Medical Negligence
Dental negligence £8k compensation award
4th April 2012
Shelley Farrell, aged 49 from Lancashire, is to receive clinical negligence compensation of £8,000 in respect of her claim that her dentist treated her abscess improperly, resulting in what she... Read more
More PIP implants fitted than thought
15th March 2012
It has been revealed that 7,000 more women in the UK than originally thought have been fitted with the now banned PIP breast implants, bringing the total of women to... Read more
Pensioner makes £1.3m medical negligence claim
15th March 2012
Denzil Shawe-Lincoln, aged 81, is said to have brought a medical negligence claim for compensation for £1.3million, saying doctor negligence resulted in him being confined to a wheelchair. A local newspaper... Read more
Negligence claim - medical swab left inside man
8th March 2012
A 77 year old grandfather is to claim medical negligence compensation after it was discovered that a medical swab was left in his body after a surgery, and only detected... Read more
NHS to help NI women with PIP breast implants
12th January 2012
While it was recently announced that no PIP breast implants were used by the NHS or private clinics in Northern Ireland, it has been estimated that as many as 400... Read more
Cosmetic surgery firm refuses to replace PIP implants
11th January 2012
The cosmetic surgery firm which is believed to have fitted more PIP breast implants than any other UK firm, the Harley Medical Group, has said that it will not be... Read more
PIP breast implants not used in Northern Ireland
9th January 2012
Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Michael McBride, says the controversial PIP breast implants were not used in any private or NHS surgery in Northern Ireland. The PIP breast implants are... Read more
Gov to release review on PIP breast implants soon
6th January 2012
The UK government is expected to release its review on PIP breast implants shortly. The implants, made by the French firm Poly Implant Prothese, had been banned by France in... Read more
Class action claim over PIP breast implants
6th January 2012
As many as 250 women in the UK who had breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) are bringing a group compensation claim action against the clinics... Read more
Woman burned during pacemaker battery change
1st December 2011
Joyce Hardingham, aged 83, is bringing a claim for medical negligence against the hospital she was admitted to for a routine pace-maker battery replacement. According to BBC News, the pensioner was... Read more
NHS medical negligence kills 8000 patients in 13 years
8th November 2011
Figures released by the government have revealed that clinical negligence by employees of the NHS, including doctors, nurses and ambulance staff, resulted in the deaths of 8000 patients over a... Read more
Teenager left paralysed after hospital blunder
1st September 2011
Birmingham Children's Hospital has admitted liability for an error in the treatment of seventeen year old Sophie Tyler that has resulted in her being paralysed from the waist down, and... Read more
Patient wins medical negligence claim
9th August 2011
A woman who was scheduled to undergo a routine operation almost lost her life in Methley Park private hospital in Yorkshire, England, and has successfully won a compensation claim for... Read more
£6m damages for negligent facelift surgery
23rd May 2011
Penny Johnson has been awarded a compensation payout of £6million by the High Court for damage and loss of earnings resulting from negligent facelift surgery she received in 2003. She brought... Read more
Woman wins £160k medical negligence claim
8th March 2011
Joanne Connolly has been awarded £160,000 by the High Court after a nine year medical negligence claim battle against Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland. Mrs Connolly is... Read more
Contaminated blood victim fights for compensation
7th March 2011
A woman who was one of 5,000 people infected with Hepatitis C after receiving contaminated blood as part of the "worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS" is... Read more
Man given wrong medicine twice slips into coma
1st March 2011
Raymond Johnston, aged 49, was given incorrect medical care on two separate visits to the Chesterfield hospital, causing him to slip into a coma in both occasions. Mr Johnston went to... Read more
Plastic surgeon sued by woman left with twitch
3rd February 2011
Businesswoman Penny Johnson is reportedly suing a plastic surgeon for over £50million because the "experimental" cosmetic procedure she underwent left her with a facial twitch. The cosmetic surgeon being sued is... Read more
Hospital admits negligence that left man paralysed
30th December 2010
Steven Johns, aged 23, is to receive medical negligence compensation from the hospital which failed to diagnose his spinal abscess when he was admitted at the age of 19. Mr... Read more
NHS early patient discharge costs millions in claims
10th December 2010
According to the Express newspaper, the NHS has successfully been sued for a total of £22.5million in compensation over the last 8 years as a result of patients suffering serious... Read more
