The Claimant’s daughter suffered from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy at birth. The effect was that she could only survive on life support and the outlook was hopeless. Life support was withdrawn the following day. Three years later the NHS Trust admitted liability for the death. The Claimant was awarded damages for psychiatric injury caused through her daughter’s death and the prolonged investigation into that death in the sum of £20,000 and consequential treatment costs as well as bereavement ...
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The Claimant had a long history of back and urinary difficulties. He consulted his GP after an increase in back pain. After a difficult night an ambulance crew was summoned who believing the Claimant was suffering from sciatica arranged for another GP to attend who also believed there to be a sciatica problem. A second ambulance crew was called out, but did not take the Claimant to hospital. Subsequently it was discovered that the Claimant was suffering from cauda equina syndrome and that the de ...
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After giving birth the Claimant suffered from a chronic inflammation of tissues in the spine causing severe neurological and physical consequences. At trial it was found that this was caused by a contamination of an anaesthetic used at some stage during the anaesthetic procedure. Although the finding of the judge was that the clinicians involved was that they “normally operated to a very high standard” his conclusion was open to him on the evidence even where its consequence was that on the occa ...
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The Claimant was diagnosed at birth with pulmonary valve atresia. An infusion was performer to improve the oxygen levels. A further operation was carried out to insert a shunt between the left subclavian artery and the left pulmonary artery thereby passing the closed or near closed pulmonary valve. It was discovered on a subsequent operation to insert a second shunt that the original shunt was too long and had resulted in a kink. This had restricted blood flow. The Claimant suffered from pervent ...
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A hospital breached its duty in failing to carry out a sufficiently thorough examination of a patient and by delaying the diagnosis of anterior compartment syndrome and caused disability.
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An e-mail from an NHS trust commenting on a doctor’s professionalism and honesty in response to an enquiry from another NHS trust investigating potential patient safety issues was protected by qualified privilege and there was no evidence of malice.
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Damages - Medical Negligence – Catherine Learmont died as a result of acute bacterial meningitis, which was the agreed cause of death. In this action, the question was whether a GP had been professionally negligent in her examination of Mrs Learmont. Two questions of primary fact arose:(1) What were her signs and symptoms when she consulted GP? and(2) What examination of Mrs Learmont did she perform? Then the question of professional negligence was ...
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A midwife injured in attempting to restrain a patient could recover against the anaesthetist’s employer for his failure to take proper precautions in failing to arrange for more staff to attend after an earlier assault and to fit cot sides to the bed.
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After a gallstone operation the Claimant had not been properly resuscitated. Had she been she would have been fit for corrective procedures. She would not have needed a subsequent operation which caused a tear in her liver or the consequential emergency operation would have been avoided. Both the negligent post-operative care and acute pancreatitis had been a material contribution to the Claimant’s overall weakness which had led to her fatal aspiration of vomit which in turn had caused cardiac a ...
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The injuries suffered by the Claimant were caused by an infection associated with the use of a canula during hospital treatment. Although the timing of the decision to insert the canula and the location of its insertion were not best practice they were not negligent. The failure to record the date the canula was inserted and to remove it after its initial use as well as the delay in failing to prescribe antibiotics were causative of the Claimant’s injuries and the trust was found liable.
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