Clinical Judgments by Key issue: Negligent Delay

Jarman v Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 323 (QB)

Date
18th February 2021
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The case of Jarman provides an interesting exposition of the Bolam test. In this case, the Defendant was found to not have been negligent in failing to refer the Claimant for an emergency MRI.  The Facts The Claimant injured her back in a work accident on the 17th February 2015. She reported lower back pain persisting for […]

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 […]

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