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Hospital admits negligence led to Ipswich woman's leg amputation |
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02 July 2008 |
A hospital has admitted responsibility for the delays in treatment which led to the amputation of an Ipswich woman's right leg
In February 2007, Karen Flory (then 37) was admitted to Ipswich hospital for removal of inflamed tissue in her right knee.
A hospital has admitted responsibility for the delays in treatment which led to the amputation of an Ipswich woman's right leg
In February 2007, Karen Flory (then 37) was admitted to Ipswich hospital for removal of inflamed tissue in her right knee.
But errors in managing her blood circulation during the surgery led to irreversible damage and the need for her leg to be amputated above the knee.
She has undertaken a civil action against the hospital and in correspondence with Kester Cunningham John, the hospital has admitted that on the balance of probabilities the delays in restoring her circulation led to the need for amputation.
'Karen has been left significantly disabled,' says her lawyer, clinical negligence specialist Tom Cook.
'She continues to experience pain in her residual right limb as well as phantom limb pains. Because she thought she was going into hospital for a straightforward and perfectly safe operation, the shock of what has happened to her has caused her anxiety and depression.
'The hospital has admitted responsibility for the error, but we need now to establish what would be a correct level of damages to compensate her for her loss.
'So this week we shall be issuing a claim in the high court in London, pending further negotiations with the hospital's solicitors. If no agreement can be reached then the matter will come to a trial, probably some time later next year.'
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