by Clear Law | Dec 12, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
An NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £366,000 after a patient was found dead on one of its specialist dementia wards. Mrs Joan Darnell, a 78 year-old lady from Norfolk who suffered from dementia had been admitted to the Julian hospital at the end of September 2014,...
by Clear Law | Dec 6, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
Shropshire Council has been fined £25,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £40,000 after a vulnerable man choked to death while in the care of one of the Council’s day centres. Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how Michael Breeze, aged 53, who suffered from learning...
by Clear Law | Nov 21, 2016 | Hospital Negligence
The Gloucester hospitals NHS Trust has been fined £1.1 million along with an annual, inflation-linked payment of £240,000 after a woman patient was left with devastating brain injuries as a result of medical negligence. The High Court in London heard how the woman –...
by Clear Law | Nov 14, 2016 | News
A Hampshire care home has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £20,000 after an elderly resident choked to death while in their care. Winchester Crown Court was told how Margaret Humphreys had been admitted to Marlborough House in Fleet for respite...
by Clear Law | Jul 18, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, No Fee Medical
A residential care company based in Middlesex has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £50,000 after an elderly resident of one of their Surrey homes died from scalding injuries. Guildford Crown Court heard how the 89-year-old was receiving personal care...
