Post Sepsis Syndrome Sufferer Accepts Over £1,000,000 In Damages Case Post Sepsis Syndrome Sufferer Accepts Over £1,000,000 In Damages Mrs I developed abdominal pains and changes in her bowel habits. In July 2016 she attended her local emergency department on 3 occasions in 6 days. Each time she was discharged. Two days after her last …
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Failure To Treat Kidney Stones Leads To Sepsis and Admission To Intensive Care Case Failure To Treat Kidney Stones Leads To Sepsis and Admission To Intensive Care In November 2016, Mr K was diagnosed with bilateral renal stones and was advised that due to the size of one in particular, he would require treatment as …
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Delay In Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Case Delay In Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Most cases we see involving GPs arise out of their failure to refer patients to hospital sooner. This issue is often compounded when you get seen by the Nurse Practitioner instead. This happened here. A lady in her early 50’s found a …
Avoidable Fall In Hospital Results In Death Of 81 Year Old Man Case Avoidable Fall In Hospital Results In Death Of 81 Year Old Man B was admitted to hospital with suspected infection. He had poor mobility following a stroke and only ever walked with a 3 wheeled walker. He was known to be at …
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Delay In Diagnosing Gall Bladder Cancer Case Delay In Diagnosing Gall Bladder Cancer This is another sad case where an avoidable error started a chain of events that led to a tragic conclusion. Simon was 56 years of age when he had his gall bladder removed. As is usual, this was then sent to the …
Recurrent Miscarriages Caused by APS Case Recurrent Miscarriages Caused by APS Miss H suffered a miscarriage when she was 15 weeks pregnant in 2011. On examination of the baby at her local hospital there was no evidence of any congenital anomaly or infection. No further tests or investigations were carried out and no cause for …
Mistake in Hospital Records Results in Loss of Driving Licence and Job Case Mistake in Hospital Records Results in Loss of Driving Licence and Job M, an ordinarily fit and healthy 49 year old, was admitted to hospital with chest pain and vomiting. During his admission, he was asked about his usual alcohol consumption and …
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Debilitating Neurological Condition Allowed to Deteriorate After Medical Team Disagrees on Treatment Case Debilitating Neurological Condition Allowed to Deteriorate After Medical Team Disagrees on Treatment Mr G was admitted to hospital with weakness in both of his arms and legs in November 2016. A stroke was ruled out but an MRI scan showed that in …
Premature Death of a Young Mother Premature Death of a Young Mother Gail was only 38 when she contracted chicken pox from her 4-year-old daughter. She began to feel unwell over the next few days and so her Husband telephoned NHS 111. It was a Saturday afternoon, and she was advised to go to an …
Hospital Admits Its Staff Did Not Have “requisite experience or competence” To Treat Patient Case Hospital Admits Its Staff Did Not Have “requisite experience or competence” To Treat Patient R was pregnant when she attended hospital at 17 weeks gestation. Due to complications, she was advised to terminate the pregnancy. She was initially offered medical …
