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Mr A’s Story

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Pressure Sore

Mr A sustained a distressing pressure ulcer (often referred to as a pressure sore) whilst an in-patient in hospital.

He was then discharged to a care home where the pressure ulcer was allowed to deteriorate rapidly, and worse, he sustained further nasty pressure ulcers – caused by poor care, lack of monitoring and prompt intervention, and missed opportunities.

Due to Mr A’s deteriorating health, a claim was brought on his behalf by his wife, against the local NHS Trust. The allegations of breach of duty (liability) and causation (proving the hospital caused the injury) were fully supported by an independent report from an expert Tissue Viability Nurse. The expert noted numerous breaches of duty of care by both the hospital and care home, and resultant failures to ensure Mr A’s wellbeing and safety at all times.

Breach of duty was partially admitted by the hospital, who maintained that the care home should also accept some blame for the deterioration in Mr A’s condition after he was transferred and entrusted into their care. It was also alleged that the pressure ulcers and infections had hastened Mr A’s demise and death.

However, as a result of the hospital seeking to deflect some blame onto the care home, it then became necessary to open a second front against the care home to protect Mr A’s position. Accordingly, a separate claim was then pursued against the care home who initially denied liability – despite the overwhelming evidence presented in support of their negligent actions.

Protracted separate settlement negotiations ensued with both parties, and resulted in substantial overall compensation for Mr A’s pain, suffering and distress caused by his pressure injuries – which could and should have been prevented with proper care, attention and timely intervention. Sadly, the Mr A passed away before his case was concluded.

We take the view that virtually all pressure sores are caused by neglect and are entirely preventable with good care.

I feel like the presence of Farley Dwek in the process was the key factor in our family securing the funding and saving £1,400 per week in care home fees for the BUPA hospital that we had chosen. To say we are pleased with Farley Dwek is an understatement. We’ve been absolutely delighted with everything the team has done and would recommend any family in the same circumstances speak directly to them to give them the best chance of getting the funding.

Mr Barrow

First Class Service. Kept us informed throughout, highly professional and I would not hesitate to use Farley Dwek in the future. Great service thank you.

CHC client

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Debbie Payton dealt with us and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Huge thank to all at Farley Dwek for dealing with such a delicate matter so promptly and professionally.

CHC client

You don’t need any more worry about how to come up with the money at a time when you are trying to cope with the emotion and distress of trying to get the best care possible for loved ones. This needs sorting out and I’m glad Farley Dwek is on my side and helping through the process.

Brian Marshall

A sound investment! I had researched a number of firms offering assistance to help secure CHC funding for our Mum. I was very glad I chose Farley Dwek. Both my brother and I are retired solicitors and are able plough our way through regulatory material and legislation, However, neither of us had any experience in this area of law. I really appreciated Farley Dwek’s transparent and sensible advice. I would recommend doing the initial screening exercise with one of their nurses, we had the excellent Diane Jenkins for screening (and eventual support at the MDT).

CHC client

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