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Our Case Studies Claimant recovers £203,228.50 when hospital failed to promptly diagnose and treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Mr Lowthorpe underwent elective left inguinal hernia surgery (a mesh repair) on 31 October 2006. At surgical review on 13 December 2006, the wound was healing well but Mr Lowthorpe was experiencing discomfort interpreted as neuralgic type pain. Mr Lowthorpe was referred to the Pain Clinic for review and he was referred separately for an ultrasound scan of his groin. At further surgical review on 24 April 2007, because of continuing discomfort Mr Lowthorpe was referred urgently to the Pain Clinic, as he was still awaiting an appointment. Despite the urgent referral and the significant ongoing pain that Mr Lowthorpe experienced he was not seen at the Pain Clinic until 6 June 2007. On being seen in the Pain Clinic the plan was for Mr Lowthorpe to be reviewed some 3 months later, with no specific treatment plan made or any treatment options discussed with him. Unfortunately the plan to be reviewed in 3 months turned out to be a 7 month wait and Mr Lowthorpe was not seen in the Pain Clinic again until January 2008. At this time the only treatment plan was to put Mr Lowthorpe on morphine analgesia. More than just money – the unnecessary death of Mr Mark Bonehill, age 43. Without Legal Aid, the family of Mr Mark Bonehill would not have received a penny of their £300,000 compensation and the mistakes at the hospital that caused his death could still be happening now. When Abigail Bonehill and her mother Karen, Mr Bonehill’s daughter and widow respectively, first approached Williamsons Solicitors in 2009, they only had a suspicion that the medical care provided to the late Mr Mark Bonehill at Hull Royal Infirmary was negligent, resulting in his unnecessary death. Hull woman sues local PCT after error inserting Implanon contraceptive device. Olivia Sewell, who was 24 at the time, had her old Implanon rod (inserted in 2001) removed on 5.7.04 and a new one inserted. An Implanon rod is a contraceptive device measuring 4cm x 2mm that is inserted under the skin and slowly releases progestogen. It is alleged that the Implanon rod was inserted too deeply in her upper left arm, resulting in permanent nerve damage. The One Show: Inappropriate medical care at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The recently reported statistics as to the alarmingly high death rates at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust make for worrying reading. For all those families personally affected it must be incredibly difficult coming to terms with an avoidable death. I act for Karen Bonehill, who appeared on The One Show, and therefore have personal knowledge of such a situation; our investigations revealed that her husband’s death was entirely preventable and should not have occurred.
Claimant recovers £17,500.00 when hospital fail to remove a stent following cholecystectomy. Mr West underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in June 2003. He represented some 3 years later feeling unwell and was found to have obstructive liver function tests and tenderness in the abdomen. An ultrasound scan showed a stone within the common bile duct and he was referred for an urgent procedure to remove the stones. During the procedure, a double pigtail stent was found with the common bile duct, this had been left in place in 2003 and should have been removed within 3 months of the original procedure, i.e. in September 2003. Mr West required an open procedure in order to remove the stent. As a result of the procedure, he had a large abdominal scar and developed an incisional hernia. Mr West first attended Solicitors only 2 months before the 3 year limitation period was due to expire. His Solicitors quickly investigated the matter and obtained supportive expert evidence which indicated that the stent that had been inserted in 2003 was incorrectly deployed, and negligently left in situ for 3 years, at which time it started to cause Mr West to suffer from adverse symptoms. An early letter was sent to the Defendant Trust outlining the basis of investigations and settlement was achieved soon after.
