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Case study: £40,000 settlement for delay in treatment for heart failure
Our medical negligence solicitors recently acted for two clients following the sudden death of their father due to a hospital’s delay in treating his heart failure. Delay in GP appointment...
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Case study: failure to spot pregnancy in young mother with brain tumour
Our medical negligence solicitors acted on behalf of a young expectant mother who had an inoperable, terminal brain tumour, which she was undergoing treatment for. Treatment for brain tumour Our...
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Case study: cardiac arrest after ‘low risk’ diagnosis
Our medical negligence lawyers recently acted on behalf of a 32-year-old woman who died from a cardiac arrest after being categorised as ‘low risk’ and discharged from hospital. Admission to...
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Case study: breach of duty at hospital leads to cerebral palsy
Our medical negligence solicitors acted on behalf of a mother and baby on their cerebral palsy compensation claim. The baby was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after a breach of duty...
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Case study: prescription error leads to £60,000 compensation
Prescription errors are unfortunately known to be the cause of several health problems in the UK. According to the General Medical Council, up to 5% of prescriptions could contain some...
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Case study: misdiagnosed perineal tear leads to £380,000 award
A common form of birth injury is a perineal tear. It’s an injury to the soft tissue separating the vagina from the end of the bowel. Modern medicine can repair...
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Case study: missed breast cancer diagnosis
With one in eight women in the UK likely to develop breast cancer within their lifetime, recognising the signs and symptoms is crucial in accessing treatment quickly. As the most...
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Case study: £1m in compensation for delayed treatment of meningitis
A recently released report by the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations shows that around half a million children under five die of meningitis worldwide every year. The World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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Case study: death caused by failure to diagnose sepsis
As medical negligence solicitors, we’ve seen how delays in treating sepsis can have devastating consequences for patients and their families. A quarter of NHS trusts don’t give antibiotics to patients...
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Case study: £115,000 following knee replacement surgery
When you go to hospital or the doctor’s surgery for a routine procedure such as a knee replacement, you don’t expect it to go awry. After all, we trust the...
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Missed sepsis diagnosis costs lives
The recent story regarding the death of one-year-old William Mead and its implications for out-of-hours healthcare should give us all pause for thought. An NHS report into William’s case sheds...
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Case study: £267,000 settlement for missed fracture
For most of us, a fracture is a routine injury and one that the majority of us will make a full recovery from. But whilst thousands of us are treated...
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