In August 2008, one of our clients (aged 25) was referred by his GP to the urology department at Cheltenham General Hospital as he was complaining of a lump on his right testicle and testicular pain. He was seen by one of the doctors who suspected that this was caused by an infection. He gave him so [...]
One of our clients (aged 45) who lives in Swindon is allergic to penicillin. This is clearly noted on her GP records. During November 2008, she attended her GP surgery in order to collect a course of antibiotics to help treat her ear infection. She was seen by one of their duty Triage Nurses who, un [...]
We acted for a man (aged 37) who attended three different GPs on separate occasions complaining of a sudden and severe headache. It later transpired that he was suffering from a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Unfortunately, none of these doctors made the correct diagnosis and as a consequence, there was [...]
Whilst our client was only aged 11, he attended his GP complaining of muscular pain in his thigh and hip. He was unable to weight-bear and was in a great deal of discomfort. His GP prescribed him with some painkillers and told him to rest. It later transpired that he had, in fact, had a minor slippa [...]
Our client consulted his GP complaining of pain and discomfort in his leg. His GP attributed his complaint to a muscular-skeletal injury. Sadly, he didn’t suspect that he had an infection and, as there was a delay in our client being referred to hospital, the infection spread throughout his leg and [...]
A failure on the part of a GP to treat a client’s “frozen shoulder”. She then went on to develop an infection after an injection had been administered inappropriately by her GP which left her with reduced mobility in her arm. She then approached us to issue a claim for clinical negligence. SJ Edney [...]
Our client’s GP failed to diagnose – or even suspect – that our client may have a melanoma (skin cancer) and, as a consequence, there was a delay in her referral to hospital. This resulted in treatment and surgery which could have been avoided with a prompt referral. Our no win no fee solicitors iss [...]
