Clinical Judgments by Key issue: Expert Evidence

Michelle Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (OB)

Date
30th October 2020
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The case of Leach is a helpful reappraisal of the law of material contribution to cases of PTSD in a clinical negligence context. Summary of the Facts On 18th September 2016, the Claimant suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) as a result of a ruptured aneurysm. The Claimant recovered well from the haemorrhage, but she was […]

SC v University Hospital Southampton NHS FT [2020] EWHC 1610 (QB)

Date
22nd June 2020
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The case of SC v University Southampton NHS FT involved a failure to correctly diagnosis pneumococcal meningitis. The decision was the first High Court decision on meningitis in over three years. Introduction On the 26th January 2006, the 15 month old Claimant was examined by a GP. She was found to be floppy with a […]

Bradfield-Kay v Cope [2020] EWHC 1352 (QB)

Date
21st May 2020
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In Bradfield-Kay v Cope, an orthopaedic surgeon was sued for negligence arising out of a hip replacement carried out at a private hospital in 2009. The case is an interesting application of the Bolam and Bolitho criteria, in particular the question whether a particular clinical practice can be said to be based on a logical […]

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