A WOMAN who suffered years of debilitating pain after a botched operation on her foot has won £100,000 in compensation nearly three decades after the procedure was carried out.
The woman – Mrs P – was left with a shortened left foot by an inappropriate and botched operation to remove painful corns at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, in 1983, when she was 32.
She suffered years of pain and discomfort but was led to believe by her GP and consultant that nothing more could be done and she resolved to accept the situation as her lot.
By late 2006, however, the pain had become intolerable and, at her daughter's insistence, she sought legal advice and also saw a new GP, who referred her to a consultant in Nottingham.
Further surgery greatly relieved her condition but her surgeon was highly critical of her earlier treatment and, at this point, she decided to seek damages.
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Following the settlement, a joint statement from ULHT and NHS East Midlands was issued to the Echo.
It said: "This was a difficult case with differing opinions between the experts instructed by both parties. We are pleased that Mrs P is happy with the outcome.
"Mrs P's claim has been settled by NHS East Midlands, the strategic health authority (SHA). Although the SHA did not exist at the time of this incident, it is legally responsible for any claim made before the creation of NHS trusts."
source: thisislincolnshire.co.uk
(this is an edited version for claimsnews.co.uk)
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