The Background: Jess’s Story In December 2020, 27-year-old Jessica Brady was admitted to hospital with stage 4 cancer and passed away shortly afterwards. In the five months leading up to her death, Jess attended twenty consultations with her GP practice, all of which had failed to correctly identify her condition. It was only when she… Read More »
We have recently settled a claim on behalf of a 57 year old woman where negligence on behalf of a GP in the prescription of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) led to her needing a hysterectomy. Around 2019, Mrs A. began experiencing menopause-related symptoms of hot flushes, sweating, low mood and low libido. Between August 2019… Read More »
A report just published by the UK Health Security Agency has estimated that for the financial year 2023-2024, urinary tract infections (UTIs) cost the NHS in England more than £604 million[1]. Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria entering the urinary system including the urethra, bladder or kidneys. Some infections will be mild and resolve… Read More »
If you are referred to a consultant for surgery in the NHS, can you insist that the consultant him or herself carries out the surgery rather than a more junior member of his / her team? This issue came up recently in a new clinical negligence claim we are investigating. Prior to the surgery being… Read More »
Mr S. had a past medical history of atrial fibrillation with a pacemaker fitted in 2013. Around 2021 Mr S began to suffer with large bruises and haematomas under the skin. Following investigations, he was diagnosed with acquired haemophilia A and was treated with factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity (FEIBA) and high dose prednisolone in… Read More »
Often in clinical negligence cases, the client’s recollection of events does not match that recorded in the medical records, leading to accusations that the records have been falsified, or altered so as to discredit the client’s evidence. In practice, this is rare. Where multiple members of a team having been treating a patient, it would… Read More »
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that their investigations continue into the practice of an orthopaedic surgeon, who is not being named for legal reasons. As a precautionary measure, the Trust restricted the surgeon’s clinical practice in 2024 pending the outcome of an initial external review. This initial external review was completed in January… Read More »
Clinical negligence litigation tends to focus on the individual harm arising from errors in diagnosis or treatment of disease and illness. Compensation is awarded to the individual (or their estate if fatal) for the harm caused. On a wider scale, however, every year thousands of deaths are caused by social and economic inequality in the… Read More »
This client, Mr G, a 59 year old man, was awarded damages after sustaining hearing loss following a negligent overdose of furosemide whilst in the care of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. In early 2022 the client was admitted to the Defendant Trust with complications of a chest infection. He was diagnosed with an… Read More »
On 27 January 2023, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £800,000 by the Care Quality Commission after admitting it failed to provide safe care and treatment for a mother and her baby. Wynter Andrews died 23 minutes after being born by emergency caesarean section on 15 September 2019 at Queen’s Medical Centre. An investigation… Read More »