Failure to monitor inpatient causes death £41,250

We acted for a client following the death of her husband whilst an inpatient at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. Her husband (aged 71) had been admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic right hemi-colectomy. Following that surgery, in December 2011, he was transferred to ICU. There was then [...]

25th February 2014|

Fragment of a surgical instrument left in a patient £10,000

We acted for a client (aged 59) who underwent a bilateral knee arthroscopy during August 2006 at Great Western Hospital in Swindon. During the course of the surgery, the tip of a surgical blade broke off and migrated into the back of his left knee joint. The surgeon was unable to retrieve this tip a [...]

25th February 2014|

Bad care at hospital resulting in a DVT £50,000

A client of ours (aged 42) was unhappy with treatment which he received at the Royal United Hospital in Bath during 2009 and 2012. His complaint can be summarised as follows: Firstly, during a routine varicose vein surgery in February 2009, adequate precautions were not taken to prevent him from lat [...]

25th February 2014|

Surgeon operates on wrong finger £15,000

On 16th October 2011, one of our clients was gardening with his parents at their home when a thorn went into his right ring finger. He attended the A & E department at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire. Due to his ongoing pain in this finger, he was later referred by the hospital to thei [...]

20th February 2014|

Wrong surgery carried out causes PTSD £12,000

We acted for the mother of a young boy (who was only aged 2 at the time) who had been diagnosed with a hydrocele (a fluid collection in the sac surrounding the testicles in the scrotum). He underwent surgery to remedy this problem at Great Western Hospital during November 2005. Unfortunately, the wr [...]

20th February 2014|

Fractured hip and dislocated shoulder from falling off bike £21,000

We acted for a gentleman in his 80s who suffered a fractured hip and dislocation of his shoulder, when he fell from his bicycle whilst being chased by a dog in a park. His shoulder relocated itself, but he had to undergo total hip replacement surgery, from which he made excellent progress. The Defen [...]

19th February 2014|

Ankle injury for farm worker £31,000

 Our Client (aged 59), a farm worker, was kicked by a young calf in a holding pen whilst at work. He suffered a fracture to his ankle and damage to the ligament and cartilage. He was left with some permanent minor symptoms and was likely to develop degenerative joint disease a few years earlier than [...]

19th February 2014|

Accident abroad £180,000

One of our clients (aged 51 at the time) was involved in an accident whilst on holiday in Ibiza, Spain during 2005. Briefly, during September 2005 she, her daughter and grandson went on a short holiday. At one point, in order to use one of the toilets at the hotel premises, she had to walk down a fl [...]

1st March 2013|

RTA case won at Trial £25,000

We acted for a young man (aged 15 at the time of his accident) who was involved in a road accident during October 2009. His personal injury claim was vigorously contested by the insurers of the driver and this matter eventually went to a 2 day Trial at Swindon County Court. Briefly, our client and a [...]

1st March 2013|

Criminal Injuries Compensation Award £32,000

We acted for the parents of a young man (aged 13) who suffered a horrific injury in March 2012. Briefly, he and three other boys were returning from their school in Swindon. They began to play around and one of the boys threw a stick at our client which, unfortunately, hit his left eye, leaving him [...]

1st March 2013|
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