Surgical Negligence

• Over £26,000 obtained after piece of gastric band was left in body

  • PostedAugust 30, 2019

  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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• £70,000 obtained for loss of kidney function following hysterectomy

  • PostedAugust 21, 2019

  Julie Crossley, an associate at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £70,000 for a woman who suffered avoidable injury during an abdominal hysterectomy. After the woman suffered an unexpected haemorrhage, her surgeon...

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• Man awarded £20k compensation after accidental circumcision

  • PostedAugust 8, 2019

  Terry Brazier attended Leicester Royal Infirmary for a routine botox injection in his bladder. However, he was told afterwards that as a result of a mix-up, he had in fact...

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• Over £48,000 obtained for nerve damage following surgery

  • PostedJune 28, 2019

  Loveness Chihoyi, Trainee Legal Executive in Ashtons Medical Negligence team, has obtained over £48,000 for a woman who suffered with nerve damage following surgery on her wisdom teeth. Mrs P...

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• Former head neurosurgeon harmed dozens of patients

  • PostedSeptember 4, 2018

  It has been found that Sam Eljamel, the former head neurosurgeon at NHS Tayside and an advisor to the Scottish government, has caused considerable harm to a number of his...

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