Botched kidney transplant left donor requiring kidney
3rd November 2010
A pharmaceutical industry executive who wanted to donate one of his kidneys to his sick father is to sue Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust for £14million after the surgeon made a... Read more
NI hip replacement patients urged to seek legal advice
17th September 2010
People in Northern Ireland who have received hip replacements using the ASR Hip System from DePuy Orthopaedics have been advised to seek legal advice following a recent world-wide recall due... Read more
Worldwide Depuy ASR hip replacement device recall
17th September 2010
DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, has warned Northern Ireland and other UK hospitals not to implant any further metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement devices and to recall any... Read more
Medical negligence case runs for 27 years
1st September 2010
The Health and Social Care Board for Northern Ireland has advised that a medical negligence case has been closed after 27 years with no settlement, with legal fees for the... Read more
Woman with surgical equipment left inside her wins claim
23rd August 2010
Elizabeth Kane, aged 31, attended St Helier Hospital for the birth of her first child in December 2007 only for surgical equipment to be left inside her body causing infection.... Read more
?3million compensation award for injuries caused at birth
2nd December 2009
Helen Walker has been awarded compensation of £3million to be paid in lifelong periodic payments for injuries caused to her when she was born 37 years ago at Birmingham Women's... Read more
NI man was let down by hospital
6th May 2009
The family of a Northern Ireland (NI) man may instruct their solicitor to launch a compensation claim after an official investigation faulted the care given to him at Belfast's Royal... Read more
Man wins millions in medical negligence claim
15th October 2008
A British man has won £5.684 million in compensation after medical negligence at birth left him with severe brain damage, it has been reported.Chad Willis was born at North Tees... Read more
Charges scrapped in Northern Ireland
30th September 2008
Prescription charges are to be abolished in Northern Ireland, following an announcement by Ulster's Health Minister yesterday, it has been reported.Michael Gimpsey said it was "unacceptable" that those who are... Read more
GMC reviews patient confidentiality
9th September 2008
Patient confidentiality and privacy will be examined after the General Medical Council launches a consultation on its guidance to doctors, a report says.In news that may be of interest to... Read more
Medical negligence claims increasing
5th September 2008
New figures released by the State Claims Agency have shown that compensation claims for those who have been the victim of medical negligence in Northern Ireland grew significantly in 2007.... Read more
GPs 'to renew licences'
29th July 2008
General practitioners are to face a re-evaluation of their levels of care every five years to protect patient safety, it has been announced.Relicensing will rely on information from annual appraisals... Read more
"Zero tolerance" to hospital infections
10th June 2008
There has been "good progress" in Northern Ireland's fight against C difficile infections in hospital, the health minister has said.Michael McGimpsey commented that all five trusts have been working hard... Read more
Post-traumatic study due this month
9th June 2008
The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that... Read more
Out-of-date ambulance door falls off
4th June 2008
An ambulance operating in Northern Ireland with a sick pensioner on board was forced to stop when its door fell off its hinges.The news came at a meeting of the... Read more
Maternity closure 'would put lives at risk'
30th May 2008
The NHS has been warned that closure of a Northern Ireland maternity unit would put mothers and babies at risk.Lagan Valley Hospital's maternity unit is set for closure, though health... Read more
RoSPA awards celebrate success in workplace safety
30th May 2008
A charity has held an awards ceremony recognising the achievements of firms in workplace safety.The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards are open to companies in Northern... Read more
New bill to compensate asbestos victims
28th May 2008
Women who developed mesothelioma after washing their husbands' work-clothes which were covered in asbestos fibres are to be able to claim compensation.The mesothelioma compensation bill, introduced by Northern Ireland social... Read more
Cutbacks 'could have major effect on Northern Ireland healthcare'
20th May 2008
Cutbacks in the amount of money spent on healthcare provided by the NHS in Northern Ireland could "have a major impact on the services [it offers]", according to a union... Read more
Third of ambulances unfit for purpose
2nd May 2008
One in three ambulances in Northern Ireland have been found to be unfit for purpose because they are too old, according to the Department of Health.The BBC reports that figures... Read more
