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H v Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust
H-v-Gloucestershire Royal Hospital NHS Trust (2004)
R (a child) -v- Bath & West Wiltshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust
X –v- GP and Mental Health Trust
H v Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust
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H-v-Gloucestershire Royal Hospital NHS Trust (2004)
Out of Court Settlement 18/8/2004
The claimant, a 74-year-old man, received £207,500 for acute renal failure, loss of hearing and balance following the negligent administration of gentamicin between April and May 1999. The claimant's hearing in both ears was permanently impaired and he became dependant on others for his daily care needs.
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R (a child) -v- Bath & West Wiltshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust
The Claimant was born on the 18th October 1984, and appeared "different" from birth, failing to use eye contact, never naturally developing a smile, and seeming to have no need for two-way interaction. Between the ages of 2.5 and 3.5 years, paediatric assessment was carried out upon the Claimant. At this stage, he was described as constantly hyperactive, with unpredictable behaviour and tantrums, obsessions which caused him to scream, and developmental language problems. He was treated with "behaviour management" and speech therapy.
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X –v- GP and Mental Health Trust
X sought assistance from her General Practitioner following bereavement. In 1989, Mental Health Services were unable to offer support, because of lack of resources, and so a regime was agreed whereby the patient would be offered informal counselling by the General Practitioner, supposedly under the supervision of a Psychotherapist from the Mental Healthcare Trust.
Because the General Practitioner had had no formal training, nor experience of counselling, he carried out no adequate initial assessment, and embarked upon a wide-ranging and damaging treatment regime, under the fond impression that he was providing a useful service until formal psychotherapy could be put in place by the Mental Healthcare Trust.
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