Surgery
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Ruth Houghton, a lawyer in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement for a woman who underwent an incorrect surgical procedure. Mrs SP suffered from a hammertoe and was...
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The BBC has published an article relating to a surgeon, Mr Tony Dixon, who was dismissed in 2019 following unnecessary mesh bowel operations at Spire private hospital. Following many complaints...
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Medical negligence claim specialist, Julie Crossley, has obtained a six figure compensation settlement for an elderly lady who was rendered almost blind by faulty eye surgery. Ms C suffered from...
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The vast majority of surgeries that are carried out run without any complications and have the ability to greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. However, occasionally surgical errors are...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £75,000 for a man who suffered a perforated oesophagus as a result of being given the...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £10,000 for a woman who suffered both physically and psychologically as a result of avoidable delays...
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Prior to undergoing most surgical procedures, it is expected that a patient will have discussed all key aspects of the procedure in question with a relevant healthcare professional. As a...
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Loveness Chihoyi, a chartered legal executive at Ashtons Legal has obtained over £26,000 for a woman who had a piece of her removed gastric band left in her body for...
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Between 200 and 250 deaths that occurred during or after cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital in London are to be investigated. The study has been initiated by NHS Improvement...
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has announced that up to 24 beds in two wards will be out of action for six months. As a result, around 25 operations...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...
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