October 15th, 2009
A widow is considering legal action against an NHS trust after her husband died following an operation.
Joseph Gill, 58, was admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in July for a lung cancer operation. However, he was given the wrong medication six times when staff mixed him up with another patient and he fell ill.
Despite this, he was taken in for the surgery to receive part of his lung on July 7th. Complications arose and he died on July 16th.
Eileen Gill, 55, said she blames NHS Grampian for her husband’s death and claims the nurses had called him George and repeatedly given him medication meant for a heart patient.
She is now demanding answers in order to consider pursuing a clinical negligence compensation claim.
"We’ve got a solicitor but can’t do anything until we know what drug he was given," she commented.
A spokesperson for NHS Grampian denied that the medication mix-up had led to Mr Gill’s death but said that lessons had been learnt since the mistakes.
This comes after research from the Care Quality Commission revealed that one in nine of the 392 NHS trusts in the UK performed badly or failed to improve in the last year.
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August 26th, 2009
A man who thought he had had his appendix removed, only for it to burst a month later, is considering legal action against the hospital where he was treated.
Mark Wattson, 35, went into Great Western Hospital in Swindon on July 7th last year and was told his appendectomy was a complete success.
However, when he collapsed on August 7th, he was told that his appendix was still inside him and that it had ruptured.
After the second operation to remove it, Mr Watson developed an infection in the incision and had to remain in hospital for six days.
He also lost his job because his bosses did not believe that the first operation was real.
"Now I’m helpless. I can’t go out and find a job, I can’t go to interviews. I can barely walk and am in constant pain," the victim commented.
He is now thinking of taking legal action against Great Western Hospital for the suffering he was caused.
Anyone who suffers a physical or mental injury due to negligence during surgery could be entitled to make a surgery error compensation claim and should seek the advice of a solicitor.
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February 4th, 2009
A tube driver who was on duty on the day of the terror attacks in London in 2005 has secured a compensation payout for the psychological trauma he was caused.
Stuart Bell, 57, was driving on the Piccadilly line when the bombs went off on three other trains and the bus. Although he was not injured himself, he helped passengers who were between Russell Square and King’s Cross station.
His claim for compensation was initially refused, but following an appeal, he has now been granted £4,000 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
"I did what I could to help, just like anyone would, but the events of that day will always be with me," Mr Bell said, adding that he was off work for 11 months after the attacks.
According to the government’s website for UK Resilience, £3.5 million in compensation has already been paid to victims of the July 7th bombings as a result of 513 compensation applications.
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