Following the recent settlement of one of his cases – where a £9.5 million compensation settlement was agreed for a ten year old boy with Cerebral Palsy – specialist medical negligence solicitor, Alan Mendham, discusses birth injury claims. What does compensation for a birth injury cover? When a baby’s brain is deprived of…
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Sepsis claims lives – be aware of the risks
Posted 25th September 2018At Gadsby Wicks, we regularly get enquiries from patients wondering if they could make a claim for medical negligence regarding the treatment they have (or haven’t) received for an infection. Often, the word ‘sepsis’ is mentioned. What is sepsis? Sepsis is a serious complication of infection and is a medical emergency. If spotted…
Will I have to go to Court if I make a medical negligence claim?
Posted 21st September 2018Taking legal action doesn’t always mean that you will have to go to Court for a full hearing. In fact, generally less than 2% of medical negligence claims against the NHS end up in a Courtroom. At Gadsby Wicks, we make every effort to settle a claim out of Court, but only on reasonable…
Gadsby Wicks introduces the story of ‘Hannah’ and her family in a new TV and radio campaign
Posted 1st February 2018From 15th January 2018, viewers of ITV in the Anglia region will see our new Gadsby Wicks TV advert. The advert features actors portraying a typical family who have experienced how a medical accident can change lives. In this scenario, the father is telling a friend that his daughter ‘Hannah’ – played by model…
World Sepsis Day 2017 – raising awareness of deadly sepsis infection
Posted 12th September 2017Wednesday September 13th 2017 is World Sepsis Day – an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance that seeks to reduce deaths from sepsis, a serious condition that affects more than 30 million people a year worldwide. In the UK, sepsis is the leading cause of avoidable death. Around 44,000 people die of it each year…
Medical errors that lead to baby deaths need to be challenged
Posted 4th August 2017If inadequate maternity care led to your baby being stillborn or dying shortly after birth, wouldn’t you want answers as to why it happened? Wouldn’t you want someone to take responsibility for the mistake that caused it? And wouldn’t you want the hospital to make changes to help avoid the same mistakes happening to other…
Husband donates £37,500 compensation to charities in India and Nicaragua
Posted 20th March 2017Following the recent settlement of his medical negligence claim, Liam O’Hare has donated his compensation award to three charities in India and Nicaragua in memory of his late wife, Jane Oram. Jane died in July 2012, aged 64, at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where she was a long-term patient in the spinal injuries unit. Paralysed from…
Seven figure compensation award for girl starved of oxygen at birth
Posted 20th January 2017Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to pay a seven-figure sum to a nine-year old girl with Cerebral Palsy caused by brain damage at birth due to oxygen starvation. She was born in 2007 at Colchester General Hospital. Medical negligence solicitor Gillian Gadsby acted for the girl’s family. “We are so pleased…
Investigation into NHS litigation costs welcomed
Posted 20th December 2016The National Audit Office has announced it is to investigate the rising costs to the NHS of medical negligence litigation. Alan Mendham – a Partner at Gadsby Wicks Solicitors – has welcomed the news, saying that the review will help to show the significant savings that the NHS will make if it changes how it…
Bereaved Families Failed by NHS
Posted 14th December 2016The latest report from The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has put treatment of bereaved families under the spotlight. The report highlights problems throughout the NHS in the way Hospital Trusts investigate preventable patient deaths. The CQC says failings are even more widespread when the patient has a mental health issue or learning disability. …