Case studies

We were instructed to investigate an upsetting case involving an elderly and vulnerable patient. The lady concerned, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to hospital with severe dehydration.

We settled a claim against Surrey and Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for a 53 year old woman who suffered a significant fall when she was a patient at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

We settled a claim against a former GP for a delayed diagnosis of kidney cancer which led to our client’s death.

We have settled a claim against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for negligence relating to the treatment received by our client when giving birth to her baby in December 2012.

We have settled a claim against James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a missed diagnosis of skin cancer which led to a client’s premature death.

We settled a claim against a dermatologist for delayed diagnosis of the genetic condition Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) which subsequently led to delayed diagnosis of bowel cancer.

Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust for a client whose wife died following a fall in hospital.

We have settled a claim for a client whose mother died following a fall in a Care UK home in Surrey. In the five days leading up to the incident, she suffered four falls while she was unattended in the home.