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Doctors Chambers now supporting National Charity Brake
Doctors Chambers are pleased to confirm we will be supporting National Charity, Brake. Brake is a road safety charity who campaign to prevent death and injury on the roads, through the education of all road users and campaigning for improvements to road safety. Brake offer support for people who are…
Georgia Keeling dies after Meningitis is mistaken for Swine Flu
A two-year-old girl from Norwich died from meningitis after being wrongly diagnosed with swine flu, an inquest has heard. Georgia Keeling died on 4th August 2009 after being rushed to hospital at the height of the swine flu pandemic. Georgia’s older sister, Charlie, had been correctly diagnosed with the disease…
Man, 24, aims for 2016 Paralympics after hospital neglect resulted in avoidable amputation
A recent report has revealed that a 24-year-old man was left needing his leg amputated after doctors failed to carry out straightforward muscle-pressure tests. The man is now hoping to take part in the next Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016. The man injured himself during a tackle in a…
£1million compensation for 5 year-old Lucas, who suffered brain damage at birth due to doctors negligence
A young boy is to be awarded over £1million in compensation after doctors failed to notice his blood sugar levels plummet, resulting in the development of cerebal palsy. Lucas Hillier started to suffer from hypoglycaemia shortly after his birth at Good Hope Hospital in the West Midlands. However, Lucas was…
Routine X-Ray reveals eight-inch long forceps left inside patient’s body from operation weeks before
A man at a hospital in Kent needed emergency surgery after medics failed to realise that they had left a pair of forceps inside his body during an appendix operation. The eight-inch long surgical implements were discovered weeks after they had been left inside the patient when he returned to…
Eight year-old set to receive multi-million pound compensation for devastating injuries suffered at birth
A multi-million pound compensation payout from Colchester Hospital is to be offered to a young girl who suffered catastrophic brain damage at birth, leaving her severely disabled. Samantha Singleton-Parkes, now eight, was born at Colchester General Hospital in 2003. Samantha’s mother, Gail Singleton-Parkes, sued Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust…
Court of Appeal rules 10% uplift in general damages to start April 2013
Clearing up the confusion surrounding the Jackson reforms, The Court of Appeal has ruled that from 1st April 2013, a 10% uplift in general damages will start. The 10% uplift was part of the original whiplash reforms suggested by Lord Jackson, but until now, no start date had been announced.…
NHS trust faces close to 90 claims against same orthopaedic surgeon
A Yorkshire NHS trust is facing close to 90 claims from patients who were all operated on by the same surgeon, Manjit Bhamra. To date, the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has paid out over £1million to settle 13 claims against the orthopaedic surgeon during his time at Rotherham Hospital between…
Hospital faces 37 claims over poor maternity service
It has been revealed that a hospital which was investigated for the poor quality of its maternity services now faces over 30 compensation claims for deaths of, or injuries to, mothers and babies. The NHS trust running Furness General Hospital in Cumbria has stated that there had been a total…
Number of claims against NHS likely to increase
The new head of the NHS Litigation Authority has revealed that the number of claims against the NHS is likely to increase this year as cases are pushed through ahead of funding reforms. Catherine Dixon, a solicitor who joined as chief executive in April, has said that she expected a higher…
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