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Monday 27 February 2012

Compensation for delay in referring patient for physiotherapy

Compensation recovered for a Claimant who had a delay in referring her for physiotherapy which only took place some months later which had caused her condition to actually become worse. 

For further details on this or indeed any other clinical negligence claims contact:

Simon Bransby at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk or call 01603 877064

Abdominoplasty error leads to compensation payment

A five figure sum recovered for a young lady who had routine plastic surgery but had not been properly assessed and the hospital had not taken her through a proper consent process.  She has been left with scarring and a psychiatric reaction. 

For further details on this or indeed any other claims contact
Simon Bransby at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk or call 01603 877064

£30,000 compensation claim for HIP replacement hospital error

In excess of £30,000 recovered for a hip replacement which was carried out negligently when a globule of cement was dropped into the hip causing a thermal burn to the femoral nerve and required remedial surgery  After an initial period of disability the Claimant had made a reasonably good recovery but needed care and assistance from his partner in the early days. 

For further details on this or indeed any other clinical negligence claims contact:


Simon Bransby at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk or call 01603 877064

Injury with saw leads to compensation payment

Five figure sums recovered for 2 Claimants, one of whom was not properly trained in the use of a saw, and suffered serious injuries to his hand and another, a cleaning lady who recovered compensation when she tripped over a “Henry” style hoover which she was using and fell down stairs.


The cleaning lady was a particularly interesting case as she was a foreigner and often required the help of an interpreter. 

For further details on this or indeed any other personal injury claims contact:


Simon Bransby at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk or call 01603 877064

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Down's Syndrome compensation payment


Sara Westwood, partner and clinical negligence expert with MJP Solicitors, has recently settled a case in the sum of £3,000.00 for a client who is one of a number of ladies affected by the error in Down’s Syndrome screening at a local hospital.

If you have a similar concern or wish for further information please contact Sara Westwood on  01603 877000 or by e-mail at sarawestwood@m-j-p.co.uk

MJP Solicitors have a specialist team of clinical negligence injury claim experts who offer free legal advice about taking a claim, if you, a friend or relative have been the victim of medical negligence please get in touch with MJP Solicitors to find out what to do next on 01603 877000

Thursday 19 May 2011

Negligent HIP replacement attracts award of £50,000

Simon Bransby of MJP Solicitors has recently recovered over £50,000 for a 70 year old man who was the victim of a poorly performed hip replacement

Simon Bransby
If you have had a similar experience or wish for further information please contact Simon Bransby on  01603 877000 or by e-mail at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk

MJP Solicitors have a specialist team of personal injury and clinical negligence injury claim experts who offer free legal advice about taking a claim, if you, a friend or relative have been in an accident or suffered from medical negligence please get in touch with MJP Solicitors to find out what to do next on 01603 877000

Compensation for lady who conceived following negligently performed sterilisation

Sara Westwood, partner and clinical negligence expert with MJP Solicitors, has recently settled a case in the sum of £25,000.00 for a 29 year old lady who conceived following a negligently performed sterilisation operation.

If you have a similar concern or wish for further information please contact Sara Westwood on  01603 877000 or by e-mail at sarawestwood@m-j-p.co.uk

MJP Solicitors have a specialist team of clinical negligence injury claim experts who offer free legal advice about taking a claim, if you, a friend or relative have been the victim of medical negligence please get in touch with MJP Solicitors to find out what to do next on 01603 877000



Friday 28 January 2011

Compensation of £12,000 for RTA Injury


Simon Bransby of MJP Solicitors has recently settled a case for a 39 year old man recovering compensation of £12,000.00 for an accident at work when his vehicle became unstable due to a generator having been poorly attached, and left the M6 Motorway. The Defendants fought the case for a long time but perseverance paid off as they settled shortly before the trial.

If you have been in a similar accident or wish for further information please contact Simon Bransby on  01603 877000 or by e-mail at simonbransby@m-j-p.co.uk

MJP Solicitors have a specialist team of personal injury and clinical negligence injury claim experts who offer free legal advice about taking a claim, if you, a friend or relative have been in an accident or suffered from medical negligence please get in touch with MJP Solicitors to find out what to do next on 01603 877000

Thursday 27 January 2011

DePuy ASR system compensation claims


MJP Solicitors (www.m-j-p.co.uk) are helping clients with claims for compensation for personal injury caused by defective hip prostheses relating to metal on metal hip joints including the “DePuy ASR” system.

