Around 65,000 hip replacement procedures were carried out in UK hospitals in 2020, according to National Joint Registry statistics.
Most of these proceeded without incident, granting those operated on a new lease of life. Mistakes, however, are sometimes made, with patients being fitted with the wrong sized prosthetic hip replacement being a particular worry.
A stab wound sounds dramatic and serious, and one would think that any stab wound victim would automatically receive an x-ray to discover the extent of internal damage. In a busy accident and emergency department, a stab wound that appears superficial may not get the level of examination you might expect.
A recent High Court ruling that children under 16 are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to puberty-blocking drug treatment has brought the issue of gender dysphoria and consent to treatment by children, to the forefront. Get in touch for confidential legal advice on behalf of yourself or a child on this or any other medical negligence issue.
If you or one of your loved ones has suffered delays to your treatment due to Covid-19, which has had a negative impact on your health and wellbeing, or if you fear that the vital treatment is likely to be cancelled or put on hold in the future, it is important that you seek help from a specialist medical negligence solicitor as soon as possible.
The family of a woman who died after being seriously injured during reconstructive cancer surgery has been awarded more than £100,000. Some patients who had maxillofacial surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary between 2009 and 2016 have since had problems eating and talking. Margaret Burrell, 76, from Ratby, who died in 2019, was deemed…
A woman who suffered brain damage after contracting an infection following surgery to remove a brain tumour has been awarded a £1.6m NHS payout. Emma Shirley, 42, from Dover in Kent, had the operation at King’s College Hospital, in south London, in 2010. Scans later revealed an abscess and fluid on her brain and she…
