Clinical Negligence - NHS

[Keith Myath]

Has anyone taken this route?, unfortunately due to some awful basic errors which the Hospital has openly admitted too, has left me and more importantly our lass with no chance of future kids after the birth of our son last week. Without going into things too deeply a Hysetrectomy had to be done due a catalogue of errors that is being blamed on staff shortages by the staff, and \"inappropriate care\" by those in charge higher up.

Ive got alot to be thank full for as our lass who is now on a long road to recovery after nearly dieing during theatre, and our son is fine & healthy. But as the relief of that wears off, my anger to the two members of staff is rising.

This wasn't DRI, but Scunthorpe General. Sadly where our lass works, so obviously theres no special treatment for staff  (not that there should be).

Everyone, including medical staff have told us to sue the hospital, but its little consilation for us as we wont be able to have the kids we wanted. Money goes some way to being happy, and i know with the amount we could get could probably buy us a kid from each corner of the globe but it still doesnt sit right and it will never change our loss

We are going to contact Irwin Mitchell who are supposed to be the best, but i actually feel bad about suing the NHS. The staff have said that they are cutting back on staff in every department in the hope that the savings out weigh the legal claims they have to pay out to due too increased negligaence claims.

Seems all wrong to me, and hence why we are in the process of going private for our families health care.

[MrFrost]

Thats shocking, and horrible to think what you must be going through.

I have no faith in the NHS, with my Grandmother dying in their care over ten years ago. She suffered badly and after she had passed, one nurse was slapping her round the face trying to wake her.

[Pintolager]

I can't help you Keith with your predicament, but I do know of a guy who went into Scunthorpe Hospital for an operation on his heart I think it was and while he was in hospital got MRSI and had to have his leg amputated, that is bad enough, but the surgeon amputated the WRONG leg and he ended up suing the NHS and the last I heard, he was awaiting being paid out an amount of over £500,000. Like you say, no money can recompense your loss, but I do feel that people should be bought to book.

We all know that we need to look after number 1 in this life.

[jucyberry]

Firstly, I am so very sorry for everything your poor lady, and you have gone through, and I can totally understand your grief and anger for what she has, and is continuing to suffer. It is shocking but sadly it seems all to common these days.

I am with Lee, if it was me I would have to take it further, not for the money, but so that hopefully those who were so terribly negligent can be brought to book.

It isn't right that you can take away a persons dreams in such a way and just carry on. When you are in hospital you put all your faith in these people, one mistake is one too many .

For the hospital to admit this so easily is very telling, I would hate to think that maiming young mothers is a common ocurrance, but I do find it suprising that they have admitted it so easily.

I think if you feel you can go through with it then you should, when your lady is stronger take this further, for yourselves, but also so that hopefully no one else has to suffer the way your lady has.

[BobG]

Oh. What a horrible situation. I do hope all three of you can live a normal life again. For what it's worth, and that's not very mnuch in these circumstances, pursuing any vendetta seems to hurt the pursuing more than the pursued. It becomes a mania. You have a baby to look after: he or she deserves better than that. So, from the outside, my suggestion would be to report what happened, to ask for an invetigation and then to let it go. Getting on with your lives is worth an enormous amount more than years and years of struggle, anguish and focus, all at the expense of the baby, than taking money from what is, at bottom, the taxpayer. If it was a private health set up, I might offer other advice, but who is actually going to change anything in this case?

Good luck, whatever you choose to do. Surrogate mother maybe one day?

BobG

[Mike_F]

How awful, Keith. I really can't imagine how stressful and worrying this has been for you - whatever course you decide to take I wish you all the best.

For the future, I know it's a tough decision and something that will take some long and deep discussions with your wife but there is always the option of adopting. There's a chap who posts on here from time to time with whom I was talking prior to the Blades game who went down that route and has a wonderful daughter now - I'll not say any more as it's not really for me to do so but it could be worth talking to adopters and/or adoptees if/when the time comes to consider it.

[Dagenham Rover]

Sorry to hear Keith I can't help with whats happened but as far as private health is concerned its incredibly worth it.
I have some cover through work, MRI scan 3 days, that includes Sat + Sun admittedly I had to travel half an hour away as they couldn't get me into DRI for 7 days, 3 weeks from seeing the consultant deciding whats required  to being admitted and believe me its a different world!

But there are so many different policies and companies to choose from its a minefield

[Sandy Lane]

Sorry to be a bit late with this, but I'm so sorry to hear what has happened, but very glad your wife is recovering and the baby is well.  Chances are that during the emergency? situation you/they had to make a difficult choice, but I would still request copies of her chart and operative report for your own information.  Beyond that, sadly, you'll have to decide whether to take it further, and whatever happens I wish you all the best.