A settlement in the sum of £175,000 was awarded recently for a medical negligence claim. The case involved a hip replacement for a lady in her mid 50’s. The hip component was fixed at the wrong angle and it dislocated soon after the operation and continued to dislocate until the hospital revised the operation. Unfortunately the hip became infected and eventually needed a two-stage revision. The client struggled with her job and has had to leave the job and will try to find lighter work which did not involve any standing up. The settlement includes future loss of earnings and the costs of further private treatment.
