The Claimant pursued a claim against her former Dentist, for the avoidable loss of five teeth (UL1, UL5, UR4, UR5, UR6),  as a result of negligent dental care. Allegations were raised, following the commissioning of expert evidence, that the Claimant was not given all treatment options, and extraction only was recommended a first line treatment.  It was alleged this was inappropriate. In the circumstances,…

The Claimant pursued a claim against her former General Dental Practitioner for failing to diagnose periodontal disease over a period of twenty years. The case was investigated in detail, and proceedings issued and subsequently served. Prior to service of the Defendant’s Defence, quantum was negotiated in the sum of £55,000.00, to reflect the Claimant’s pain and suffering, but more particularly,…

The Claimant (a Protected Party) pursued a claim through his Litigation Friend in connection with the standard of care received at the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Clamant had previously attended at the Walton Centre having sustained an intra cerebral haemorrhage on the 6 January 2008.  There was no criticism in relation to his care at the Walton, or in respect…

The Claimant recovered damages in the sum of £90,000.00 including approximately £60,000.00 for pain and suffering and loss of amenity, arising as a result of the Defendant’s negligence, in failing to diagnose a bowel leak following a caesarean section. Consequently, there was a delay, allowing for the onset of peritonitis. Even when diagnosed, the hospital performed the incorrect corrective operation.…

The Claimant received the sum of £1.4million plus periodical payments for care for the remainder of her life, as a result of catastrophic injuries sustained during the course of a discectomy. The Claimant was admitted to hospital for surgery on her back, during which a main artery was severed, and the Claimant suffered a considerable bleed. Even though the bleed was subsequently controlled,…

Damages were recovered on behalf of the Claimant in the sum of £100,000.00 in relation to a negligently performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy on the 9 July 2007. Allegations of negligence centred upon the fact that there was a failure to adequately protect the Claimant’s anatomy, as a result of which the Claimant sustained damage to the common bile duct.  The damage was not recognised at the…

The Claimant recovered the sum of £150,000.00 in relation to poor medical care she received during the course of her pregnancy, leading to a stillbirth on the 18 October 2007. Allegations of negligence centred upon the fact that there was a failure to detect an abnormal CTG trace, as a result of which the foetus suffered foetal hypoxia and subsequently died.   The Post Mortem report confirmed…

The Claimant underwent a colonoscopy under the care of the Defendant Primary Care Trust on 28 August 2009. The Claimant was sedated for this purpose. The colonoscopy showed our client to have a large polyp which was suspected to be cancerous and the endoscopist began to remove the same. However the Claimant became restless and the procedure was abandoned. In fact no endoscopist should attempt…

Our client Mr G has just received the sum of £30,000 in damages from the Defendant after he sustained serious pressure sores during a stay in their hospital in December 2007/January 2008. Mr G was 72 years old when he was admitted to the hospital for major heart surgery.  He experienced post operative complications and was transferred to critical care.  The Claimant's condition meant that his…

It was the Claimant's case that as a result of a failing in the standard of care by Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospital, the deceased had his condition of gastric cancer untreated, diagnosis occurring in December 2007, when a diagnosis should have been confirmed in June 2007. Following evidence from a Consultant Physician and a Consultant Oncologist, it was the Claimant's argument that if the earlier…