Gemma (name changed to protect client confidentiality) The Incident Gemma, aged 35, presented to her GP complaining of severe lower back pain, radiating to her legs, numbness in her perineum and the vaginal area, numbness at the...
Medical Negligence Case Studies
Stephanie (name changed to protect client confidentiality) The Incident Stephanie underwent spinal surgery at Hospital in early 2015. Because of avoidable complications with the surgery, she sustained Cauda Equina syndrome resulting in...
Robert (name changed to protect client confidentiality) The Incident Robert presented to Accident & Emergency complaining of lower back pain and numbness in his legs as well as other Cauda Equina red-flag symptoms. Despite...
Paul was admitted to hospital for surgery for heart disease. He was put on a ventilator to help him breathe overnight in the Intensive Care Unit following surgery. The following morning the ventilator was removed but Paul’s condition rapidly...
Daniel, had already sustained a brain injury when he approached. He was admitted to hospital to undergo a bilateral cranioplasty from a brain injury rehabilitation unit but he was not appropriately supervised following the operation and fell down some...
Sally was in the critical care unit at a hospital following the birth of her first child and was intubated and ventilated. Whilst she was being moved, her endotracheal tube became dislodged and by the time this was re-inserted she had suffered a hypoxic...
Thomas (name changed to protect client confidentiality) The Incident Thomas suffered Erb’s palsy that had lasted for more than 12 months involving the C5 and C6 nerve roots. He needed surgical exploration and repair of the right brachial...
Sally (name changed to protect client confidentiality) The Incident Sally is a young girl who sustained an Erb’s palsy injury. She was almost completely paralysed in her right arm and required intensive physiotherapy, particularly from her...
Megan (name changed to protect client confidentiality) Megan is a young girl who sustained an Erb’s palsy injury at her birth after her mother went into cardiac arrest during labour. The cardiac arrest caused Megan to be deprived of oxygen...
Roger (name changed to protect confidentiality) What happened? Roger, 55 years old, attended his GP in 2013 about a lump on his head. The GP diagnosed it as a harmless cyst but because it was irritating Roger the GP removed it. The removed...
Leonard (name changed to protect confidentiality) What happened? Leonard, a 4 year old child, was taken to his GP on two occasions over the course of a week in December with a prolonged cold, temperature, poor feeding and general irritability....
Medical Negligence lawyer Sahida Patel has secured approximately £17 million pounds for a child who suffers with cerebral palsy. The Facts “A” was born on 4 November 2006 and suffered grade 1 hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)...