A&E and radiologist fail to diagnose Lisfranc injury to foot
Our client, Mr W, injured his right foot and attended A&E where he was wrongly diagnosed with a soft tissue injury. It took three months for his Lisfranc injury to be diagnosed, requiring him to undergo invasive fusion surgery which was unsuccessful, requiring further surgery in the future.
Failure to treat wrist fracture accelerates arthritis
Our client, Mr P sustained a fracture to his wrist, after a fall, for which he received substandard treatment resulting in more complex surgery being required involving; ulnar shortening, a bone graft, prolonged recovery period and an acceleration of post-traumatic arthritis, which affected his future earning capacity.
Patient unable to work due to missed fracture of foot
Our client, Mr R, was left unable to work for several months after A&E failed to diagnose a fracture in his foot despite the fact this was visible on his x-ray
Elderly patient suffers hip fracture as a result of hospital fall
Our client, Mrs F, suffered a peri-prosthetic fracture to her hip after falling in hospital when nursing staff left her alone in the bathroom for 40 minutes.
Toes misaligned during hammertoe and bunion surgery
Our client, Mrs E, underwent surgery for hammertoe and bunion correction on her left foot and suffered severe misalignment of her big and 2nd toes due to misplacement of the screws and K-wires by the surgeon.
Hospital misdiagnoses fractured ankle
Our client, Mrs D, suffered an injury to her ankle after a fall. The A&E department at Tunbridge Wells Hospital failed to recognise a fracture and misdiagnosed the injury as a dislocation, causing additional pain and suffering.
Negligent post operative care causes ankle damage
Our client, Miss S received negligent post operative care following ankle surgery, which lead to various wound complications. As a result, Miss S had a further 3 surgical procedures which she otherwise would not have had and suffered with numerous symptoms while her ankle slowly recovered.
Broken femur took over a year to unite after negligent surgery
Mr E was 40 years old when he was involved in a road traffic accident. Following the accident he was taken to the Conquest Hospital, Hastings, with multiple injuries including a closed fracture to the right femoral shaft.
Index finger amputated following negligent treatment
Jonathan Herbert, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £33,000 for a client who ended up having an index finger amputated following a failure to prescribe antibiotics in accordance with the hospital’s own guidelines combined with failures to diagnose infection.
Unnecessary amputation of toe causing on-going pain
James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £34,000 for a young man who had his 2nd toe amputated unnecessarily causing on-going pain.
8 month delay in hip replacement revision surgery
Jennifer Waight, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £25,000 for a woman who suffered pain and infection in her right hip after an eight month delay in undertaking a right hip replacement revision surgery.
GP failure to diagnose slipped upper femoral epiphysis
James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £145,000 compensation for a young man whose GP failed to properly examine him when he presented with the classic symptoms of a slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) leading to a more significant slip of the fracture and the necessity of having hip replacement surgery at age 22 and every 12 -15 years thereafter.
Failure to diagnose fracture leads to knee replacement
Jennifer Waight, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £10,000 compensation for a women who required a total knee replacement after the fracture to her tibia, which had been undiagnosed, displaced.
Epidural needle causes paraplegia and spinal damage
Fiona Mills, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) Offices, has secured £350,000 for a claimant who suffered paraplegia and had to re-learn to walk after an anaesthetist damaged his spine with an epidural needle.
GP failure leads to slip of femoral hip epiphysis
Fiona Mills, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) Offices, has secured over £84,000 for a claimant who suffered a massive slip of her femoral hip epiphysis.
Permanent deterioration after negligent discharge
Oliver Chapman, specialist clinical negligence lawyer, based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices has secured compensation for the estate of an elderly patient who suffered a permanent deterioration in health after she was discharged from hospital prematurely.
Lack of informed consent for spinal fusion surgery
Jonathan Herbert, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) Offices, has secured £75,000 for a patient after Medway Hospital failed to fully inform him of the risks and benefits of spinal fusion surgery leading to severe disability.
Award for fractured ankle following fall in hospital
Oliver Chapman, specialist personal injury lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £11,800 for a claimant who suffered a bimalleolar fracture of her right ankle, having fallen in hospital.
Claimant awarded £2m after requiring leg amputation following negligent knee replacement surgery
Fiona Mills, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells Office, has secured over £2 million for a client who required an above the knee leg amputation following negligence during her total knee replacement surgery.
