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EW v Kings College Hospital NHS Trust
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Emma suffered from fibroids and was referred to a gynaecologist as she wished to become pregnant. On his advice it was decided to remove the fibroids by a hysteroscopy. Emma was admitted to the hospital on 18 October 2001. The surgeon resected the fibroid down to the muscle wall but continued too far. As a result he perforated Emma’s uterine wall causing a 2-3cms hole thereby seriously damaging the blood vessels supplying the rectum and sigmoid colon. Emma required extensive surgery to stop the bleeding and repair the damage. She was left with a colostomy, lost 6 litres of blood and significant abdominal scarring. Further surgery was required to reverse the colostomy and to open a stricture in her bowel. Emma was left with significant pain and disability. She was no longer able to work full time and her sporting activities and social life have become very restricted. |
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Eventually the surgeon accepted liability and the case was settled a few weeks before trial in a very substantial sum.
The claim was conducted on a “no win, no fee” basis and Emma did not have to pay any legal costs.
After the case Emma said:
“I found Paul to be sincere, considerate, sympathetic and sensitive to our needs. He was always conscious we were dealing with our lives, not just another case. Having been through the trauma of the medical catastrophe, subsequent treatment and recovery, it was paramount we found someone with all these qualities. To even contemplate undertaking a medical negligence case against an NHS Trust was daunting in the extreme and Paul’s support throughout, not to mention his expertise, were unfailing. And, we won!” | 
