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Mr P’s Story
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Farley Dwek represented the late Mr ‘P’, an elderly gentleman, who was admitted to Hospital by ambulance, then aged 94, with shortness of breath, reduced mobility in his left leg and cellulitis. Whilst admitted, he had an unwitnessed fall; it is thought that he fell out of bed due to lack of bedrails (a ‘never event’). He was known to be at high risk of falling.
Mr P was left with a physically and visibly deformed shortened angulated (‘spoon’) wrist which was very painful and stiff, with significantly impaired grip strength, residual weakness, instability, and muscle spasms. He needed to wear a splint most of the time for support and to counter instability in his wrist. The wrist splint gave him some degree of stability (but not to the same extent as before his fall) but without it, his dominant hand was virtually useless.
The accident affected Mr P. in all aspects of his daily activities and he became heavily reliant on care and assistance from his devoted son and two professional carers for even simple daily routine tasks such as getting out of bed, dressing/undressing, washing, hygiene and showering, toileting and getting up and around. He lost his independence and his confidence.
A claim was presented to the hospital who admitted liability. After negotiations, Mr P was awarded £40,000 compensation for this life-changing event.
Sadly, Mr P passed away recently, aged 95, and didn’t know his claim for negligence had been successful.