Recent medical negligence success stories

Recent success stories for our clients mean that they can use the compensation they receive to buy the best possible equipment, care and accommodation that is available to help them to adjust to life after medical negligence has taken place.

These summaries represent only a few of the cases we have settled in recent months. If you would like to get in touch with our expert and experienced medical negligence team please request a call by completing our short form. 

Recent medical negligence success stories 

GP

Compensation: Almost £1mn

A man has received almost £1 million in compensation in a legal claim against his GP following allegations that inappropriate medication was prescribed to treat his cardiac condition.

NHS Trust

Compensation: £150,000

A woman whose husband died aged 71 following revision knee replacement surgery has settled her claim against Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for £150,000.

GP

Compensation: Significant sum

A one-year-old child was left in unnecessary pain after her GP failed to refer her to hospital where she was eventually diagnosed with an infection of her spine.

GP

Compensation: Multi-million-pound settlement

A man who developed a spinal cord abscess after a failure to diagnose his diabetes has been secured a multi-million-pound settlement

GP  
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman received a six-figure settlement after prolonged antibiotic prescription caused irreversible lung damage.

Homerton Hospital 
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A woman who suffered a 10-year ordeal of multiple failures to properly diagnose and treat breast cancer has received a settlement.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Compensation: £18 million

A nine-year-old girl, who suffered permanent and severely debilitating brain damage as a result of negligent management of her mother’s labour, has received an eight-figure lump sum and annual payments in compensation to meet her needs for the rest of her life.

GPs
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A man has settled a medical negligence claim against two former GPs following an alleged failure to identify classic symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis and refer him for investigation and treatment.

Consultant Pathologist 
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A pregnant woman who suffered a delayed diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma has received a six-figure damages settlement.

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A racing cyclist was left with additional scarring to his face after a botched procedure.

General Practitioner 
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A man from London has received a five-figure settlement from a GP who failed to identify his appendicitis and refer him for the necessary hospital investigations. 

Homerton Hospital and Royal Free Hospital
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A Mother died after suffering a second serious medical negligence incident that caused a bleed in her brain.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Compensation: Confidential

The family of a patient who bled to death while undergoing dialysis have received compensation and an apology from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Compensation: £450,000

A 43-year-old man who had to abandon his career as a mechanic after a two-year delay in spotting an abdominal hernia has been secured a £450,000 settlement.

Optical Express
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A man has received a six-figure sum in compensation for negligent medical treatment following laser eye surgery at Optical Express.

Spire Bushey Hospital
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A man who has been left incapacitated by the results of knee surgery has settled his claim against Spire Healthcare.

Hospital Trust
Compensation: £32 million

A £32 million settlement has been secured for a child who suffered brain damage as a baby due to negligent treatment by medical professionals including ignoring signs of jaundice.

GP negligence 
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A woman has received compensation from her GP for a failure to arrange an in-person examination of her wrist injury, which led to a six-month delay in diagnosis of a fracture and meant she needed significant surgery.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman who suffered from the delayed diagnosis and removal of a benign brain tumour has received a six-figure settlement from University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust.

Northampton General Hospital
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman received a six-figure sum following unnecessary lumbar punctures that caused spinal cord injury.

Darent Valley Hospital
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A man was left permanently disabled after staff in the A&E department of Darent Valley Hospital failed to act upon the signs of cauda equina syndrome.

Leicester NHS Trust
Compensation: £250,000

A woman has received a six-figure settlement and an admission of liability from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust after she suffered nerve injury from negligent breast reconstruction surgery at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Hospital Trust
Compensation: Confidential 

A mother suffered a fourth-degree perineal tear during a forceps delivery performed without a protective episiotomy and without any other measures being taken to control the sudden delivery of the baby’s head and body.

NHS Trust
Compensation: Substantial 

A 33-year-old man has settled his medical negligence claim against an NHS Trust for their failure to spot testicular torsion which resulted in his testicle being surgically removed.

Hospital Trust
Compensation: Confidential

A former nurse has settled a case after radiologists failed to spot a nasal tumour when they were looking for signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) in three separate brain scans.

Royal Marsden Hospital
Compensation: £55,000

A retired civil servant died after a delay in being properly treated for the early signs of sepsis at the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Scarborough Hospital
Compensation: 5-figure sum

An eventing rider who was thrown from a horse experienced negligent medical care and inadequate surgery at Scarborough hospital, leaving her with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and requiring further surgery to correct the surgical mistakes.

NHS Trust
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A professional golf coach who suffered a stroke and cardiac arrest as a result of negligent treatment during heart surgery has been secured a six-figure settlement.

University College Hospital
Compensation: £90,000

A woman who fell and broke her ankle had to have a below-the-knee amputation three months later as a result of mismanagement of her injuries.

NHS Trust

A family has received a settlement and an admission of liability from an NHS Trust following an unnecessary invasive procedure, which resulted in undiagnosed internal bleeding and death.

Private Surgeon 
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman from South London has received a six-figure sum following a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a brain tumour.

Military healthcare provider
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A widower has settled his claim for a six-figure sum for the death of his 41-year-old wife against a military healthcare provider and doctor for the delayed diagnosis of her cervical cancer.

Hospital Trust: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Compensation: £1.5 million 

A patient whose tongue cancer was mistaken for an ulcer caused by a sharp tooth has received £1.5 million in a settlement from King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Hospital Trust: Barts Health NHS Trust
Compensation: substantial 

A mother in North London whose first child was stillborn has received compensation and an apology from Barts Health NHS Trust.

Hospital Trust: Barts Health NHS Trust
Compensation: 6-figure sum

The family of a young father of two has succeeded in their medical negligence claim when he developed epiglottitis that was mismanaged leading to him sustaining pulmonary oedema and a fatal cardiac arrest.

Hospital Trust: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Compensation: £2.7 million

A woman received more than £2.7 million after she suffered an extreme nutritional deficiency following weight loss surgery.

Hospital Trust: Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Compensation: 5-figure sum

The family of a man who died following total knee replacement revision surgery secured a five-figure settlement and an apology from the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.

Hospital Trust: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Compensation: Confidential

A woman whose placenta was not delivered fully after the birth of her first child suffered complications that have resulted in a hysterectomy.

GP negligence
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman who suffered a brain injury when a delay in diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis led to her suffering a stroke, has received a six-figure settlement.

Hospital Trust: Confidential
Compensation: Confidential

A child who will require life-long care due to a brain injury resulting from a cardiac arrest in an intensive care unit has received significant compensation. 

Hospital Trust: Confidential
Compensation: 7-figure sum

A man who underwent experimental heart surgery has received a seven-figure settlement from the NHS Trust involved.

Osteopath negligence
Compensation: 6-figure sum

A woman has received a six-figure sum following the late diagnosis of spinal haematoma. 

Hospital Trust: confidential
Compensation: 5-figure sum

A woman secured compensation and the potential to return to court in the future when she experienced post-surgical negligence and damage to her kidneys.