Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
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Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust admitted a breach of duty of care and made a £12,500 settlement after it was found that, had a ‘timely diagnosis’ been made, alternative treatments could have been implemented which would have improved the patient’s quality of life. Her GP referred her for a CT scan which showed lesions in her right lung. Mrs D was consulted at Tameside Hospital and was assured that the lesions were not serious, that there were no other issues, and that she should return for a review in six months.
She was sent for another x-ray eight months later and it was found that she had lung cancer. Further scans at The Christie Hospital confirmed that the cancer had also spread to the liver.
Earlier treatment would have certainly meant an improved quality of life and may have meant that Mrs D would have lived longer.
Measurable Results
Compensation settlement: £12,500
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