by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Jun 2, 2017 | Birth Injury Claims, Compensation for Long Term Injuries, Delayed Diagnosis, DePuy Hip Implant Recall, Doctor Negligence Claims, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Negligence Claims, Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Incidents, Medical Negligence Claims, State Claims Agency, Surgical Negligence Claims
The State Claims Agency has published a report revealing the most common clinical incidents in Ireland and the cost of settling clinical negligence claims. The report – National Clinical Incidents, Claims and Costs – covers the period between 2010 and...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Apr 26, 2017 | Birth Injury Claims, Children's Injury Claims, Class Action Suits, Compensation Claims, Compensation for Long Term Injuries, Doctor Negligence Claims, Hospital Death Settlements, Hospital Negligence Claims, Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Negligence Claims, Product Liability Claims, Wrongful Death Claims
Claims for birth defects due to taking Epilim while pregnant have been made in France on behalf of up to 4,100 children with foetal valproate syndrome. Epilim is the trade name of an anti-epilepsy drug that uses the active ingredient sodium valproate to control...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Aug 20, 2013 | Delayed Diagnosis, Doctor Negligence Claims, Hospital Negligence Claims, Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Negligence Claims
A report compiled for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) indicates that the majority of GP malpractice claims for compensation are due to missed or delayed diagnoses. The report, which was prepared by the Centre for Primary Care Research in Dublin, was...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Nov 6, 2012 | Incorrect Medication Claims, Wrongful Death Claims
An inquest has heard how a Dublin woman died two days after being dispensed the wrong medicine by one of the city´s pharmacies. Margaret Swaine (64) died due to a heart attack in July 2010 after being mistakenly dispensed Tegretol – an anti-convulsant and mood...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Jan 19, 2012 | Doctor Negligence Claims, Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Negligence Claims
The Medical Council is investigating claims of doctor negligence against a Dublin GP who allegedly over-prescribed psychoactive benzodiazepines. It is claimed that Dr Mohammed Ahmed Khan, who practices in Wicklow Street, Dublin, prescribed up to four times the...
by Eoin P. Campbell, LL.B., Solicitor | Dec 15, 2011 | Incorrect Medication Claims, Medical Negligence Claims
An error in the dosage of flu vaccine given to the public and the Health Service Executive´s own staff has the potential to result in medical negligence claims. Red-faced officials at the HSE admitted that child dosages of the flu vaccine had been administered to...
