Our client was in prison at the time when he suffered negligent treatment.
He had a history of mental health problems including anxiety and depression and had been taking medication to help with his symptoms.
Unfortunately, the health care team at the prison massively reduced his prescription of medication without warning. As a result of this, our client suffered severe psychological symptoms which led to him self-harming, something he had never done before.
He suffered extreme distress during the period of delay. The Defendant admitted that they had breached their duty of care but denied that this breach had caused a different outcome for our client. We completely disagreed with this and maintained that our client’s claim had good prospects of success and so continued our investigations despite the Defendant’s opposing stance.
We obtained expert evidence from a Consultant Psychiatrist who supported our client’s claim and agreed with us that the Defendant’s negligent treatment caused a different outcome for our client. After commencing Court proceedings on our client’s behalf, the Defendant agreed to enter into settlement negotiations, and we were delighted to agree a figure in the sum of £8,000 in full and final settlement of our client’s compensation claim.
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