Case studies

• Claim for haemorrhaging following negligent removal of a Redivac drain
  Our client was admitted to BMI Healthcare’s Hampshire Clinic for the removal of a lesion in the salivary gland. During the operation, a Redivac drain was inserted into his neck.
• Significant award for injury sustained during surgical removal of a catheter
  In this medically complex case, our client was transferred to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington to remove a catheter which had become knotted and stuck in his left iliac vein.
• Settlement for negligent catheter insertion at Hampshire hospital
  Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim for a man who suffered a perforated bladder and bowel after an error was made during surgery to insert a suprapubic catheter.
• Injury to bowel as a result of negligent use of laparoscopic ports
  Our client underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of his gall-bladder) due to multiple gallstones. An injury was caused to his bowel which had serious post-operative consequences including a need for further surgery.
• Successful claim against hospital for preventable bowel perforation
  We recently secured £35,000 compensation in an out-of-court settlement for a client who suffered a bowel perforation that could have been prevented.
• Failure to consider available alternatives to hysterectomy and loss of kidney function as a result
  Our client underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy after her treating gynaecologist failed to explore properly other less invasive treatment options for her symptoms of prolapse, which would have avoided the need for a hysterectomy.
• Damages after surgeon fails to remove ectopic pregnancy
  The claimant in this case had undergone laparoscopic surgery to terminate an ectopic pregnancy at an NHS hospital. She was told that the procedure had been fully successful but continued to feel unwell.
• Tendon damage leads to extensive surgery and long term pain
  A woman in her 60s accidentally cut herself preparing food at home. She went to her local hospital, Ellesmere Port Hospital, where she was seen in the dressings clinic and told by the nurse that the injury would heal itself.
• £75,000 settlement for claim against negligent private orthopaedic surgeon
  We have recently settled a case against a private orthopaedic surgeon for inappropriate and technically unacceptable knee surgery.
• Substantial compensation achieved for negligent total knee replacement
  Our client had suffered from pain in her left knee for a number of years. Following an investigation, she was told she needed to have a total knee replacement (TKR).
• Settlement achieved for negligent use of compression bandages resulting in severe blistering
  We have recently settled a claim against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust on behalf of a client who suffered from blistering to her left foot resulting from the negligent use of compression bandaging following knee replacement surgery.
• Failure to fix orthopaedic fracture properly
  Our client, a professional footballer, fractured his leg in the course of a match. He was taken to hospital and underwent surgery to fix the fracture. However, this was negligently performed.
• Negligent spinal surgery
  We have recently settled a claim against a private spinal surgeon for negligent surgery to correct scoliosis which left our client suffering significant neurological damage. She has long-term severely impaired bladder function.
• Negligent treatment of diabetic foot ulcer
  In this case our client sadly ended up requiring a below knee amputation with reduced life expectancy of between one and two years.
• Morphine overdose
  Our client received morphine for pain relief, but was given a significant overdose that resulted in her suffering a near-death experience and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Injury caused in theatre
  Our client was undergoing surgery for recurring breast cancer when she suffered a burn to her breast.
• Entrapment injury
  We have recently issued proceedings on behalf of a client who is bringing a medical negligence claim relating to the management of her care in the period following surgery, when her arm was allowed to become trapped between the rail of her bed and her mattress.
• Delay in excising basal cell carcinoma
  Our client had known Atypical Mole Syndrome (AMS) phenotype and was recognised as being prone to skin cancer. She attended her specialist with a basal cell carcinoma on her nose that was wrongly diagnosed as actinic keratosis and was discharged.
• Rhinoplasty damages client's nose and affects her appearance
  Our client underwent rhinoplasty under the care of an Austrian plastic surgeon through Surgicare in the UK. Unfortunately, the surgery was unsatisfactory, both aesthetically and because our client experienced problems with the sensation in the tip of her nose.
• Settlement for patient who suffered facial burn during wisdom tooth extraction surgery
  We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against her private maxillofacial surgeon and The London Clinic. The claim arose following her wisdom tooth extraction surgery, during which she suffered a burn to her lower lip and cheek.

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