Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Compensation Claim

If you have been injured while in the care of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, you may have been a victim of clinical negligence. You may be entitled to claim financial compensation. To speak to an expert about your situation, call Quittance on 0800 376 1001.

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Salford Royal compensation claim case study

A man settled for £100,000 after Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust failed to diagnose and treat a false aneurysm in his left femoral artery in a timely manner.

At 34, the man attended A&E at Hope Hospital in May 2005 with swelling and discomfort in his left groin following an intravenous drug injection. Doctors initially diagnosed him with an abscess or haematoma and admitted him to the hospital, noting the need for an ultrasound scan the next day.

Despite multiple reviews between May 10th and 12th, no scan was performed. On May 12th, the man suffered severe bleeding from his left groin, but it wasn't until May 16th that an ultrasound was finally conducted. The scan revealed an 11cm by 5.2cm false aneurysm.

The man was transferred to Wythenshawe Hospital and underwent surgery the next day, where it was found that his femoral nerve had been stretched across the aneurysm. Due to delays in diagnosis and surgery, he developed femoral nerve palsy and neuropathy, leaving him with weakness in his left knee, impaired mobility, and the need to walk with a stick.

The claim argued that timely scanning and surgery would have prevented the femoral nerve damage. The Trust’s failure to act promptly was deemed negligent, leading to the £100,000 settlement.

Making a case

Expert evidence was obtained from number of medical professionals, including:

• A consultant vascular surgeon
• A consultant neurosurgeon
• A neurologist
• A consultant orthopaedic surgeon.

These medical professionals supported allegations of a breach of duty, and identified that a window of opportunity to treat the false aneurysm before it damaged the femoral nerve had been missed.

In the defence proceedings, the defendants admitted breach of duty in failing to arrange for the man to have a scan which would have identified the false aneurysm, and also admitted that the man should have been operated on by May 12^th 2005. However, they denied causation of injury, stating that the claimant would still have suffered a significant neurological injury if the operation had been performed by this date.

Compensation Settlement

The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust made an out of court settlement of £100,000, including £40,000 in general damages.

Making a compensation claim against Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Making a claim for clinical negligence or misdiagnosis can be overwhelming initially. Hospital Trusts are large and complex organisations, and just finding out what happened can be difficult.

The panel of solicitors have extensive experience in hospital trust cases and securing financial compensation for people affected by clinical or medical negligence.

Call us on 0800 376 1001 to discuss your situation with a claims expert or find out what your claim could be worth.

Disclaimer

Case studies are for informational purposes only and aim to help prospective claimants understand the injury claim process. They are based on cases handled by Quittance panel solicitors or sourced from public court records.