Pages On: NHS Claims
The NHS is an excellent organisation that saves so many lives. Having such a resource allows the people of the UK to not constantly fret about choosing between their finances and their health. However, that does mean the NHS is under routine strain from the vast quantities of patients, as well as mismanagement from higher up. Patients can often wait weeks before seeing a GP, and months, sometimes even years, for referrals. In the event of serious illness, this can be too late to combat. There are also the chances of surgical mistakes, misdiagnosis, birth injury and a myriad of other types of medical negligence. If the NHS has failed in its duty of care to you, and you have suffered as a result, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
New Financial Package for Victims of Blood Transfusion Scandal
Posted: 23 March 2016
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
The Scottish Government has pledged £20 million in funding for the victims of the NHS blood transfusion scandal. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, an estimated 30,000 people in the UK were given blood transfusions that were contaminated with conditions such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Many of the people affected were haemophiliac. These conditions have caused lifelong suffering and have had a severe impact on the patient’s ability to work. In many cases, the infected blood transfusions lead to an early death. The Scottish Government set up the Penrose Enquiry…
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NHS apology over ‘unacceptable’ wait
Posted: 7 February 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
A woman who was forced to wait for a year to have an operation for her severely painful womb condition has been sent an apology from the NHS. Dawn O’Toole was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2014 – a painful condition whereby tissue that behaves like that in the lining of the womb, is found outside the womb. She urgently required a hysterectomy following the diagnosis, but never received an operation date. She was forced to wait for a year to have a full hysterectomy and colon-rectal surgery, despite being in such…
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Hospital screenings leading to both misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis
Posted: 30 October 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, NHS Claims
With screenings playing an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous illnesses, such as cancer, the NHS has recently been criticised for not using the equipment adequately. The Science and Technology Committee has accused the NHS of “poor communication” on the issue of screenings, with people all over the UK being subject to both misdiagnosis and “overdiagnosis”. In 2012 screening was raised as a controversial issue with regards to the treatment of breast cancer. Figures found that for every woman saved by early treatment, three women underwent treatment for cancer…
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Organ damage mistaken for bug by doctors
Posted: 29 May 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
A father-of-six nearly died after doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed his bowel damage for a stomach bug. Stuart Pashley, from Clay Cross, Derbyshire, was denied treatment by NHS staff on multiple occasions, as doctors continued to diagnose him with a common stomach bug. One doctor actually told Mr Pashley not to go to hospital as “sickness bugs can close hospital wards and kill people”. 47-year-old Mr Pashley was in “excruciating pain” but was told by medical staff to take painkillers. The pain began on 7th March when he awoke in the middle of…
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NHS trust paid out £24.4m in last year alone
Posted: 9 February 2014
Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
Oxfordshire’s hospital trust has paid out more than any other hospital authority due to ‘mistakes and blunders’ in 2013. Figures have revealed that the trust has seen a surge in cases, having risen by 1,000 percent in less than a decade. When figures were first published in 2003/04, Oxfordshire paid out £2.3m to claimants, which has risen to almost £25m in 2013. Figures have shown that Oxfordshire has paid out £113.7m to claimants in the last 10 years. Where the number of claims being awarded has increased, so has the amount…
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