Polski Dzial Compensation for Medical Negligence
The care received in hospitals in the UK is generally of a high standard, but sometimes mistakes are made, which can have tragic consequences for patients and their families. Misdiagnosis Leads to Fatal Injury In one such case, medical errors led to the death of a woman in Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2010. Her husband […]
Woman Awarded Compensation for Husband’s Death
A woman has been awarded compensation amounting to £335,000 after medical staff failed to prevent the death of her husband from heart failure, reports the Daily Mail. Rohan Rupasingh was only 33-years-old when he suffered a fatal heart attack. His family reportedly had a history of heart problems, and he had apparently shown worrying symptoms […]
Compensation Awarded for Medical Failings
A boy who sustained severe brain damage as a result of failings by medical staff after his birth has been awarded compensation amounting to over £6 million, reports the Doncaster Free Press. Ten-year-old Bradley Albans was born in Bassetlaw District General Hospital in Nottinghamshire and in the days following his birth he developed dangerously low […]
Family Compensated Following Hospital Death
An English NHS Trust has agreed to pay substantial compensation to the family of a patient who died after receiving substandard care at one of its hospitals, reports the Mirror. Christine Carpenter had already been diagnosed with terminal cancer when she attended the A&E department at Hull Royal Infirmary. Her husband had highlighted to staff […]
Being Honest about Medical Mistakes
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has given its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on imposing a ‘duty of candour’ for healthcare providers, in which it says that medical and social care staff should be open and upfront about medical mistakes. The Government launched a consultation on its statutory duty of candour proposals […]
Report Published into Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry
The recently published Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report has revealed that 143 patients tested positive for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at the hospital during the period January 2007 to 31st December 2008, and CDI was a factor in the deaths of 34 of those patients. The report identifies a number of failings, including: The report […]
Compensation Awarded for Mother’s Death
A woman has been awarded a five figure sum of damages following the death of her mother, who died after receiving “below standard care” at a hospital in North Staffordshire, reports the Daily Mail. Seventy-year-old Sheila Baker was admitted twice to The University Hospital of North Staffordshire with severe stomach pains. On her second visit, […]
European Action to Improve Patient Safety
The European Commission has recently published details on how the Commission and EU countries are addressing the challenge of patient safety. The release includes information on progress made since 2012, and outlines the barriers that need to be overcome to improve patient safety as foreseen in a Council Recommendation of 2009. The information highlights that […]
Widow Compensated after Incorrect Diagnosis
A widow has been awarded £50,000 in compensation after a GP failed to realise that her husband was suffering from bowel cancer, reports the BBC. Christopher Goodhead first went to see the doctor with symptoms in 2005, which were incorrectly diagnosed. When the cancer was eventually diagnosed, two years later, it had become terminal. He […]
Cut birth injuries to cut the compensation bill, say lawyers
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently published its report into maternity services in England. The report highlights that when NHS maternity care goes wrong, the impact can be devastating for those concerned and costly for the taxpayer, with around £480 million spent on clinical negligence cover – equivalent to £700 per birth. The […]