£50,000 awarded in clinical negligence case following a failure to listen to the patients wishes
James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells Office, has secured £50,000 for a client who had expressly wished for ‘no foreign materials’ to be left in his body following surgery.
Compensation recovered following a failure to diagnose a broken leg
The clinical negligence team demonstrated their expertise when they recently recovered compensation for a lady who required a knee replacement operation following a failure to diagnose a broken leg after being admitted to the accident and emergency department of Worthing Hospital. The case settled for an undisclosed award plus legal costs.
Compensation recovered for the oldest ever patient to sue to the NHS
The clinical negligence team demonstrated their expertise when they recently recovered damages for the oldest ever patient to sue to the NHS; a lady who suffered a variety of complications following a failure by a hospital A&E department to assess her properly or to advise her residential home properly prior to discharging her back to her residential home with a fractured pubic ramus after a fall.
Compensation for loss of wife following failure to diagnose and treat fractured ribs
The clinical negligence team demonstrated their expertise when they recently recovered damages for the surviving husband of a lady who died after cardiac arrest following the development of a haemothorax due to fractured ribs. The case settled for an undisclosed award plus legal costs.
Damages recovered following a delayed diagnosis of a fractured neck
This case study of J v Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust [2011] demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered an undisclosed sum for a lady who suffered extended pain and suffering and anxiety as a result of a failure to diagnose a fractured neck.
Failure by doctors to diagnose knee injury causes muscle wastage injury
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently negotiated a settlement of £15,000 for a woman who suffered a muscle wastage injury as a result of a failure by doctors at Bedford Hospital to diagnose and treat significant lesion of the knee.
Damages recovered following a delayed diagnosis of a knee injury
This case study of C v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2011] demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered an undisclosed sum for a young patient who suffered extended pain and suffering as a result of a failure to diagnose a displaced sleeve avulsion fracture of his inferior patella pole.
Compensation obtained for leg injury caused by nurse
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recovered £7,500 in compensation for an elderly lady who suffered injury as a result of a nurse stepping on her leg with the heel of her shoe.
Accident and emergency department fails to diagnose severed hand tendon
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who successfully settled a case involving a failure to diagnose rupture of the deep flexor tendons of the right little and ring fingers, obtaining £27,500 compensation.
Damages recovered following a failure to treat a broken leg properly
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered £275,000 for a patient who suffered permanent injury as a result of a negligently performed intra-medullary nailing of the right tibia.
Patient suffers acute heart failure following negligent management of post operative complications
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who obtained £15,000 compensation for a woman when her husband died from post operative complications following a right total hip replacement.
Damages recovered following a failure to diagnose and treat infection
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered £26,000 for a young man who suffered injury to his knee after a failure to manage an infection.
A patient's dislocated elbow is left undiagnosed for nine weeks
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently worked with a client suffering from a significant elbow dislocation which was not spotted despite several consultations with an orthopaedic specialist as well as weekly physiotherapy sessions which were unsurprisingly extremely painful.
Compensation recovered for delayed diagnosis of Achilles tendon injury
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recovered £15,000 for a lady who suffered avoidable pain and suffering following a failure to diagnose and treat a partially ruptured Achilles tendon.
A patient loses her sight after suffering a conversion disorder
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who have successfully secured £100,000 for a partially sighted client who developed almost complete blindness as a result of a psychological reaction caused by the negligence of the hospital Trust.
Damages recovered for delayed diagnosis of severe spinal fracture
This recent case, in which we recovered £350,000 for our client, shows that it is not always easy for a claimant to prove that a breach of duty led to an adverse outcome.
Damages recovered following adverse outcome to spinal surgery
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered £145,000 for a client who suffered frequent falls, pain and depression as a result of an inappropriate surgical procedure, leaving him with significant care and equipment needs.
Negligence by out of hours GP
Over the last 18 months numerous cases have been reported in the media where problems have arisen due to treatment by out of hours GPs. This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered £1.9 million for a man given a three-fold overdose of diamorphine by an out of hours GP.
Patient disbelieved
This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently recovered £9,000 for a patient who received abusive comments from hospital staff who believed that she was fabricating her symptoms.
