GP / DOCTOR CLAIMS
Some successful cases brought against doctors by S.J. Edney medical negligence solicitors.
GP Negligence leading to diagnosis of urosepsis and admission to hospital – CASE WON AT TRIAL
Brief background We have been acting for a client aged in his 80s (the Claimant) in connec [...]
18-month delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer
We have been acting for a delightful client (now aged 80) who was unhappy with treatment h [...]
GP FOUND GUILTY OF 23 SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON FEMALE PATIENTS
S J Edney Solicitors are horrified to learn that another GP has been found guilty of sexual assaults on female patients. Dr Manesh Shah, who appears to be from Romford, London, is said to have assaulted his victims between May 2009 and June 2013.
Compensation for GP’s delayed diagnosis of breast cancer
S J Edney Solicitors were successful in securing compensation for a 50-year-old lady who s [...]
Misdiagnosis by SEQOL GP leads to patient’s death
In this very sad case, we acted for a client who was unhappy with medical treatment which [...]
Wrongly prescribed medication in pregnancy £3,500
Our client, a lady in her mid-20’s, was wrongly prescribed the drug Trimethoprim by her GP [...]
Failure to renew a repeat prescription £10,000
We acted for a client (aged 32) who was unhappy with treatment which he received from a lo [...]
Delay in diagnosing a detached retina £20,000
We acted for a client (aged 72) who was unhappy with treatment which he received from an o [...]
Delay in treating a myocardial infarction £42,500
One of our clients (now 62) brought a claim for damages against his former GP. In July 200 [...]
An unnecessary total thyroidectomy £17,500
During 2008, one of our clients (aged 26) attended her GP complaining of a lump in her thr [...]
Delay in diagnosing testicular cancer £19,000
In August 2008, one of our clients (aged 25) was referred by his GP to the urology departm [...]
Patient has allergic reaction to penicillin £2,000
One of our clients (aged 45) who lives in Swindon is allergic to penicillin. This is clear [...]
Severe headaches were actually a subarachnoid haemorrhage £420,000
We acted for a man (aged 37) who attended three different GPs on separate occasions compla [...]
Muscular pain in hip and thigh received a late diagnosis of minor slippage of upper femoral epiphysis £40,000
Whilst our client was only aged 11, he attended his GP complaining of muscular pain in his [...]
Leg infection spreads, requiring additional surgery £62,500
Our client consulted his GP complaining of pain and discomfort in his leg. His GP attribut [...]
Mobility in arm reduced by “frozen shoulder” £70,000
A failure on the part of a GP to treat a client’s “frozen shoulder”. She then went on to d [...]
Delay in referral resulted in surgery for melanoma (skin cancer) £20,000
Our client’s GP failed to diagnose – or even suspect – that our client may have a melanoma [...]
