Posted by Simon Elliman, Partner
As specialists in the causes of brain injury, we understand how conditions like Cerebral Palsy can have a severe impact on a person’s quality of life. But we also know that despite this, when given the correct support, people with a whole range of brain injuries can go on to do amazing things and live successful and independent lives.
Posted by Simon Elliman, Partner
The Claimant suffered with multiple sclerosis so had a pre-existing vulnerability to pressure sores. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and was treated on an acute assessment ward.
Posted by Simon Elliman, Partner
Simon Elliman secured £10,000 for a claimant who had developed a pressure ulcer on his heel whilst recuperating in hospital following hip replacement surgery. He had tried to alert staff to the pain he was feeling in his heel whilst recuperating on the ward but the staff failed to investigate the area. By the time staff removed the bandages to investigate the site the pressure sore was over 7 inches long.
Posted by Ali Cloak, Senior Associate
Ali Cloak recently acted for the parents of a young woman, who took her own life whilst detained under a mental health section.
Posted by Ali Cloak, Senior Associate
Coroner demands changes to hospital prescription system after staff failures caused death of 18 year old.
Judith Leach obtained £125,000 for the widow of a man who died when hospital staff failed to manage him appropriately following surgery.
Posted by Lucy Crawford, Associate
Mr B suffered a delay in diagnosis of skin cancer near his eye. As a result, Mr B sadly died 18 months after his diagnosis. Lucy Crawford acted for his family to recover damages following his death.
Posted by Kerstin Scheel, Partner
Partner Kerstin Kubiak successfully sued a hospital trust who had failed to ensure adequate hand hygiene procedures of hospital staff and who had failed to undertake a deep clean of a room previously occupied by an infected patient.
Posted by Tracy Norris-Evans, Partner
Partner Tracy Norris-Evans represented a lady whose GP negligently failed to refer her to hospital for further investigations when she presented with symptoms of severe infection.
Posted by Richard Coleman, Partner
Richard Coleman, Partner in our Oxford office, successfully sued a hospital trust for their negligent failings in caring for our client who was admitted to hospital with a diabetic leg in poor condition.
Posted by Kerstin Scheel, Partner
Kerstin Kubiak and Tracey Furminger acted on behalf of a teenage girl who suffered a significant delay in the diagnosis of her medulloblastoma, a form of brain tumour. Due to the delay in diagnosis the child’s tumour was much more advanced and invasive, requiring extensive surgery and oncology treatment. The severe consequences of this would have been avoided with an earlier diagnosis.
Posted by Kerstin Scheel, Partner
Kerstin Kubiak recovered damages for a young boy after he suffered an Erb’s Palsy injury, he was left with a significant injury to his right dominant arm which was permanent. It involved axonotmesis and neurotmesis. The Claimant suffered winging of the scapula and an absence of useful rotation of the shoulder. The grip of his right hand was also significantly reduced.