Case studies

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a man who underwent an epididymectomy without providing his informed consent and understanding the implications to his fertility.

A young mother had previously undergone a caesarean section for the delivery of her first child, who was breech. Following this, she was found to have a uterine scar niche which was surgically repaired.

We recently settled a claim arising out of the death of an elderly lady as a result of a head injury sustained due to an avoidable hospital fall.

We advised on a claim against Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust after our client’s father had developed pressure sores while in hospital following a fall. There were various issues concerning the nursing care that he received.

We negotiated a settlement of a claim for a patient left with permanent scarring as a result of burns to his foot caused by his GP.

We settled a claim for damages against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after our client suffered prolonged pain as a result of the midwifery staff ignoring her continued hyperstimulation. Uterine hyperstimulation is a potential complication of the induction of labour defined as either a series of single contractions lasting two minutes or more, or a contraction frequency of five or more in 10 minutes.

We settled a claim against Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following a breakdown in communication leading to the failure to treat our client’s ankle injury.

We recently represented a client in a claim against Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust following a delay in diagnosing her breast cancer.

We acted for a client whose ectopic pregnancy should have been diagnosed before she suffered a burst fallopian tube which required life-saving treatment. At five weeks pregnant, she experienced light bleeding and her GP found that her hCG levels had not doubled as would be expected with a healthy pregnancy. She was referred to an Early Pregnancy Unit at Wycombe Hospital and her GP raised the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy. After an ultrasound scan found no evidence of an intrauterine or extrauterine pregnancy, she was told that she had had a complete miscarriage but that there was a possibility of a pregnancy of unknown location.

We have settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust for a husband who pursued a claim on behalf of the estate of his late wife. She had received negligent treatment from gynaecologist, Jayne Cockburn, and, as a result, had to undergo numerous unnecessary invasive operations causing her a great deal of pain and suffering.

We have recently settled a claim for a client who received NHS treatment at Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital, during which a nerve block was administered to the wrong side of his neck. As a result, he experienced years of numbness, pain and unpleasant pins and needles.

We have recently settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust after our client received negligent treatment from consultant gynaecologist Jayne Cockburn.