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Lack of informed consent leads to severe testes injury for 60-year-old man
A Patient Claim Line Case Study A 60-year-old man has been left with a severe testes injury following a routine surgery, of which he was not forewarne…
How has COVID-19 affected medical treatment in the UK? Research findings
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in the UK last year, the pandemic has taken a serious toll on the NHS with Professor Chris Withy reporting that the…
DNACPR orders may have been made without patients informed consent says CQC
Written by Senior Litigation Executive, Kate Goodman At the date of this article, COVID 19 has claimed the lives of 59,699 people who have died within…
A ‘new normal’ when dealing with medical negligence claims in a global pandemic.
Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol 2020 Written by Assistant Litigation Executive, Nermeen Salahuddin New guidelines and protocols have been…
Premature hospital discharge caused female patient to fear for own life
A woman has been awarded compensation after a hospital discharged her too soon and a bruise burst open as she was driving home, causing her to fear fo…
Baby develops brain injury due to traumatic birth negligence incident
The incident After giving birth to her son in an ambulance on the way to hospital, our client approached Patient Claim Line for severe psycholo…
Failed breast augmentation damages mental health and body confidence
A ‘Never Event’ is defined as the “kind of mistake that should never happen” in the field of medical treatment. The Incident In December 2019,…
Our advice following reports of unethical retention of bone samples
Reports have recently surfaced of a Birmingham-based surgeon who allegedly collected and stored the bones of more than 5,000 patients over 25 years. M…
57-year-old woman fights against delayed Hartmann’s procedure
The Incident Mrs Ann Marie Swift, 57 from South Yorkshire suffered a delayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The disease, which came in…
Tyneside man receives £9,300 in damages following negligent shoulder surgery
The Incident For years, our client had suffered from considerable shoulder pain. The 59-year-old retiree from Tyneside received conservative treatment…
£1 million settlement following rare vein condition
The Incident In June 2013, 20-year-old our client visited County Durham NHS Foundation Trust after seven days of abdominal pain. She was discharged th…
£85,500 settlement for man following misdiagnosis
The Incident In January 2008, Dr Mark Chandley was diagnosed with progressive transformation of germinal centres (“PTGC”). To review the diagnosis, Do…