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 February 2010 *Julie* attended her local Accident and Emergency department in the midlands as she was suffering abdominal pain and vomiting. She was admitted with suspected kidney stones.
Four days later Julie underwent surgery to remove the kidney stones, however, during the surgery the surgeon found that he did not have the correct size scope to access and remove the stone and therefore had to insert a stent into Julie’s ureter so alleviate her pain. The plan was for Julie to return to hospital within three weeks to have the stent and the stone removed.
Julie had planned to go abroad to be married six weeks after her surgery and asked her surgeon whether this would still be OK. She was reassured that it would be because she would have her surgery within three weeks.
As Julie had not heard anything from the hospital before she was due to go abroad she decided to go. Unfortunately, before her wedding day she because to suffer such pain from the stent and remaining kidneys stones that she had to be prescribed very strong pain relief. As a result of which Julie has little memory of her wedding day.
On her return to England Julie contacted the hospital to chase her appointment for the second surgery, but was informed that she was not on the list. Julie chased this appointment every week as she was continuing to suffer considerable pain and discomfort.
Eventually, in June 2010 Julie was referred for the surgery, which was successful and resolved her pain and discomfort.
In October 2010 Julie contacted Amy Lynn at Pryers Solicitors. After initial investigations it was established that Julie should have been provided with the surgery within three weeks and that the delay in surgery had been caused by administrative errors.
A letter outlining the failings of the Defendant hospital and the effect on Julie was sent to the Defendant in February 2011. The Defendant responded making some admissions but denying that the surgeon had not had the correct instruments in theatre in February 2010. To compensate Julie for two months pain and suffering and the effect on her wedding day the Defendant offered £6,000 which Julie was happy to accept.
The Defendant also paid all of Julie’s legal costs so she kept 100% of her compensation and had nothing to pay throughout her case.
Tags: Abdominal Pain, Accident And Emergency, Administrative Errors, Amy Lynn, Appointment, Chase, Defendant, Emergency Department, England, Initial Investigations, Kidney Stones, Kidneys Stones, Leads, Memory, Pain Relief, Scope, Six Weeks, Solicitors, Stent, Wedding Day
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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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September 22nd, 2009
A new proposal put forward to the government has suggested that motorists should be liable for compensation for all crashes involving cyclists or pedestrians, even if they were not at fault.
The suggested changes have been outlined by the Department for Transport-funded body Cycling England, which has said it would encourage more people to get out of their cars and onto bicycles.
Under the proposed legislation, the party with the most powerful vehicle would become liable, for instance, the motorist in cases between a car and a bike, or the cyclist in crashes involving a bike and a pedestrian.
However, motoring groups have reacted with anger, stating that it would create disharmony on the roads.
Germany and Holland have both already adopted such laws.
According to statistics from the Department for Transport, 2,538 people were killed in road accidents in 2008. The number of cyclists involved in fatal road crashes totalled 115 during the same period.
Tags: Anger, Bicycles, Cars, Cyclists, Disharmony, England, Fatal Crashes, Germany, Holland, Motorists, Pedestrian, Pedestrians, Proposal, Proposed Legislation, Road Accidents, Road Crashes, Statistics
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September 14th, 2009
A nurse has been awarded compensation after being attacked by a patient who was already known to be dangerous.
Juliet Satterthwaite, 49, was an employee at St Nicholas Hospital in Gosforth in March 2006 and had been put on night shift duty.
She was assigned to watch the unnamed patient with an agency worker because the hospital was short staffed, but the man began to attack her.
Ms Satterthwaite pressed her buzzer, but it did not work and the man was able to get her in a headlock before help arrived.
Her earrings and hair were pulled out and she suffered deep cuts to her face.
An investigation found that the patient should have been watched by two staff members trained in restraint, not simply Ms Satterthwaite.
Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health NHS Trust has now admitted liability and has agreed to pay the victim £6,500 in compensation.
According to the Telegraph, nearly 56,000 NHS staff in England were physically attacked while at work in 2008.
Tags: Buzzer, Deep Cuts, Earrings, England, Gosforth, Headlock, Mental Health Nhs Trust, Newcastle North, Nicholas Hospital, Night Shift, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Nurse, Satterthwaite, St Nicholas, Staff Members, Telegraph
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