neurosurgeon, told the inquest that had Mr Foley received a brain scan, it is likely that he could have been saved.
A spokesperson for University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust commented: "We sincerely regret that there were missed opportunities to diagnose and treat Mr Foley."
It is not yet clear if the victim’s family is to take legal action against the hospital.
Earlier this month, the Daily Mail reported that a group of women in Lancashire are considering compensation claims after they were wrongly given the all-clear for breast cancer.
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September 18th, 2009
A group of women in Lancashire are said to be considering legal action after errors by a doctor led to them mistakenly being given the all-clear for breast cancer.
One radiologist at Accrington Victoria Hospital failed to spot a number of tumours and staff became concerned about previous test results.
They recalled 85 patients from the past three years and discovered that 14 had invasive breast cancer.
It is not clear if the blunders will affect the womens’ chances of survival, but they are all now undergoing treatment.
East Lancashire NHS Trust representative Rineke Schram commented: "I would like to apologise for any distress and anxiety caused."
The 14 woman affected are considering making compensation claims, the Daily Mail attests.
Anyone who has endured pain and suffering as the result of a cancer misdiagnosis may be entitled to claim compensation and should seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence claims.
Tags: Accrington, Blunder, Blunders, Breast Cancer, Clinical Negligence Claims, Compensation Claims, Daily Mail, East Lancashire, Group Of Women, Invasive Breast Cancer, Misdiagnosis, Nhs Trust, Pain And Suffering, Radiologist, Schram, Solicitor Specialising, Test Results, Tumours, Undergoing Treatment, Victoria Hospital
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April 17th, 2009
A woman who claims a surgeon unnecessarily removed her breast after she was diagnosed with cancer is suing him and the NHS trust he works for.
Margaret Anderson, 60, found a lump in her breast in December 2003 and was advised by Dr John Cannon that she would need a mastectomy as it was particularly aggressive, the Scotsman reports.
She underwent the surgery but in 2004, a pathology report found that the tumour had not been aggressive and that a lumpectomy may have been suitable.
Ms Anderson is taking legal action against Dr Cannon and NHS Lanarkshire, claiming that she had enquired about a lumpectomy but had been told this was not available. She hopes to claim £30,000 for the pain and suffering she was caused.
The NHS trust denies the allegations.
According to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, some 46,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year and more than 1,000 die every month.
Tags: Allegations, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Damages, Dr John, John Cannon, Lanarkshire, Lumpectomy, Margaret Anderson, Mastectomy, Ms Anderson, Nhs Trust, Pain And Suffering, Pathology Report, Tumour, Woman
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September 2nd, 2008
A woman who developed cancer after radiologists failed to spot abnormalities during a mammogram is to be paid compensation by the NHS trust responsible for the error.
Ann Morris, 57, went for a screening six years ago, but was given the all-clear, reports the Hunts Post.
However, Ms Morris later developed breast cancer, as well as secondary bone and liver cancer and says she believes her tests were lost.
She has now been given between six months and four-and-a-half years to live, since the treatment she received was too late to combat the disease.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has now agreed to pay her an undisclosed sum of compensation in an out-of-court settlement.
Commenting on the payout, Ms Morris said: "The money doesn’t mean much to me. I am a very low profile person, it isn’t me to have my name in the paper but I can’t rest until I know I have done all I can to stop this happening to someone else."
Mammograms are typlically used to detect breast cancer in older women.
When processed correctly, they have a 90 per cent detection rate and have been shown to reduce mortality.
Tags: Ann Morris, Breast Cancer, Cambridge University, Court Settlement, Damages, Half Years, Hospitals Nhs Trust, Liver Cancer, Mammogram, Mammograms, Money, Mortality, Ms Morris, Older Women, Profile Person, Six Months, Six Years, Undisclosed Sum, University Hospitals Nhs Trust, Woman
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August 1st, 2008
A breast cancer patient who claims she has been left both physically and mentally damaged after undergoing surgery has been successful in her claim for compensation.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, had mastectomy, reconstruction and breast reduction operations between October 2003 and April 2005, Yorkshire paper the Star reports.
Three initial surgical procedures were performed by different medical staff, while the reduction was performed by breast surgeon Puvaneswary Markandoo, who was suspended in July 2006 and is currently being investigated by the General Medical Council.
The patient needed treatment to rectify problems caused by the operations and still requires further corrective surgery.
In a recent development, her legal team has negotiated a settlement with Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs a 450-bed associate teaching and research hospital.
Although the precise figure has not been revealed, it is said to be a "substantial sum".
Tags: April 2005, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Patient, Breast Reduction, Breast Surgeon, Corrective Surgery, Foundation Trust, General Medical Council, Mastectomy, Medical Staff, Precise Figure, Reconstruction, Reduction Operations, Substantial Sum, Surgical Procedures, Wins, Yorkshire
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