Patient with misdiagnosed heart attack awarded £40,000.00

Published: 12th June 2018

We were instructed by a Client to pursue a claim against Barnsley Hospital relating to a failure to identify the claimant was in the early stages of a heart attack.

As a result of the misdiagnosis, he was told he had a chest infection, the claimant did not receive the medication to avoid a full-blown heart attack and as a result, suffered damage to his heart.

Fortunately, the damage to the heart was not long term, but his recovery from the heart attack caused a significant reduction in his earnings.

We settled the claim on the claimant’s behalf for £40,000.00.


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