A lady in her 60s pursued a case against Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her case had previously been rejected by another solicitor following preliminary investigations. We obtained independent expert evidence which criticised a failure to act on an x-ray in 2007. The x-ray displayed clear evidence of rheumatoid Read more
A 42 year old woman should have received earlier blood tests that would have prevented a delayed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis of approximately 3 years. As a result of the advanced rheumatoid arthritis going untreated, she developed severe damage to her joints, particularly her hands, elbows and foot. She was Read more
Unfortunately, patients who suffered from both depressive illness and illnesses such as dementia were treated together. One evening, the gentleman was assaulted by another patient on the ward who was known to have a violent and aggressive history due to an ongoing mental illness. The elderly man sustained severe blunt Read more
She was in hospital for a total of 11 days. Whilst she was recuperating she could not mobilise. Mrs Makin developed discomfort and pain in her heels. She asked staff on duty to look at her heels but the answer each time was, “I will be back in a minute.” Read more
Our client was a lady in her 60s who was unfortunate to be diagnosed with cervical myelopathy due to compression of her spinal cord in the neck. She initially underwent a successful operation to relieve symptoms. Unfortunately, whilst in rehabilitation under the care of Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber Mental Read more
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