July 2nd, 2009
A hospital has apologised to a family and agreed to pay compensation following an incident in which a man died.
Gary Rayner, 46, went into Sunderland Royal Hospital on June 26th 2007 for a routine operation on his lymph nodes after previously beating cancer, the Sunderland Echo reports.
However, on June 30th, Mr Rayner began sweating profusely and then went into cardiac arrest.
Although a crash team was called, they could not resuscitate him and he died at 23:00 BST.
A subsequent investigation revealed that staff failed to provide anti-clotting drugs until June 28th, by which time it was too late for the patient.
Les Boobis, medical director and consultant surgeon of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, gave evidence to support this and it was ruled that Mr Rayner’s family should receive compensation.
A spokesperson for the hospital said a compensation settlement had been agreed with the family of the deceased.
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is deemed to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
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February 13th, 2009
A father who claims he suffered extreme distress after having a vasectomy is to receive a compensation payout.
James Malcolm went in for the operation in February 2003 after having eight children. However, after the procedure, a nurse noticed bleeding and swelling around the wound, the Press and Journal reports.
Mr Malcolm was still discharged, but the wound continued to bleed. After returning to Belford hospital in Fort William several times, he was eventually readmitted in early March.
He sought legal action against Highland Heath Board, his solicitors claiming that consultant surgeon John Cumming should have provided better advice about the vasectomy and its possible complications.
The court record also claimed that Mr Malcolm should have been kept in hospital longer, or readmitted sooner after he began to suffer from problems.
An out-of-court settlement has now been reached, but it has not yet been decided how much compensation Mr Malcolm will receive.
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is deemed to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
Anyone affected by this may be able to claim compensation as a result.
Tags: Clinical Negligence, Consultant Surgeon, Court Settlement, Extreme Distress, Health Service, Heath, Injury Death, James Malcolm, John Cumming, Mr Malcolm, Nurse, Several Times, Solicitors, Vasectomy
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