Hull man accepts £40,000 compensation following serious surgical error at the Hull Royal Infirmary. Mr Wagstaff, who was aged 23 at the time of the operation, was admitted to the Hull Royal Infirmary with stomach pains on 24.12.06. After undergoing investigations he was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder). On 27.12.06, he underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder by keyhole surgery), performed by Mr Tilsed, Surgeon. As soon as he came round from the operation, he experienced excruciating pain and this continued for a number of days. On 2.1.07, an ERCP scan was performed and this revealed the earlier surgical error, which had resulted in bile flowing freely into the abdominal cavity for a period of 7 days. It was therefore necessary for Mr Wagstaff to be transferred to St James’s Hospital, Leeds to see a specialist for extensive bile duct reconstruction surgery. Family instruct Williamsons to investigate if husband and father’s death at the Hull Royal Infirmary from a pulmonary embolism should have been prevented. A 43-year-old man, who was a loving husband and father, underwent a routine operation on 13.8.08 and was discharged the next day. Subsequently he developed a pain in his calf on 19.8.08, when he mentioned this to the District Nurse on 20.8.08 she suggested that he might have deep vein thrombosis (“DVT”) and arranged for him to be seen in the Acute Assessment Unit (“AAU”) of the Hull Royal Infirmary. An hour or so later, he arrived at AAU and the results of a blood test were positive for a DVT. He was therefore given an injection to thin his blood. Arrangements were made for a scan, after waiting a number of hours he was told at around 6pm that somebody had failed to electronically request the scan correctly and he would need to return the next day for this. A Hull woman who suffered a life threatening rupture of an ectopic pregnancy after she was turned away by Hull Royal Infirmary’s Accident and Emergency Department with a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, received compensation totalling £25,000 from the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. In July 2005, a 24 year old woman became pregnant. The pregnancy was confirmed in August 2005 by her GP when the Claimant was 5 weeks pregnant. On the morning of the 23rd August 2005, she awoke with abdominal pain. Although she had previously suffered with bowel symptoms this was nothing like what she had previously experienced. She was taken to the Hull Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department. Following the examination, she was advised that she had IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). This was despite the attending doctor being aware that she was pregnant. The woman was allowed home with Paracetamol and advised to arrange her own date and scan. The family of a deceased woman recover £25,000 on behalf of her Estate after she fractured her hip following two separate falls at the Hull Royal Infirmary. An otherwise generally fit 85 year old woman previously living independently on her own was admitted to hospital following a fall, during the course of which she fractured her left hip. She underwent a partial hip replacement without complications. Whilst in hospital she suffered 2 falls from bed, as a consequence of which she suffered a further fracture to her right hip. This went unidentified for a period of 11 days, notwithstanding frequent complaints of pain made by the woman’s family to the Nurses and medical staff. The Deceased underwent a second partial hip replacement, this time to the right hip. Her recovery was much less successful. She developed MRSA, which spread in to the bone resulting in the infection becoming intractable. Hull woman agrees settlement of £50,000 against Hull Royal Infirmary after they failed to carry out appropriate investigations. Our client, who wishes to remain anonymous, was admitted to the Hull Royal Infirmary after feeling unwell for some months. The medical staff initially diagnosed thrombocytopenic purpura (a skin rash due to the deficiency of blood platelets) and progressive renal (kidney) failure. Over the next few days her condition deteriorated, no proper investigation/treatment was carried out in response. She suffered a cardiac arrest and acute dialysis-dependant renal failure, resulting in a 5 week admission to Intensive care. In addition, she also developed a psychological injury and it was subsequently necessary for her to change roles at work. Medical mistakes lead to the unnecessary death of a newborn baby at the Hull Royal Infirmary. Ms Cook found out she was pregnant in July 2004. During a routine antenatal scan it was discovered that her son, Bradley, had a condition called gastroschicis (part of his bowel was located outside his body). She was reassured that this could be rectified once Bradley was delivered. At 09.41 on 1.2.05, Bradley was born. Shortly thereafter, an operation was carried out to place the bowel back into the abdominal cavity in one attempt, rather than doing this gradually in stages. Following surgery Bradley’s condition deteriorated significantly, but there was an unreasonable delay in recognising this. By the time a further operation was performed at 15.00 on 2.2.05 it was too late, Bradley unfortunately died at 21.43. As a result of Bradley’s sub-standard care, Ms Cook developed psychiatric injury attributable to the shocking events she witnessed. This is known as a secondary victim claim and can be quite difficult to prove. Nursing care mistakes at Castle Hill Hospital cause husband’s death. Mr B, who was aged 58, was admitted to Castle Hill Hospital as an emergency on 7.1.06, complaining of unsteadiness on his feet. No assessment of the risk of him falling whilst in hospital was performed. On 17.1.06, he was found on the floor of his room, having fallen. Later the same day, he suffered 2 further falls. Despite this, the nursing staff failed to assess the risk of further falls and take appropriate action to prevent this from occurring. On 23.1.06, he was again found on the floor, having fallen. Investigations revealed that he had sustained a fracture of the right hip; surgery to correct this was unsuccessful after he developed a chronic infection. The effect of this proved to be devastating; he became confined to a wheelchair, needed a permanent catheter, required regular IV antibiotics (which caused him to suffer with sickness) and was unable to enjoy his previous hobbies and activities. On 19.8.07, he died from liver failure. The chronic infection, caused by the Defendant’s negligence, accelerated his death by a number of months. £40,000 for local man who underwent unnecessary surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, Hull A 58-year-old man was referred by his GP to Castle Hill Hospital with rising PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) levels. On 26.8.08, biopsies of the prostate were obtained. Upon examination of the biopsies by a histopathologist, he reported these to show signs of a moderately aggressive cancer. After being told of the diagnosis of prostate cancer and following consideration of the possible treatment options, our client agreed to elective surgery. On 21.11.08, a radical prostatectomy (removal of entire prostate gland and seminal vesicles) was performed.
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