Stephen Loraine is 9 and needs a lifetime of care after he was deprived of oxygen in his mother’s womb. As reported in the Liverpool Echo, he has recently obtained a large amount of compensation from the hospital concerned.

It would appear that Arrowe Park hospital on the Wirral failed to pay proper attention to the medical records of Pauline Lorraine. She had a “fibroid” which should have set alarm bells ringing. Shortly after being sent home in the aftermath of the scan, she endured a lot of bleeding. Stephen’s delivery had to be (more…)

There are rules regarding the time limits in which it is possible to make successful compensation claims for injuries. As reported in The Manchester Evening News, a courageous disabled individual has persevered and received an out of court of settlement worth £2 million. This is despite the fact that it seemed that time was against Jonathon Khairule in his fight for a compensation payout.

Now 28, Mr Khairule was born with an injury to his brain. However, he communicates via a computer and has even received a distinction in a prestigious IT qualification. Half a decade ago, he realised that his disability may have been caused by a (more…)

It has been widely reported that over the last five years the NHS has been spending more money as a consequence of compensation claims made in response to medical negligence. Newspapers like ‘The Independent’ have seized on the data to criticise the current way of dealing with medical negligence cases. However, if someone has suffered personal injury at the hands of any culpable organisation, a compensation claim does not necessarily seem an unreasonable form of redress. If people lose income as a result of medical negligence, compensation claims can assist the individuals cope with financial hardship. (more…)