We were instructed by the wife of a gentleman who underwent a colonoscopy due to an abnormal bowel screening result. Two days after the routine procedure, he attended Accident & Emergency due to significant pain and the inability to pass urine.

There was a significant delay before a CT scan was carried out, diagnosing the perforation and faecal contamination, and a further significant delay before surgery was carried out. As a result, our client likely required a permanent stoma and was unable to undergo potentially life-prolonging oncology treatment for an isolated diagnosis of liver cancer due to his poor condition. Our client sadly died one year after the negligence.

The case was settled without an admission of liability from Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and prior to the issue of court proceedings for £20,000.