In October 2002, Mr D begun to notice blood in his urine and therefore, consulted his GP who referred him for investigation at the Defendant hospital. The investigations undertake, including X-rays, were reported as being normal and he was, therefore, discharged from the care of the hospital in December 2002.
In October 2002, Mr D begun to notice blood in his urine and
therefore, consulted his GP who referred him for investigation at
the Defendant hospital. The investigations undertake,
including X-rays, were reported as being normal and he was,
therefore, discharged from the care of the hospital in December
2002.
The blood in his urine manifested itself again a few months
later and he also began to experience loin pain. He therefore
attended his GP's on various occasions complaining of his ongoing
symptoms, however, no further referrals or action was taken.
He was repeatedly led to believe that he had a kidney stone, which
simply had not been seen on the x-ray. He also began to
suffer acute renal symptoms, however, this again was merely
attributed to renal colic, however, no specific investigations were
undertaken.
It was not until February 2005 that a further neurological
referral was eventually made. This led to further
investigations at the Defendant hospital which revealed that Mr D
was suffering from cancer of the kidney.
Mr E instructed us to investigate his claim and we proceeded on
the basis that both the hospital and the various GP's who had
treated him between 2002 and 2005 had failed to properly diagnose
and treat his condition accordingly. As a result of a series
of failings in his care, he suffered extreme ongoing pain and
discomfort, including acute renal pain for a period of
28months. Further, the delay in diagnosis had diminished his
prospects of survival.
Matters were successfully concluded prior to a trial date being
set against five of the seven defendants and damages in the sum of
£30,000 were recovered.
Mr D is, thankfully, currently in remission