Other Clinical Negligence Case Studies

J was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.  She had to undergo a mastectomy and although the surgery went well she was administered a high dose of clexane as a result of which J started to bleed heavily and required a transfusion. She had a very...

Our client the son of a Hepatitis B sufferer fell into a high risk category and should have been immunised against the disease. A hospital he attended was aware that he may well contract this disease from his mother. Despite this knowledge there was a...

T was aged 35 at the date of her death. She lived with her three children.  T had a long history of headaches but despite such headaches no formal diagnosis was made.  T also suffered with hypertension and palpations. When she was admitted to...

This was a very tragic case in that it involved the death of a 52 year old man who was previously off good health. He was admitted to his local hospital with severe community acquired pneumonia.  Within a few days the hospital felt that his condition...

A was under the care of the hospital in respect of her thrombotic problems. She had a complicated medical history to include having suffered from a deep vein thrombosis affecting her left leg. Unfortunately, despite complaints of a painful right foot this...