A general practitioner was found to have failed to carry out a medical examination with due care on a patient suffering from symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia. Although the notes of examination recorded symptoms suggestive of a common cold. in light of the corroborating evidence as to the claimant’s symptoms at the time of examination from her relatives, the notes did not represent a complete account of those symptoms.
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GMC: Fitness to Practice: In September 2003, the Professional Conduct Committee of the General Medical Council (GMC) found that a doctor who specialised in the field of gynaecology had committed serious professional misconduct. Conditions were imposed on the doctor's registration for a period of 12 months. On a review of the case in 2004, the committee found that the doctor had failed to comply with the conditions. As a result, the conditions were varied, and ordered to run for a further 12 mont ...
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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 Life support was withdrawn the following day.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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