Six-month custodial sentence for multi-million pound attempted fraud on the NHS
At a committal hearing on 11 February 2021, Ms Linda Metcalf was sentenced to six months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS in excess of £5.7 million. In addition, Ms Metcalf was ordered to repay the costs of the committal hearing within …
Case of note: ZZZ v. Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (High Court, 26 June 2019 – Garnham J.)
ZZZ v. Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A young woman (referred to as XXX) was a rear seat passenger in a car which was involved in a road traffic collision at 09.17 on 27 October 2011. She was wearing a lap seat belt but …
Case of note: Hooper v. Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central London County Court 15 February 2019 – Judge Baucher)
Causation in stroke case Factual summary Mr Hooper, a self-employed businessman aged 50, felt unwell at work on 18 July 2011. He was taken home by a colleague and his wife called an ambulance. He was admitted to Basildon Hospital at 13.04. The attending doctor …
Case of note: XX v. Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (Court of Appeal 19/12/2018)
This was a case where liability was admitted and the key issue was the correct measure of damages. There is an anonymity order in place to protect the identity of the claimant, but not that of the trust. XX developed cancer of the cervix. This …
Supreme Court Judgment – Darnley v. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
The Supreme Court has today given its judgment in the case of Darnley v. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (10 October 2018). Following a head injury, Mr Darnley (the claimant) attended Mayday Hospital, Croydon A&E with a friend. The receptionist advised he would have to …
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NHS Resolution Court of Appeal success in ‘bulk conversion’ cases
NHS Resolution has saved the NHS £270,000 in legal costs claimed across three test cases heard in the Court of Appeal with potentially millions of pounds more savings expected on cases waiting in the wings. In line with its strategy to tackle excessive legal costs, …
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