Paul Fouad acted for a lady in her 60s in relation to a claim about her late husband for a failure to diagnose and treat an aortic dissection. Sadly her husband died aged 57. Expert evidence was obtained from a cardiothoracic surgeon, accident and emergency consultant and a radiologist before Read more
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 Read more
It was alleged that Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust were negligent in failing to diagnose a vertebral fracture following a fall of approximately 15 feet from a ladder. The 53 year old gentleman was discharged the same day despite it being admitted that it being later admitted that spinal fracture Read more
We were instructed by the daughter of a lady who sadly died at the age of 71. Altered bowel habit for more than 6 weeks in a lady over 60 should have warranted a referral under NICE guidelines by the GP/practice nurse. Unfortunately, a delay in referral for investigations and Read more
Various allegations were raised in relation to an expectant mother’s management during pregnancy by North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. For example, it was alleged that it should have been recognised the mother was suffering from gestational diabetes and that there a failure to use the McRobert’s procedure during delivery Read more
It was alleged Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had failed to carry out adequate falls risk assessments for an elderly lady being admitted to hospital. She should have been noted as being at very high risk of falls and pressure sores. It was alleged that the 91 year old Read more
A 60 year old lady underwent a total hip replacement but was left with a leg length discrepancy of over 2cm and injury to her sciatic nerve and “drop foot”. As a result she required a tendon transfer operation, but continued to have restricted mobility with a walking distance of Read more
It was alleged that there was a delay in acting upon test results and symptoms relating to the Claimant’s Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Liability was admitted by the GP in question. The Claimant’s condition deteriorated rapidly leading to permanent peripheral neuropathy which affected his balance and severely affected his mobility. Treatment Read more
A widower pursued a case in relation to his late wife who had suffered a perforated gastric ulcer leading to acute peritonitis and the need for emergency surgery. The lady deteriorated and the following year needed surgery on a hernia caused by the first surgery. She deteriorated further following the Read more
A GP claiming to have a specialist interest in vasectomy, had failed to warn of a risk of at least 5% of chronic/long term pain from a vasectomy. The gentleman was 52 when the vasectomy was carried out and maintained that he and his partner would have opted for alternative Read more
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