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Woman awarded £40K following avoidable kidney loss
A Patient Claim Line Case Study The Incident Woman had right kidney removed after medical mistakes were made and surgeons failed to inform her of risks involved with a procedure they carried out at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Ho…
Negligent ultrasound causes fatality in elderly woman
A Patient Claim Line Case Study The Incident Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were found to be negligent in a case that resulted in a woman’s death after an unnecessary undertaking of an endoscopy ultrasound (EUS). This procedure sh…
Factory worker faces years of unnecessary knee pain
A Patient Claim Line Case Study The Incident A man who underwent a right knee therapeutic arthroscopy procedure due to long standing knee pain has been awarded compensation of £18,700 after suffering much pain in the years after, finding out t…
Taxi driver could lose livelihood after negligent treatment
A Patient Claim Line Case Study The Incident Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were found to be negligent after the glaucoma diagnosis for a 71-year-old taxi driver was not treated and managed sufficiently, leaving him with marked vis…
21-year-old receives five-figure sum following negligent action
A Patient Claim Line Case Study The Incident A 21-year-old man from Birmingham has received a five-figure settlement after medics incorrectly treated a fractured finger. Staff at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, negligently tr…
Unnecessary chemotherapy for wrong cancer receives £12,500
A 77-year-old man has received £12,500 in compensation after experiencing three unnecessary cycles of chemotherapy when a hospital failed to appropriately diagnose a return of prostate cancer. Gary Voller, 77 From Hertfordshire, received compensation…
Woman compensated after distressing incident with paramedic
A 52-year-old woman has received £2,000 in compensation after experiencing a distressing encounter with a paramedic. This resulted in the paramedic being struck off the register. Alison Booth from Lancashire, received compensation after Patient Claim…
Woman receives £14,500 in compensation following Kent hospital’s failure to remove a Groshong Catheter
A woman received compensation following failures by Kent and Canterbury Hospital when removing a Groshong Catheter. The hospital failed to fully remove a catheter from Camelia Jane Smith, left the cuff component in situ and performed no checks to ens…
Woman awarded £22,000 after surgical termination trauma
A 25-year-old woman has been awarded a medical negligence settlement of £22,000 after a failed surgical termination resulted in a second termination three months later. The client, who has requested to remain anonymous, attended Basildon and Thurrock…
£54,000 settlement following negligent kneecap surgery
A 54-year-old male has received £54,000 in a medical negligence settlement after repeat surgery to an inflamed kneecap led to a dangerous blood clot and loss of mobility. The Claimant, who will be referred to as Paul as he wishes to remain anonymous,…
Parents receive £30,000 settlement after baby boy dies one week after birth
The parents of a baby boy who passed away at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, one week after birth, have received a £30,000 settlement. It was concluded that the cause of death was from severe brain damage, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy, w…