Pages On: NHS Claims
The NHS is an excellent organisation that saves so many lives. Having such a resource allows the people of the UK to not constantly fret about choosing between their finances and their health. However, that does mean the NHS is under routine strain from the vast quantities of patients, as well as mismanagement from higher up. Patients can often wait weeks before seeing a GP, and months, sometimes even years, for referrals. In the event of serious illness, this can be too late to combat. There are also the chances of surgical mistakes, misdiagnosis, birth injury and a myriad of other types of medical negligence. If the NHS has failed in its duty of care to you, and you have suffered as a result, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Medical Negligence Leaves British Soap-Star Unable to Walk After Botched Hip Operation
Posted: 11 February 2022
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
As further proof that negligent medical care can affect anyone, a 63-year-old “Coronation Street” star from Manchester has had to learn to walk again after a botched hip operation. After a consultant described the surgery – which left her in dismay for months – as rarely successful for women her age, Beverley Callard is suing the hospital which carried out the procedure. Callard, who plays Liz McDonald on the show, suddenly left the program after taking a two-week sabbatical to have routine keyhole surgery on her damaged hip, and some…
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22,000 dental patients recalled
Posted: 29 October 2015
Posted in: Dental Negligence, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
In the biggest NHS recall ever recorded, 22,000 dental patients have been recalled, and some tested for HIV and hepatitis after Nottingham dentist, Desmond D’Mello, was secretly filmed by a colleague who suspected his hygiene practices. Mr D’Mello was found to have been reusing dirty gloves and failing to sterilise equipment in his practise. This has been described as the “biggest recall in NHS history” and many of those recalled have threatened legal action as a result. The footage, which was filmed in secret, has been requested to be viewed…
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Over £1.1bn paid out by the NHS
Posted: 20 July 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
According to recently released figures, NHS England has paid out a total of £1.1billion to patients affected by medical negligence. The figures were released by the Medical Defense Union (MDU) in reaction to the publication of the NHS litigation authority’s (NHSLA) accounts for 2014/15, showing the figure paid out in legal claims on behalf of NHS Trusts in England. The MDU said that this scale of compensation payouts could not continue for much longer. The MDU argued that this amount of compensation could have funded over eight million MRI scans,…
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London NHS hospitals failing
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, NHS Claims
A report has been published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman highlighting serious failings in London’s NHS hospitals. These failings include surgery blunders, misdiagnosis and delays in diagnosing tumours. The report was based on more than 24 complaints lodged against London NHS Trusts from July to September 2014. Within the report, the watchdog stated that the cases provide “clear and valuable lessons” in order that “similar mistakes can be avoided in the future”. Life could have been saved One example of the problems being faced by patients was highlighted…
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Misdiagnosis woman wins compensation
Posted: 1 April 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
A woman has been awarded more than £2m in compensation after hospital staff misdiagnosed her back problem, leaving her disabled. Heather Tait (34), from Sutton Coldfield, was discharged from Cheltenham General Hospital without an MRI scan after complaining of back pain in 2009. It was later found that she actually had a collapsed disc, but the surgery was delayed and she was left with constant back pain. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust admitted negligence in 2011 but disagreed with lawyers over the amount of compensation that was being claimed.…
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Patient in 16-hour trolley wait
Posted: 24 February 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
A patient was left for 16-hours on a trolley with severe breathing problems after the hospital she was being treated in was put on “black alert”. The woman was admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital last Monday, but was told that there were no available beds or pillows for her due to increased pressure on the hospital. The “black alert”, which is the highest level for NHS issues, was placed on the hospital on Tuesday and remains in place. Debilitating breathing problems The woman, who requested to remain anonymous, is…
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NHS trust requires urgent improvement
Posted: 20 January 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
Following recent inspections, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust have been ordered to improve a number of its services urgently. Shropshire’s main health trust was found to be under “considerable pressure” following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, with staffing issues highlighted as a major concern. CQC inspectors reported that the trust had to improve in four out of five key areas. The report stressed that the trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal, had to review its staffing levels in the accident and emergency department,…
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Surgeons must publish mortality rates
Posted: 17 November 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
NHS England’s medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh, has warned all surgeons that if they fail to publish their mortality rates, they could face sanctions. Sir Bruce said that this step had to be taken to improve the safety of patients within the NHS, with penalties being enforced if this regulation is not followed. On Wednesday performance data for around 5,000 surgeons in England is to be released online. Despite this new regulation, many surgeons have contested this change, arguing that mortality rates can often be misleading. The point has also…
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Brain tumour sufferer awarded £8million
Posted: 8 May 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, NHS Claims
A girl who was left disabled for life has been awarded £8million of NHS compensation after doctors failed to recognise the early stages of her brain tumour. Clair Bonfield was ten-years-old when she first went to hospital in 2003 with complaints of persistent headaches and sickness. The symptoms had been ongoing for around a year before she went to James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth. Ms Bonfield’s CT scan took five months to reveal her brain tumour. Despite a successful operation, she later developed a serious post-operative infection while at…
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Surgeon responsible for fatal bug wins disclosure case
Posted: 22 March 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
After five patients died as a result of a surgeon’s poor treatment, the High Court has ruled that he cannot be forced into telling future patients about his clinical history. John Lu worked at Nottingham’s Trent Cardiac Centre, where he infected 11 patients and killed 5. The investigation into Mr Lu’s standard of practice was sparked as a result of numerous patients becoming infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, where he was found to be the common source. The investigation was carried out by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in…
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NHS Trust faces 79 negligence claims
Posted: 20 August 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
While solicitors investigate claims against Mid Staffordshire hospitals, they also plan to probe 79 negligence claims against two Lancashire hospitals. The claims stand against two of the East Lancashire NHS Trust’s hospitals: the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals. The trust was put under ‘special measures’ last month following the Keogh Inquiry. Sir Bruce Keogh’s investigation was sparked as a result of investigating high death rates in Mid-Staffordshire hospitals, which then led to the discovery of many more offending trusts across England. Let down by poor care standards, the East Lancashire…
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