These claims are in respect of patients with metal on metal articulated joints who have developed problems post surgery potentially due to metallic wear which is inconsistent with the outcome of the expected following hip joint replacement causing pain and reduced mobility.

For further information please call David Jones on 01603 877000 or e-mail davidjones@m-j-p.co.uk 

How to find a good and reliable personal injury solicitor


Choosing a solicitor to instruct on a personal injury case is not easy and can often be scary. No knowing how much it will cost and whether the solicitor is good or not are often factors that put people off from investigating the possibility of pursuing a compensation claim. We recognise it's all quite daunting.


So what can you do to check on the competency of the solicitor?


To begin with you should start by talking with some friends and family. Ask them what they have heard about solicitors in the area and if they know anyone that has had to work with a personal injury lawyer in the past. If you are successful in finding such a person always ask about the good and bad points they experienced with that solicitor.


You may have different expectations of your Solicitor and you have to make sure that you recognize and understand these expectations. If you cannot find anyone that has a recommendation you may want to start looking into the background of the Solicitor.

This is an important step even if you have a recommendation for a lawyer. Look to see whether the solicitor is accredited to any professional organisation specialising in personal injury. Look to see in particular is the lawyer is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Look at the website and read the bio on the solicitor. Check on how long the solicitor has been in practice. Check also to see whether the solicitor firm has an up to date website and one that has a blog and or information on cases it has dealt with.


In short always do your homework as there are both good and poor solicitors.


Our firm (www.m-j-p.co.uk) offer a FREE initial consultation and a true 'no win, no fee' funding option. We have lawyers who are very experienced in this area and who are ready to help you. For further details please call David Pett on 01603877004 or e-mail davidpett@m-j-p.co.uk

 


 

Sunday 23 January 2011

What is Clinical/Medical Negligence?


Doctors and nurses are generally regarded as providing excellent, caring service for their patients. Nevertheless, if you, your spouse or child, have been injured, or if you are the dependant or child of a patient who died, as a result of medical treatment you are, at the very least, entitled to an explanation. A treating doctor, in fact, is required by his governing body, the General Medical Council to inform a patient when that treatment has gone wrong.

Where the injury or death was caused or contributed to by the breach of a duty of care committed in the course of the provision of clinical or medical services, including dental or nursing services, you and/or your child may be entitled to financial compensation for what is termed "clinical negligence", formerly – and often still – described as “medical negligence”.

Personal injuries, including brain damage and psychological injury such as nervous shock, or death can occur in all clinical specialities.

Medical claims can arise out of, for example, accident and emergency, anaesthetics, cancer treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, general practice, keyhole surgery, mental health, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, plastic surgery, psychiatry, radiology, sterilisation, urology, vascular surgery and many more.

Doctors have been found in breach of a duty of care for, among other things, failed or delayed diagnosis, failure to warn of risks in treatment, failure to obtain proper consent to treatment, medication errors, careless surgical procedures, delayed referral to specialists. Negligence can also arise out of system errors in the hospital where the treatment took place. Most cases concern registered medical practitioners (doctors and surgeons). But similar principles apply to dentists, midwives, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and psychiatrists.

New issues are constantly arising, for example, the retention of organs and tissues following post-mortems, use of unsterilised instruments, early failure of replacement hips, misinterpreted breast screening and cervical smear testing, liability for hospital-acquired infections. Clinical negligence can overlap with another area where litigation has expanded in the last two decades: consumer safety involving product liability for drugs and vaccines, for example, where a general practitioner is accused of administering an inoculation despite contra-indications.

A claim against a medical professional for injuries arising out of a medical accident is completely different from a claim for personal injuries caused in, say, a road traffic accident. In the latter case it is usually straightforward to establish whether or not somebody was at fault and whether any injuries were suffered as a result. But to succeed in a clinical negligence claim you must prove, through the evidence of medical experts qualified in the speciality concerned, that, on a balance of probabilities (ie, it was more probable than not)

(1) that there were serious errors in your medical treatment which no competent doctor would have made; and

(2) that those errors caused, or materially contributed to, the injury you are complaining of.

At MJP we have experts who can help and advise in this field. We have over 30 years of experience in handling cases of this type.  We will be happy to provide a FREE initial consultation. Call Sara on 01603877000 or email Sara at sarawestwood@m-j-p.co.uk

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