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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September 11th, 2009
A woman from Salisbury is to make a compensation claim after tripping on an uneven pavement and breaking a bone in her foot.
Janet Street, 62, told the Salisbury Journal the incident happened because of a drop of one inch in the level of the pavement in Albany Road.
She claimed that the pavement in the area is in a "very bad way".
"My foot is in plaster and I will not be able to work for the next four to six weeks," Mrs Street added.
The sheltered housing worker is now planning to make a compensation claim and has taken photographs of the pavement where the incident occurred to use as evidence.
A recent series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats revealed the extent of the problem of poorly-maintained pavements in England.
The requests revealed that local authorities paid out £82 million to settle compensation claims related to injuries caused by uneven pavements between 2004 and 2009.
Tags: Albany Road, Compensation Claim, England, Extent, Freedom Of Information, Information Requests, Janet Street, Liberal Democrats, Local Authorities, Pavements, Personal Injury Compensation, Photographs, Plaster, Quot Quot, Salisbury Journal, Sheltered Housing, Six Weeks, Uneven Pavement, Woman
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January 7th, 2009
A woman is taking legal action against the operators of a chain of care homes after her father died in one of its branches due to the negligence of its staff.
William Taylor, 79, moved to Beechwood Park care home in Scotland after his Parkinson’s progressed and rendered him unable to live in sheltered accommodation, the Wee County News reports.
However, only six weeks after being admitted, he was taken to hospital with a blood infection resulting from bedsores and he died ten days later.
Mr Taylor’s family requested an investigation by the Care Commission and its subsequent report upheld all 15 of the complaints made against Beechwood.
It was found that Mr Taylor had not been given his Parkinson’s medication for several days at a time and that his assistance buzzer was consistently left out of his reach.
His daughter Moira Begg, 50, is now suing the care home in order to make sure the same thing does not happen to others.
"We [want] to highlight this for other families. I’d be really surprised if he’s the only person to suffer neglect in there," she commented.
Clinical negligence can occur in any environment where care is provided, not just hospitals. Anyone who has suffered as a result of this should seek legal advice as they may be eligible for compensation.
Tags: Bedsores, Beechwood Park, Begg, Blood Infection, Buzzer, Clinical Negligence, Hospitals, Legal Advice, Medication, Moira, Mr Taylor, Neglect, Parkinson, Scotland, Sheltered Accommodation, Six Weeks, Subsequent Report, Wee County News, William Taylor, Woman
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December 10th, 2008
A man has received a compensation payout after suffering an injury at his former place of work.
Joe Large, 47, was employed at Ferrotech Limited in Tipton when he fell down a gap between two machines.
There should not have been any room between the equipment, but a platform had not been correctly lined up and there was a four-inch gap.
Mr Large tore ligaments in his ankle and was in a cast for six weeks. However, it still swells up today and the hours that Mr Large can work are significantly restricted.
In a new development, Ferrotech Limited has admitted liability for the accident and has agreed a payout of £17,000 for the injured man.
A spokesperson from his trade union, Unite, said: "This kind of accident proves how important it is for businesses to do risk assessments and to have good health and safety procedures in place."
If any safety regulations are breached and an injury occurs as a result of this negligence, the victim may be eligible for compensation. The HSE will prosecute where appropriate employers that break the law.
Tags: Ferrotech, Gap, Good Health, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Procedures, Hse, Inch Gap, Negligence, Risk Assessments, Safety Regulations, Six Weeks, Spokesperson, Tipton, Workplace Accident
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