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Award following delay in diagnosis of parasitic infection.

The Claimant instructed the CNCI team to look at a potential clinical negligence claim against her GP surgery following care she received after returning from a holiday in Egypt. The Claimant first attended her GP surgery in May 2011, reporting ongoing...

Compensation for private hip surgery problems.

  The Claimant approached us for advice and assistance after undergoing hip replacement surgery as a private patient. Within a few months of the surgery he was suffering significant pain on mobilising. The Claimant was subsequently referred onto an...

£560,000 compensation for hip surgery problems.

We acted on behalf of the Claimant in a claim against North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust with regards hip replacement surgery that he underwent in August 2008. The Claimant underwent a left total hip replacement in March 2008 which was...

£40,000 award for delayed diagnosis.

The CNCI team have helped a teenage girl secure £40,000 compensation after doctors failed to spot her spinal injury. The Claimant was a competitive swimmer who injured herself while practicing her dives. Under instructions from her coach she dived into...

Award for failure of hip replacement.

The CNCI team have helped a client recover an award of compensation after she experienced significant problems with a replacement hip joint. After living with osteoarthritis for many years our client underwent a total left hip replacement. The surgery...

Award for brain injury following road accident.

  A CNCI client has been awarded compensation as a result of brain injuries sustained in a road accident. Mr W was knocked from his bicycle by a negligent driver while travelling to work. Emergency services at the scene of the accident identified a...

£400,000+ award for motorcyclist.

A 62 year old man was left with life changing injuries after being knocked off his motorbike by a negligent driver. The Claimant was riding his motorbike when a van travelling in the opposite direction moved into the his lane when turning a corner. The...

£40,000 compensation for head injury.

  Our client in this claim was an elderly woman in her mid 80s who was hit by a bus on her way to the doctors. The driver of the bus admitted being at fault in causing the accident at an early stage in the claim. Sadly it became...

Compensation for cyclist who suffered brain damage

The claimant sought advice and assistance after he was knocked off his bike by a negligent driver while travelling to work. He had suffered a head injury in the accident. He had not been wearing a cycle helmet at the time of the accident. Expert...

£781,000 and PPO for spinal cord injury.

  The CNCI team have secured a substantial award for a victim of medical negligence who now faces a lifetime confined to a wheelchair. The Claimant had long suffered from domestic abuse from her partner. During several assaults her neck was injured...

Clinical error leads to oesophageal rupture.

A woman who suffered a ruptured oesophagus during emergency medical treatment and who subsequently spent 50 days in an intensive care unit has been awarded £15,000 in compensation. The claimant had attended hospital after vomiting blood and...

£180,000 award for brachial plexus injury.

The CNCI team were recently successful in securing compensation for a child who suffered devastating shoulder injuries during birth. The child, who cannot be named, suffers with an injury known as brachial plexus palsy which reduces mobility and stability in...

Damages for failure to follow up on diagnostic tests.

  Helen Caulfield of the CNCI team recently secured compensation for a client after a hospital failed to follow up on the findings of a diagnostic test.  In January 2007 the client started experiencing pain in his abdomen, in October his GP...

Retained suture award.

  The CNCI team have assisted in the recovery of compensation for a man who experienced debilitating and unpleasant symptoms after surgery. Having undergone a coronary artery bypass graft surgery our client – a former lorry driver...

Compensation for surgical burns.

Helen Caulfield has recently secured compensation for a client who was left with permanent scarring after being burnt while on the operating table. The claimant visited a consultant gynaecologist complaining of abdominal pain and back ache. She also had pain...

Settlement following failure to diagnose secondary cancer.

The CNCI team recently helped the family of a cancer victim receive compensation for the unnecessary pain and suffering caused by a delayed diagnosis. The claimant brought a claim on behalf of his deceased wife, Mrs S, who sadly passed away in 2008. Mrs S...

Missed diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome.

A young woman with nerve damage has received £103,000 compensation with help from the CNCI team. Our client suffers from limited mobility in her lower body and a loss of feeling in her hips and lower back area. This was caused by Cauda Equina Syndrome,...

Award following inappropriate prescription of Mercilon.

Richard Wood of the CNCI team has secured compensation of £32,000 for a woman who needed a liver transplant after she was inappropriately prescribed the oral contraceptive pill, Mercilon. Our client and her partner had been trying for a child and had...

Aircraft accident award.

Kim Daniells of the CNCI Team has successfully concluded a claim on behalf of a client who suffered back, neck and shoulder injuries in an accident involving the crash landing of a light aircraft. The Claimant was a passenger in the light aircraft that was...

£150,000 award for coagulation problems.

The CNCI team have recently secured £150,000 in damages for a client who faces a lifetime prescription of the blood thinning medication, Warfarin. Our client had long suffered with problems to her left knee. Her knee cap would pop out of place 3 times...
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