Accidents While Being Treated Case Studies

• One of our Clients brought a claim on behalf of the estate of his mother who fell out of her hospital bed and sustained a fracture to her hip and severe facial bruising. She sadly passed away just 4 months later.

The defendant hospital admitted liability and our Client recovered the sum of £40,000 by way of compensation
 

• Our Client brought a claim on behalf of the estate of her Grandmother, who had been admitted to the Assessment Unit to decide whether or not she was suffering from dementia as she was confused and had a tendency to wander. The Grandmother was left unattended for over 3 hours and tragically wandered unobserved outside of the building, where she fell down some steps and severely fractured her right ankle and fractured her left knee. She sadly passed away just 2 months later.

The Defendants admitted liability in full and our Client has recovered the sum of £17,500 by way of compensation.
 

• Our 29 year old Client fell off the operating table whilst in surgery. When she fell, she suffered a bump to the back of her head which formed a lump. She suffered with constant headaches and she had a severe pain in the right hand side of her chest for approximately 4 weeks following the fall. She was unable to sleep because of the headaches and pain, so she attended upon her GP who prescribed strong painkillers and sleeping tablets. Fortunately, our Client did not suffer any long term symptoms and has made a full recovery from her injuries.

The Hospital did not make any admissions of liability whatsoever, but our Client recovered the sum of £2,500 by way of compensation for her personal injuries and financial losses incurred as a result of the fall, within just 3 months of commencing her clinical negligence claim with Oliver & Co.

Do you have a potential medical negligence claim?

Please contact us for advice if you feel you have suffered any 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.