April 22nd, 2010
A claim on behalf of a student. He had broken his leg whilst playing football and developed a compartment syndrome when he attended at the hospital which meant that his leg would not function to an acceptable level and this caused him to have around 40 operations (so far) to his leg. A clinical negligence claim was brought against the NHS Trust who were alleged to be negligent and in addition to the damages for the personal injuries and significant loss of amenity, substantial vulnerability damages were also paid by the defendant.
Settlement: £250,000.
We have recently completed a claim, for clinical negligence here at Pryers solicitors in York, on behalf of a student. He had broken his leg whilst playing football and developed a compartment syndrome when he attended at the hospital which meant that his leg would not function to an acceptable level and this caused him to have around 40 operations (so far) to his leg. A clinical negligence claim was brought against the NHS Trust who were alleged to be negligent and in addition to the damages for the personal injuries and significant loss of amenity, substantial vulnerability damages were also paid by the defendant.
Tags: Acceptable Level, Broken Leg, Clinical Negligence, Compartment Syndrome, Damages, Defendant, Negligence Claim, Nhs Trust, Personal Injuries, Solicitors, Vulnerability
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April 20th, 2010
Here at Pryers solicitors in York we work on various clinical negligence and personal injury cases. Recently we concluded a medical negligence case against an NHS Trust in which a patient had an operation in which his full stomach was removed (gastrectomy). He had been told that he was suffering from cancer when in fact after biopsies were carried out it was revealed that he was not suffering from cancer, he was suffering from a peptic ulcer. The Trust fought the case, literally up to the door of the court before conceding negligence and agreeing the settlement which included damages for the stomach removal and the lifetime effects of that as well as damages for lost earnings and other expenses.
Tags: Biopsies, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Diagnosis, Earnings, Lifetime, Medical Negligence Case, Mis, Nhs Trust, Peptic Ulcer, Personal Injury Cases, Solicitors, Stomach, Suffering From Cancer
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November 6th, 2009
Two bereaved parents are set to launch a medical negligence claim against Pennine Acute NHS Trust after their baby died during labour at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
An inquest into the death at Oldham Magistrates’ Court revealed several errors made by the midwife and the doctor involved in the delivery of Tracy and John Last’s child Olivia.
Both of the medical professionals failed to spot problems with the baby’s heart rate during labour and the child was born lifeless.
Following the inquest verdict, Mr and Mrs Last, from Chadderton, near Oldham, have decided to launch medical negligence action.
Mr Last said: "Nothing can compensate us for the loss of Olivia who we longed for.
"Tracy and I do though feel that we owe it to the daughter we lost and to other couples, to take action which we hope will lead to lessons being learnt."
Last month, a US jury awarded $1.25 million (£750,000) to a family whose baby died following a doctor’s misdiagnosis.
Dr Kevin Krause was found to be negligent in his treatment of 21-month-old Andrew Morrow, who died of appendicitis after being diagnosed first with flu and then with gastroenteritis, reports AP.
Tags: Appendicitis, Bereaved Parents, Dr Kevin, Flu, Heart Rate, Inquest, Kevin Krause, Labour, Magistrates Court, Medical Negligence Claim, Medical Professionals, Midwife, Misdiagnosis, Mr And Mrs, Negligence Action, Nhs Trust, Oldham, Olivia, S Child
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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.
Tags: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Cancer Operation, Care Quality, Clinical Negligence Compensation, Compensation Claim, Grampian, Heart Patient, Joseph Gill, July 7th, Lung Cancer, Medication, Mr Gill, Nhs Trust, Nhs Trusts, Nurses, Quality Commission, Six Times, Solicitor, Spokesperson
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October 14th, 2009
An NHS trust has been ordered to pay out £7.1 million in compensation to a boy who was left brain damaged due to errors surrounding his birth.
Harry Snowdon, now ten, was starved of oxygen after his delivery was delayed for four hours at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital in 1999.
His mother Debra had been given too much of a drug that causes labour and the baby was in distress in the birth canal, but a lack of monitoring led to the devastating errors and Harry was born with brain damage.
He now has no sense of danger and has violent mood swings, meaning that he will never be able to live independently.
This week, Mr Justice Holroyde ruled that the "negligence of the defendants’ medical and nursing staff in the management of his birth" led to his disabilities.
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust admitted liability and has now agreed to a £7.1 million compensation payout.
"We are relieved the settlement has eventually been agreed and we will not have to worry about what will happen to him when we are no longer around," said Ms Snowdon.
According to the Centre for Neuro Skills, over 1,000 children die or suffer permanent brain injury every year in the UK because of shortage of oxygen around the time of birth.
Tags: 1 Million, 1m, Birth Canal, Brain Damage, Brain Injury, Disabilities, John Radcliffe Hospital, Labour, Left Brain, Mr Justice, Negligence, Neuro Skills, Nhs Trust, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxygen, Sense Of Danger, Snowdon, Time Of Birth, Violent Mood Swings
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