Surgical Error Claims

  A caesarean section (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions made in the abdomen and uterus. While generally safe, like any surgery, it carries risks, including potential injury to the bladder.   This comprehensive guide will delve into the symptoms of bladder injury post-C-section, the potential causes, the implications for

Surgical items left in patients after surgery can delay or prevent recovery from the initial procedure, causing an increase in suffering, complications, and the need for further surgery to retrieve the item. How common is it for surgical items to be left in patients? Retention of a surgical item or “foreign object” after a surgical

Having an operation can be an emotionally and physically challenging experience. While most surgery will pass without incident, things can occasionally go wrong. If you have experienced poor surgical treatment or post-operative care, you may now be wondering what course of action to take. This post explores the causes of poor surgical outcomes and what

If you have had surgery during which something went wrong, you can be left with pain, psychological trauma, and the need for further corrective surgery. You may also have been left out-of-pocket due to time off work, extra expenses or further medical treatment. Surgical error compensation provides a way to cover these costs and seek

Whether your C-section was a planned procedure or an emergency, if you developed an infection as a consequence, it is natural to be concerned, and to want to know what you can do. C-sections and the risk of infection A C-section (Caesarean or Caesarean section) is generally considered to be safe. However, as with any

If you have had surgery, it will take time to recover. You may feel unwell for a while. However, there may be circumstances when you continue feeling unwell as a result of a surgical error. This can happen when a surgeon leaves something inside you, such as a swab. How and when might a surgical

Sometimes, due to human error or clinical negligence, a surgical swab may be left inside the body of a patient after an operation has concluded. An incidence of a retained swab is most likely to occur during a gynaecological or abdominal procedure. While retention of surgical swabs is uncommon, the number of officially reported incidents

Every patient is owed a duty of care by their doctor, surgeon, or other medical professionals. If this duty of care is not met, and the patient suffers harm as a result, this amounts to clinical negligence. ‘Clinical negligence’ as a concept extends to both mental and physical harm. Exacerbation of an existing condition, as

A surgical claim is legal action you can take in response to surgical negligence, or against a hospital or NHS trust that failed in their duty of care. All surgery involves risk, but negligence on the part of a surgeon or other medical professional increases the chance of harm to patients. When negligence occurs during

There is debate about which conditions need hysterectomy surgery. Some believe heavy periods, pelvic pain, or conditions such as endometriosis can be reason enough. Others believe only cancer requires the procedure. In most cases, surgery is a final option. Medical advice in the UK highlights the importance of assessing a condition’s impact on a patient’s

If you have experienced problems with your gallbladder or bile duct and have suffered a bile duct injury because of subsequent surgery or intervention, it’s natural to want an understanding of any form of recourse open to you. Your bile duct The bile duct is a system of tubes within your anatomy that carry bile

An inquest on 6th and 7th July 2022 into the 2019 death of Mr Steven Hasler, 35, has found that failings and missed opportunities by Isle of Wight NHS Trust significantly contributed to the death of the father-of-two from Ryde. Mr Hasler had undergone open-heart surgery at Southampton General Hospital’s specialist cardiac surgery unit to replace

The NHS recorded a substantial increase in ‘Never Events’ between April 2021 and March 2022—including nearly 100 incidents of foreign objects such as scalpel blades, wire cutters, and drill bits being accidentally left inside patients. The official data revealed 407 incidents of medical negligence that are described as “so serious they should never happen” in

The Independent Review of Maternity Services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (“the Trust”) began in the summer of 2017 and was originally requested by the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, MP, the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and commissioned by NHS Improvement (NHSI), to examine 23 cases of concern

Nottingham Coroner’s Court has heard evidence relating to the deaths of Mr Doleman and three other patients – Anita Burkey, Carol Cole and Peter Sellars, following endoscopic procedures carried out at Queen’s Medical Centre Hospital (part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust) by Gastroenterologist Dr Rajaram between April and November 2020. The inquest is set

In a case reported by BBC News and other organisations, a patient was accidentally implanted with the wrong prosthetic implant in a ‘Never Event’ at a Shropshire hospital. The event was reported to the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) governing body in September 2021. Surgeons mistakenly implanted a small prosthesis into a

Most people would assume that maternal deaths in the UK are, although tragic and comparatively rare, a risk faced equally by all mothers. Sadly, research has shown that this is not the case. There appears to be a relationship between maternal death and ethnicity. The link was highlighted by researchers at Oxford University’s ‘Mothers and

Some newspapers and websites have covered research that, it is suggested, calls into question the value of some orthopaedic surgery. Headlines, such as “Joint surgery may be no more useful than physiotherapy,” might lead people to believe that surgical interventions they have had could have been replaced with physiotherapy or medication. The media attention was

A dangerous time for both mother and child, in the past childbirth could cause as much anxiety as it did celebration. When the NHS was founded, there was close to a 1-in-25 chance a baby would be stillborn or die within the first week after birth. That figure has improved remarkably, and the risk of

The study by Alexandra Urquhart et al aimed to learn from and understand the most frequent patient safety incidences involving acutely sick adults that have resulted in severe harm or death. The study reviewed 370 instances of either death or severe harm in NHS hospitals in a 10-year period (2005–2015) based on acute medical assessment

Research evidence is showing that the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened outcomes for cancer patients. The impact of the pandemic has been enormous and has touched on every part of normal life. It might, indeed, be expected that Covid-19, directly and indirectly, would have a negative impact on outcomes for other illnesses. However, some research has

Drawing on figures obtained via Freedom of Information requests from NHS Resolution (a government body responsible for managing medical claims against NHS Trusts), 122 amputation negligence claims were settled in 2018/2019. This was the highest annual figure recorded in a decade — representing a 75% increase from 70 negligence claim settlements in the 2009/2010 period.

The term ‘Never Event’ was first introduced by Ken Kizer, former chief executive of the National Quality Forum in the United States and was in reference to particularly shocking medical errors which should never occur if the available preventable measures are implemented. An NHS Never Event is an umbrella term for a series of avoidable

Introduced to the NHS in 1998 these vaginal mesh implants were used to treat urinary stress incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women – particularly following childbirth or a hysterectomy. Despite the lack of rigorous testing, thousands of women received a mesh implant and many are now experiencing the following complications: Chronic and debilitating pain

A top surgeon harmed patients for years and the health board did not have the systems in place to pick up on his mistakes, a BBC investigation has found.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed concerns the some of the failings that allowed rogue surgeon Ian Paterson to harm patients are widespread across private hospitals.