The Telegraph last week reported about an ongoing inquest into the death of a 29 year old mother last year. The young mother had given birth to her second child just 16 days before she passed away as a result of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).

The inquest has heard how she had been suspected of suffering from DVT after her first pregnancy. This is not uncommon, as women are more prone to this condition when they are pregnant. It was therefore a big concern for her and her husband following the birth of her second child in March 2010.

It has been revealed that in the 16 days subsequent to giving birth for the second time, the young mother was seen by four midwives, a hospital doctor, a GP and a trainee GP. She presented with pain and swelling in her calf which is a known symptom of DVT. If left untreated, DVT can cause a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) which can be fatal. The inquest has heard that this is exactly what happened to the young mother.

Here at Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co, our medical negligence solicitors have experience in dealing with cases that involve circumstances where doctors/ GPs have failed to diagnose serious illnesses. We are currently investigating a claim that revolves around the failure of a GP to diagnose DVT in our client. The DVT subsequently caused a PE and our client was very poorly for some time. The effects of the GP’s failure to diagnose DVT still have a huge impact on our client’s life, even a few years after it happened. The GP in our claim has admitted that he acted negligently for failing to diagnose and treat the DVT.

How we can help

Please contact us for advice if you feel you have been prescribed or dispensed the wrong medication or suffered any other form of negligent medical/dental treatment. We have a specialist team of solicitors who are always happy to help. At Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co, we are unique in that the head of our Clinical Negligence department, Linda Schermer, is a qualified doctor as well as a qualified solicitor. We therefore benefit from in-house medical knowledge and are able to get to grips with your claim and locate any areas of negligent care quickly.

Our solicitors deal with a wide variety of medical claims including missed/delayed diagnosis claims, orthopaedic injuries, drug dispensing errors and claims against GPs. Our Liz Fry also has extensive experience with claims against dentists and our Kerry Bateman has had great success in pursuing claims involving poor nursing care.

With the assistance of our paralegal Lisa Thomas and our team secretary Corinna Phillips, we tend to work on a team basis and pool our legal and medical knowledge to offer the best service to our clients.

If you would like advice on whether you have a potential clinical negligence claim or assistance with drafting a letter of complaint, please contact us on the number below. Please note that there are legal time limits in place for starting a claim for compensation, and our specialist clinical negligence solicitors will be able to advise you specifically on the facts of your own case.

Direct Dial Clinical Negligence Department: 01244 354688.