Case studies

A&E AND CHILD MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE
A&E and Child Medical Negligence Case
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A&E DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SUBDURAL HAEMATOMA.
A&E Delay in diagnosis and treatment of subdural haematoma.
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ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY - DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS
Accident and Emergency delay in diagnosis and treatment of a ruptured Patella tendon
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BILATERAL HEEL PRESSURE SORES FOLLOWING SURGERY
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BREACH OF DUTY AND NEGLIGENT CARE LED TO DEATH OF NEW BORN
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BREAST CANCER MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE
Delay and diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer
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CLAIM WON AGAINST CHIROPRACTOR AND GP WHO FAILED TO DIAGNOSE HIP CONDITION
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DAMAGE TO URETER FOLLOWING AN ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
In this case, a young woman's ureter was damaged during an abdominal hysterectomy carried out by a surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The injury was undiagnosed for 13 days. The claim was settled in March 2008 at £58,000.00.
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DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER
Cervical cancer - delay in diagnosis and treatment
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DELAY IN TREATMENT FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Deep Vein Thrombosis - Delay in treatment after GP referral
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DELAYED CHOLESTEATOMA DIAGNOSIS LEAVES YOUNG MAN DEAF
GP's delayed cholesteatoma diagnosis left a young man permanently deaf in one ear with no chance of recovery. He also suffers from occasional tinnitus, attacks of vertigo and depression.
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ERRORS DURING STERILISATION PROCEDURE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES
In Bryant -v-Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust errors made by surgeons during a sterilisation procedure led to a series of severe problems for the patient resulting in £57,000 damages.
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FAILURE TO ACT UPON ABNORMAL FETAL HEART TRACE LED TO STILLBIRTH
Here we look at the case of a woman whose baby's stillbirth was caused by the hospital's failure to act upon abnornal fetal heart trace.
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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE A KNEE FRACTURE IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY
Accident and Emergency - knee fracture - failure to diagnose
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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE A SCAPHOID FRACTURE IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY
Accident and Emergency - delay in diagnosis of a scaphoid fracture
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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE INFECTION IN KNEE FOLLOWING SKI ACCIDENT
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FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NURSING CARE RESULTING IN PRESSURE SORES
Negligent nursing care leading to pressure sores
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GP AND CARDIOLOGY
GP and Cardiology - Failure to diagnose a heart murmur
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HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE - FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE
Failure to diagnose ankle dislocation
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INAPPROPRIATE COSMETIC LASER SURGERY
Cosmetic Surgery - unsuccessful laser treatment around the nose
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KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Damage during a knee replacement operation causing post operative infection and amputation
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LASER EYE SURGERY
Laser eye surgery - failure to discuss the risks involved
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MATERNAL TEAR DURING CHILD BIRTH - FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE INJURY
Maternal tear during childbirth causing incontinence
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NEGLIGENCE DURING BIRTH LEADING TO ERB'S PALSY
Erbs Palsy - obstetric negligence leading to a shoulder injury to the baby (Brachial Plexus)
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NEGLIGENT TREATMENT CAUSING LATEX REACTION
Woman recieves £2,000 compensation for allergic reaction to latex
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PRESSURE SORES TO BOTH HEELS FOLLOWING SURGERY
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SKIN CANCER - DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS
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SURGICAL ERROR DURING GALL BLADDER REMOVAL
Laparoscopic Cholececstectomy
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TESTICULAR CANCER
Delay in diagnosis of Testicular Cancer
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