Wednesday January 25, 2012 at 8:30am
Personal injury solicitors are seeing an increase in the number of
medical negligence claims from people who have suffered at the hands of plastic surgeons.
Recent data from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has shown that personal injury compensation claims arising from cosmetic surgery are upheld in 45% of all cases. For medical negligence claims in general, the figure is 30%. The Union also said there had been a significant increase in the number of claims over the last five years.
One case
Tuesday December 13, 2011 at 7:46am
Can laser eye surgery go wrong? This is one of the most common questions asked by those considering having laser eye surgery.
Laser eye surgery is an operative procedure and so naturally things sometimes go wrong with all operations.
If all the potential risks were not fully explained to you by your doctor prior to undergoing the procedure, then it is possible you did not give informed consent for the laser eye operation.
Without informed consent, you will potentially have a medical neglig
Tuesday September 13, 2011 at 7:29am
While the birth of a baby is always a very happy moment, when hospital staff or medical professionals such as doctors or midwives make mistakes during pregnancy and child birth, all of a sudden everything changes into despair. When medical professionals make mistakes that cause injury to their patients, the doctors responsible and their employers are held accountable. Medical negligence claims are often made against hospitals or doctors, midwives or other medical staff when as a result of their
Saturday June 4, 2011 at 4:16pm
Susan Ballantyne, 47, a lawyer and partner at Capsticks solicitors died on 14 November 2010 at St George’s Hospital in South London after she was given an over dose of a labour inducing drug, an inquest heard. Mrs Ballantyne was taken to hospital after collapsing. Doctors told her that her unborn child had died in the womb, but instead of performing a caesarean section, they decided to give her the labour drug. The mother of two was given 16 times the recommended dose of the drug. Doctors
Thursday May 26, 2011 at 12:45pm
A bullying midwife told a BBC journalist Heather Paterson, 47, that she didn’t deserve the baby, during a botched delivery. The Nursing and Midwifery Council has heard that Biobelemoye Toby, 71, who worked at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, told Miss Paterson that she was going to take away her baby. Toby, also told Ms Paterson, “no pain, no gain” as she screamed to see a doctor. The baby, Riley Arthur Croft was born in the morning of 25th March 2005 with the umbilical co
Monday July 19, 2010 at 9:35pm
What is Consent? What are you supposed to be told about by your doctor?
The idea of informed consent is based on a definition of the law. It requires your doctor to give you information about the benefits, risks and alternatives of any test, procedure or treatment he recommends, before it is performed. It requires you to sign a document which states your doctor has given you that information.
If your doctor fails to explain to you the benefits, risks and alternatives of any treatment he
Wednesday June 2, 2010 at 9:00am
Despite advances in medical care, it is impossible to get a plastic surgery (also known as cosmetic surgery) completely free of risks and side effects. Plastic surgeries go wrong as a result of many factors including the negligence of the plastic surgeon, misinterpretations, inexperience of a surgeon and poor judgment.
If you suspect that your plastic surgery was unsuccessful as a result of a surgical mistake, you may be entitled to claim plastic surgery negligence compensation for p
Sunday May 30, 2010 at 3:30pm
While cancer diagnostic testing has improved, failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis of cancer is still common. Cancer remains one of the top causes of death globally.
The most common cancers include bladder cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and pancreatic cancer.
A lot of medical negligence cases against medical professionals and hospitals relate to failure to diagnose cancer.
Cancer can be treated and cured if it is diagnosed in its earliest stages. If your doctor has perf
Saturday May 29, 2010 at 10:46am
Despite advances in clinical care, on occasion, mistakes occur, resulting in preventable injuries such as cerebral palsy being caused to infants before, during or soon after birth. Cerebral palsy can lead to a lifetime of emotional and financial difficulties.
If you suspect your child sustained cerebral palsy before, during or soon after you gave birth as a result of a medical mistake, you may be entitled to claim
medical negligence compensation for pain, suffering, loss and future expens
Friday May 28, 2010 at 8:31am
While hysterectomy is a common and generally safe procedure which involves the removal of the uterus or womb under local or general anaesthesia, on occasion, mistakes occur, resulting in preventable injuries to women.
Hysterectomy injuries can sometimes be serious leading to a lifetime of emotional and financial difficulties. If you or your loved one suffered injuries while going through hysterectomy, you may be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation for pain, suffering, loss and fu
Monday May 10, 2010 at 7:46pm
Liverpool Women’s hospital is facing medical negligence claims from more than 200 patients who were treated by Mr. George Rowland a consultant urogynaecologist (specialist in benign disorders of the bladder such as urinary incontinence). Mr. Rowland treated over 1500 women since 2000. Following patient complaints about the treatment provided by Mr. Rowland, the hospital commissioned an independent review in October 2008. The independent report by Verita which was published on 19 March 2010