Our client injured his foot after a fall. His foot was very swollen, he was in pain and was unable to weight bear. He attended A&E and underwent an X-ray. He was told that he just had a bad sprain and was told to go home, rest, put ice on his foot and weight bear.
After a week of worsening symptoms, he re-attended the hospital. A second X-ray was carried out and he was advised that again that it was just a bad sprain.
Over a month later, our client received a telephone call from the hospital asking for him to re-attend. He underwent a third X-ray which showed that he had a bad fracture on his foot. The fracture had started to heal, and so surgery was not recommended. However, if he had had surgery straight away, he would have likely had a better outcome.
Our client therefore had a longer recovery, and still experiences pain as a result of this and walks with a limp. The Defendant Hospital admitted liability for what happened and our client recovered £10,000 by way of compensation
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