February 18th, 2011
Paul was suffering from Dypuytren’s Contracture, a condition which affects the hands, causing thickening of the tissues and the fingers to bend into the palm, in his left (non dominant) hand.
Paul attended his GP and was referred to his local treatment centre in Milton Keynes in March 2009 and underwent surgery to release the contracture in May 2009. Paul was then discharged home with pain relief and told to rest and keep his hand elevated. He had also been advised by a nurse to wriggle his fingers.
Paul returned to the treatment centre to have his dressing changed and to have stitches removed on two separate occasions, at neither of these appointments was Paul referred for physiotherapy.
Three weeks following his surgery Paul was continuing to experience pain and swelling in his hand and went to his local Walk in Centre where he was reassured and discharged. At his next appointment at the treatment centre he mentioned this again but was just told to keep wriggling his fingers and that the wound was healing nicely.
Paul returned to his GP on a number of occasions and was referred for further appointments at the treatment centre. He was also referred to a Hand Therapy unit where he was given some exercises and treatments to carry out, but which he found very difficult and painful.
After several sessions Paul went back to his GP and was referred to a different consultant. At this appointment he was informed that he should have had physiotherapy, starting 48 hours after the surgery and that as a result of not having this, the hand had stiffened up.
Paul has since seen a number of specialists and has undergone treatment but continues to suffer pain and is unable to clench his hand in a fist.
Paul contacted Pryers in September 2009 and his claim was managed by Alex McKnight, a clinical negligence specialist. His claim was funded by way of a ‘no win no fee’ agreement.
Pauls claim was investigated and expert evidence was sought from a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. With our investigations and this advice we submitted a Letter of Claim to the Defendant, who responded admitting breach of duty and offering £50,000 to settle in November 2010, which Paul was very happy to accept
The Defendant paid all of Paul’s legal costs so he had nothing to pay during or after the case and kept 100% of his compensation.
Tags: Alex, Appointment, Appointments, Clinical Negligence, Contracture, Dominant Hand, Exercises, Expert Evidence, Fingers, Fist, Gp, Milton Keynes, Nurse, Occasions, Pain Relief, Palm, Physiotherapy, Several Sessions, Stitches, Tissues
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October 2nd, 2009
A company has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a cleaner was killed by a piece of machinery in a factory.
Lynda Trebilcock had been cleaning a blending machine at Delico, a food processing plant in Milton Keynes, when its powered door suddenly moved, pushing her into the components.
She suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene.
Delico was penalised for breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £160,000.
HSE inspector Karl Howes remarked: "Employers must ensure that they implement safe systems of work for staff using machinery. They must make certain that safety features on machines, such as guards, are not overridden."
According to additional figures published on the HSE website, moving machinery causes 30 per cent of fatal injuries in food manufacturing, a higher proportion than any other sector.
Anyone who suffers as a result of the death of a family member at work may be eligible to claim compensation and should seek the advice of a solicitor.
Tags: Blending Machine, Delico, Family Member, Fatal Injuries, Food Processing Plant, Head Injuries, Health And Safety, Health And Safety At Work, Health And Safety At Work Act, Health And Safety Executive, Howes, Hse Website, Milton Keynes, Moving Machinery, Proportion, Safe Systems Of Work, Safety At Work, Safety Features, Solicitor
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May 11th, 2009
A child who was left with cerebral palsy after hospital staff failed to deliver her quickly enough has been awarded millions of pounds in compensation.
Elise Frith, now six, was born at Milton Keynes Hospital, but although her mother Yelena had been suffering from abdominal pains, an emergency Caesarean was not performed until more than two hours after a problem was detected.
The child was deprived of oxygen and now has mobility and communication problems as a result of her cerebral palsy, Milton Keynes Today reports.
Milton Keynes Hospital admitted that its staff had been negligent in not taking Ms Frith in for surgery sooner and this week approved a compensation payout that, although confidential, is believed to amount to millions of pounds.
According to the charity Scope, one in every 400 children in the UK is born with cerebral palsy.
This is most commonly the result of failure of a part of the brain to develop and can be caused by a lack of oxygen in the womb, as was the case here.
Tags: Abdominal Pains, Cerebral Palsy, Charity, Communication Problems, Failure, Frith, Hospital Staff, Lack Of Oxygen, Milton Hospital, Milton Keynes, Part Of The Brain, Scope, Womb, Yelena
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February 10th, 2009
A man who lost part of his toe after being involved in a workplace accident at Marks and Spencer has secured a compensation payout.
Timothy Payne was working in the warehouse at the Sunset Walk store in Milton Keynes when he got into a lift designed only for goods.
The lift began to go up, but it caught Mr Payne’s foot and crushed it. He had to have the tip of his big toe amputated.
After an investigation, the company admitted breaching health and safety regulations, as it had been aware that workers had been using the lift in this manner regularly.
The court heard that there was not sufficient signage in place to warn employees of the dangers of doing so.
Mr Payne received £31,128 in compensation as a result of the injury he sustained.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, six million working days were lost from workplace injuries during 2007-08.
Tags: Big Toe, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Lost, Marks And Spencer, Milton Keynes, Safety Regulations, Signage, Sunset Walk, Timothy Payne, Workplace Accident, Workplace Injuries
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