'Jumbo jet's worth of people killed at work every fortnight'
25th April 2008
Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to... Read more
£76m medical negligence bill
21st February 2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have secured almost £76 million in compensation for victims of medical negligence in the province over the past five years.According to the BBC, details... Read more
Rise in NI hospital bug cases
12th February 2008
The number of people dying after contracting the hospital superbug C Difficile in Northern Ireland rose last year.Figures from the General Registers Office (GRO) revealed that the disease claimed 77... Read more
Rise of the superbug
25th January 2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may have to deal with more medical negligence cases after a superbug has reached levels not previously seen in the province.While solicitors in Belfast... Read more
Compensation awarded for dental hell
25th September 2007
Legal action against dentists who have been negligent is increasing in Britain and Northern Ireland and a man from Bridgwater who £25,000 in compensation has sent out a warning to... Read more
HIV compensation claims reach UK
12th September 2007
Haemophiliacs in Britain and Northern Ireland who were infected with HIV during the 1970s and 80s, due to transfusions with contaminated blood, have won the right to fight for compensation... Read more
Chartered surveyor wins clinical negligence claim
22nd August 2007
A chartered surveyor from Andover has been handed a six-figure sum in damages after the doctors Royal at Hampshire County Hospital failed to detect his perforated appendix.Philip Russell was paid... Read more
Medical negligence less likely from NI doctors
15th August 2007
A study has shown that solicitors receive fewer complaints about doctors who have been trained in Northern Ireland than those who have come overseas to practice.Across Britain and Northern Ireland,... Read more
The eyes have it for proper practice
3rd August 2007
The number of claims for compensation against opticians in Britain and Northern Ireland has fallen to its lowest level in three years.According to statistics from the General Optical Council (GOC),... Read more
£30m in NI medical negligence compensation
2nd August 2007
Not including solicitors fees, nearly £30 million has been awarded to patients in Northern Ireland who have sued heath care trusts for medical negligence, according to the Department of Health.Some... Read more
Hospital moves fast to avoid medical claim
27th July 2007
Northern Ireland's largest hospital may have avoided a glut of medical negligence claims after it shut its intensive care unit for thorough cleansing.A bacterial infection was detected in two patients,... Read more
Apil says PI reforms should be fair to victims
24th July 2007
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) has said that although some of the government's ideas for personal injury (PI) reforms are commendable, legislation should not compromise the rights of... Read more
Meningitis mistake costs a life
13th July 2007
The family of a 17-year-old girl is suing the NHS 24 helpline after a nurse advised her to take paracetamol, when she actually had meningitis, which consequently resulted her death.... Read more
Ten PSNI cases thrown out of court
4th July 2007
Mr Justice Patrick Coghlin has thrown out claims from all ten of the main complainants in the McClurg case against the Police Authority for Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Chief... Read more
Hospital settles out of court for baby death
28th June 2007
Wythenshawe Hospital has agreed to settle financially with a family's solicitors to avoid a medical negligence case being dragged through the courts.After premature baby Clarke Jackson died following an emergency... Read more
AvMA aims to get justice for Scotland
25th June 2007
Patients' charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) has announced that it is holding its annual conference in Glasgow this year, as it launches a campaign to improve access to justice... Read more
20-year fight for medical negligence ends
20th June 2007
Although solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland do see cases of medical negligence, it is very rare that they have to deal with a case lasting 20 years.Yet, finally a... Read more
Bereavement compensation 'not enough'
30th May 2007
The amount of compensation people in Britain and Northern Ireland receive upon the death of a partner could be too low, according to new research.A study produced by the University... Read more
Lack of beds 'sparks baby bug'
15th May 2007
It has been claimed that a lack of beds at hospitals in Northern Ireland is resulting in overcrowding and the spread of a potentially deadly virus.The Belfast Telegraph reports that... Read more
Prisoners claim £1 million of compensation
2nd May 2007
Over the past five years, prisoners in Northern Ireland have received over £1 million in compensation payouts, according to the BBC.Investigators found that £1,107,830 was paid out in compensation claims... Read more
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