Hospital negligence - £25,000 compensation recovered for delay in diagnosing fractured wrist
A 41 year old woman received £25,000 in relation to a hospital’s alleged failure to diagnose a fractured wrist in May 2008. The woman slipped and fell on her left wrist and six days later she went to the A&E department of the defendant hospital (D). After a short examination by a doctor, a sprained wrist was diagnosed. The woman was advised to take ibuprofen and was told the sprain may take some time to heal.
Five months later in October 2008 the woman visited her GP, due to on-going pain in her wrist and loss of grip. She was referred for an x-ray, which revealed a fractured left scaphoid. The woman required bone graft surgery, following which her wrist was in plaster for around three weeks. She then wore a splint for around eight weeks.
The woman brought a medical negligence claim against the hospital, alleging that it had failed to diagnose the fracture and had failed to undertake an x-ray. She alleged that surgery would have been avoided had the fracture been diagnosed in May 2008.
Our specialist hospital negligence lawyers have helped a number of clients recover compensation for delay in diagnosing and properly treating fractures. Click here to read our recent settled cases on fractures and medical negligence.
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