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£475,000 recovered in a fatal anaesthesia claim

15 December 2008

J, a 56 year old man, was admitted to hospital for a secondary coronary artery by-pass operation as a private patient. Notwithstanding a history of asthma, the anaesthetist failed to examine J dur...

£300,000 settlement agreed after midwife fails to test for cystic fibrosis

16 November 1998

Mrs P became pregnant in June 1993. At her first ante-natal appointment she indicated that her two cousins suffered from cystic fibrosis. The Midwife did not offer any advice in relation to the ri...

£2.6 million recovered for child after overdose causes severe disabilities

01 October 1998

When aged 11 days, B became ill and was readmitted to Hospital for observation. The following day he was noted to be fitting and was prescribed an anti-convulsant drug (phenytoin) to control this....

£95,000 compensation awarded for breach of duty in general surgery claim

15 September 1998

In 1992, Mr A developed rectal bleeding and pain in the anal area. He attended the Homerton Hospital where an anal fissure was diagnosed. Conservative treatment worked well for a year until he suffer...

Damages recovered for Plasterer on basis of loss of earnings in Orthopaedic claim

01 June 1998

From about July 1994, Mr G began to suffer from depression. It became progressively worse until in March 1996 he was voluntarily admitted to the Goodmayes Hospital for an assessment pursuant to Se...

Damages recovered from private Neurologist after failure to perform CT scan

29 May 1998

In April 1995, Mr F contacted his GP following several episodes over the previous year of severe headaches accompanied by loss of or muddled speech. His GP referred him to a neurologist. In view o...

£19,000 awarded for negligent knee operation in Accident and Emergency

12 April 1998

Mrs B, aged 37, attended the A & E Department of the Royal Free Hospital on 6 February 1995 with a 2 day history of inability to straighten her right knee. X-rays showed she had an acute locke...