Is a failed vasectomy negligent?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 7th Sep 2020
A vasectomy is a male sterilisation procedure after which a man should no longer be fertile.
The vasectomy procedure and how it works
A vasectomy works by stopping sperm getting into a man's semen.
It is a simple procedure during which a man’s vas tubes are cut or sealed so they no longer able to carry a man’s sperm. This means that when a man ejaculates, the semen has no sperm making a man permanently infertile.
The procedure is usually carried out under local anaesthetic, where a man is awake but does not feel any pain, and it takes about 15...
Commonly Misdiagnosed Disorders: Endometriosis
Posted in Medical Negligence on 24th Aug 2020
Endometriosis is a disorder that can affect women at any age and is often misdiagnosed. If left untreated it can cause a lot of pain and complications, including infertility.
Unfortunately, often symptoms are misconstrued as being due to alternative, incorrect causes. This is a condition that cannot be reversed, only treated. As such, the need to correctly identify the need for a gynaecological referral in the first instance, either at GP or A&E level and thereafter the need for the gynaecological team to treat correctly and quickly is vital.
What...
Disruption of Treatment during the Covid-19...
Posted in Medical Negligence on 3rd Jul 2020
Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 12 March 2020. As a result the UK declared a lockdown on 23 March 2020.
A lot of things had to change, including the medical care for those patients who had Covid-19 and those who did not. The NHS did its best to ensure that plans were in place to protect all patients.
There is no doubt that the NHS has done a great job and we must all fully appreciate the work done and sacrifices made to save lives during these difficult times. The pandemic was real and required serious...
