Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Hull man claims £300k after slipping on ice

Steven Griffin (46) of North Hull claims he received negligent treatment by Hull Royal Infirmary and has issued High Court proceedings against the Trust for £300,000 after being told he could lose his leg.

The Hull and East Riding Daily Mail reports that Griffin was "a fit and active man" before he slipped on the ice sustaining a fracture to his right foot and an injury to his left knee on 4 January 2010.

A below-the-knee cast was applied and following its removal some three weeks later an ultrasound scan showed a blood clot was present.

Despite treatment, Griffin developed an extensive deep vein thrombosis claiming that his veins have been permanently damaged.

The claim alleges that the trust were negligent as hospital staff failed to provide him with anticoagulants at the time the cast was applied and as a result there is an exacerbated risk of further deep-veined thrombosis leading to the loss of his leg.

Simon Oates of gocompensate.com stated that all hospital trusts have a duty of care to patients and we have an extensive panel of specialist medical negligence solicitors throughout Yorkshire providing a regional service without any referral fees exchanging hands.

We provide the ethical and credible alternative to claims management companies in connecting claimants with specialist solicitors.

For medical negligence and personal injury claims in Hull and East Riding, claimants should contact gocompensate.com on 0845 3 299 585.



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