Pages On: NHS Claims
The NHS is an excellent organisation that saves so many lives. Having such a resource allows the people of the UK to not constantly fret about choosing between their finances and their health. However, that does mean the NHS is under routine strain from the vast quantities of patients, as well as mismanagement from higher up. Patients can often wait weeks before seeing a GP, and months, sometimes even years, for referrals. In the event of serious illness, this can be too late to combat. There are also the chances of surgical mistakes, misdiagnosis, birth injury and a myriad of other types of medical negligence. If the NHS has failed in its duty of care to you, and you have suffered as a result, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
NHS 111 criticised following child sepsis deaths
Posted: 15 March 2016
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
NHS England has recently published a report following investigations into the death of a one-year-old boy when NHS 111 failed to recognise his symptoms. William Mead from Cornwall died in 2014 of blood poisoning. The report said that both a GP and NHS 111 had failed to recognise his symptoms, and had told William’s mother, Melissa Mead, that his condition was not serious. Mrs Mead was told by NHS 111 “not to worry”, and the report states that William’s life could have been saved if the symptoms had been treated. Press has reported…
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9-year-old killed as a result of sepsis misdiagnosis
Posted: 15 March 2016
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A nine-year-old boy lost his life after being sent home from an Accident and Emergency ward suffering from undiagnosed sepsis. Dame Julie Mellor, Health Service Ombudsman, highlighted the case in a report recently published, claiming that doctors at Whiston Hospital, Merseyside sent Thomas Hull home after diagnosing him with a “mild chest infection”. She claims that he was seen by a medic who was trying to free beds up in the unit, and states that more mistakes were made during his consultation. Thomas was taken to the A&E unit by his mother,…
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Man dies of septicaemia following hospital operation
Posted: 1 March 2016
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Staff at the Royal Derby Hospital grossly failed to care for Simon Tulitt, 62, who died of septicaemia three days after an operation for colon cancer on 31 May 2013, an inquest heard. Derby and Derbyshire assistant coroner, Paul McCandless told the inquest that the neglect had “directly contributed” to Mr Tullit’s death. Investigations found that correct antibiotics had not been administered to the patient from Yoxall which could have avoided Mr Tullit contracting E-Coli septicaemia, a recognised complication of the surgery. “death directly contributed to by neglect” Mr McCandless ordered Derby…
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NHS 111 ‘dangerously understaffed’
Posted: 2 October 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
A former NHS 111 helpline employer has spoken up about how “dangerously understaffed” the 111 helpline is, with 75% of calls going unanswered as a result. Irsah Tahir had been an NHS 111 call handler in the Derby centre before leaving as a result of the “massive” pressure. She said that the helpline was “swamped” with calls, resulting in the majority of them going unanswered. She added that nurses were often not available to provide assistance, so call staff were forced to provide medical advice. The organisation that runs the…
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Billions paid out over NHS medical negligence
Posted: 23 July 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
Recently released figures have shown that a total of 20 hospital trusts have paid out £1.1billion for medical negligence in the last five years. When legal costs were included in the bill, more than £4.5billion was paid out for the medical mistakes. According to a recent Telegraph investigation, the legal bill for medical negligence has quadrupled in the past decade. From 2009/10 – 2013/14, the top NHS trusts for medical negligence payouts were: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals – £79.0m (463 claims)The Leeds Teaching Hospitals – £78.3m (589 claims)Oxford…
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Woman sues NHS for father's head injury in dementia care
Posted: 28 May 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
The daughter of a man who was left with a serious head injury whilst in care has sued the NHS. 76-year-old Ivor Betteridge was being treated for severe dementia in a mental health centre when a male health care assistant used physical restraint against him, causing him to suffer a serious head injury. 43-year-old Tracy Betteridge won over £3,600 in compensation from the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. It was heard from one nurse that the agency health care assistant, who has since been suspended, pushed Mr Betteridge, while another…
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Cathedral suing the NHS after worshipper claims for foot injury
Posted: 1 April 2015
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Public Place Accidents
A cathedral in North Yorkshire is currently suing the NHS after it was forced to payout to a worshipper who was not immediately treated after injuring himself during a service. Christopher Shepherd attended the surface at the Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire two days before Christmas in 2009, when he tripped and fractured his foot. The severity of the injury left Mr Shepherd unable to walk and requiring the use of a wheelchair. Lawyers argue that negligent medical treatment is to blame for the development of Mr Shepherd’s injuries. They…
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Hospital death rate ‘higher than expected’
Posted: 2 February 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Recently released figures have revealed a ‘higher than expected’ death rate at a Teeside hospital trust. The North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is one of the nine hospital trusts identified as having a higher than predicted mortality rate in the last year. The trust’s medical director, Dr David Emerton, said that it was “reviewing the care of all patients who die” following the recent figures. Where the figures take into account both deaths in hospital and deaths within 30 days of discharge, Dr Emerton said that the number…
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Report reveals NHS is failing vulnerable patients
Posted: 29 October 2014
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
An NHS Ombudsman report has revealed how vulnerable patients are being failed by the health service. The report referenced three cases where patients had received terribly inadequate care and treatment. The report described the findings as ‘devastating and shocking’. One example was of a baby who suffered severe brain damage following serious medical mistakes. The baby had developed jaundice a day after it had been born at a London hospital, and required immediate medical treatment involving a blood transfusion. The doctors and nurses involved in the treatment procedure took more blood from…
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Mid Staffordshire NHS trust fined after death of diabetic patient
Posted: 29 April 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Hip Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has admitted to health and safety failings that caused the death of a diabetic patient. The trust has been fined £200,000 for failing to provide 66-year-old Gillian Astbury with her insulin, resulting in her death in April 2007. A judge at Stafford Crown Court said that Mrs Astbury’s death could easily have been prevented had she received the correct care. In 2010 an inquest found that there had been a failure to provide basic care to Mrs Astbury when she was admitted to the hospital for fractures…
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Private NHS hospital bought over following three surgery deaths
Posted: 16 September 2013
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Clinic bosses have confirmed that after three patients died at Lister Hospital’s Surgicentre following routine surgery, the NHS has taken it under tight control. The privately-run NHS hospital in Stevenage provided routine surgery in areas such as throat, ear and nose, trauma, gynaecology, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology for referred NHS patients. It was failed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last year in four out of five areas. By August GPs were told not to refer patients to the eye department at all due to the centre’s ridiculous waiting times. Three patients…
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