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An NHS trust has paid out a total of more than £2.25 million as a result of claims against one of its surgeons. The orthopaedic surgeon, who worked full time at Rotherham Hospital until 2007 and then part time until 2009, had already been the subject...
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The husband of a woman who died following a series of NHS blunders has won a six-figure sum in an out-of-court settlement. Judith Laing, 65, who worked as a school cleaning supervisor, woke up with severe stomach pains and was violently sick. Her husband...
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The parents of a five-year-old boy have secured compensation for him worth millions of pounds after medical mistakes during his birth left him severely brain damaged. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was starved of oxygen during his delivery...
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A former nurse who had to give up her job after a routine operation went badly wrong has won a six-figure sum in compensation. Donna Bowett, from Kidderminster, went for surgery at the Alexander Hospital in Redditch, which is managed by the Worcestershire...
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A boy who is disabled as a result of a brain injury suffered at birth has been awarded a settlement in damages worth £8.5 million at the High Court. Alfie Buck, who is now seven years old, suffered severe brain damage when staff at the Princess Royal...
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A teenager has won a seven-figure compensation settlement after she suffered brain damage when medical treatment was delayed following her birth. Lucie Ross, now 14, was left with four-limb cerebral palsy and a reduced life expectancy as a result of her...
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A man who sustained damage to his brain as a result of oxygen starvation during a tooth extraction when he was six years old has won £1 million in compensation. The man, now 22, underwent the operation under general anaesthetic at a health centre in...
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A man who was left with a broken leg after mistakes during a routine surgical procedure has won a five-figure sum in compensation. Stewart Clegg, a taxi driver, had suffered from pain in his left knee for two years and underwent knee replacement surgery in...
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A liver transplant patient has won compensation of £7,000 after doctors failed to remove a surgical mat after performing the operation – termed a ‘never event’ because it is a hospital incident that should never occur. Michael...
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An artist has won compensation after sub-standard surgery and poor quality aftercare left her barely able to use her left arm. Margaret Gold, now 70, was undergoing surgery to test for breast cancer at the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester when the surgeon...
