> In my experience the claims are so far beyond the date everything happened
> that juniors are rarely still around. It is the consultants who get upset
> when
> the trust says it is going to settle without a fight.
Point taken John.
My concern was for the SpRs on the list who are often around for long
enough.
I certainly was around for long enough as an SHO on my surgical rotation
with an out of court settlement for £500, with someone who presented with
gluteal pain 3 weeks after a fall onto her bottom, had difficulty mobilising
and gluteal tenderness; documented no lumbar vertebral tenderness. Referred
for physio; found physio very painful; sent back to the ED and had x-ray
which showed L3 crush #.
Settlement was for the pain and suffering (exacerbated by physiotherapy).
Negligent?
Tony
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