The medical profession usually provide a caring service with a high standard of excellence. However there are occasions when patients treated on the NHS or privately may be the victim of a medical accident. When that accident is attributable to incompetence or lack of care, it may be possible to bring a claim for clinical negligence compensation.
After 11 years with Dundee United, Welsh was transferred to Hibs for a fee of £200,000 in 1996 and claims that he showed every sign of having a long and promising career at the club before Dr Morrison's treatment.
When he suffered from an Achilles injury at the beginning of the 1998 season, Welsh was advised by the club physio to see Dr Morrison. Welsh alleges that Morrison injected steroids directly into the Achilles tendon and that this caused irreparable damage to his ankle, preventing him from playing professional football again.
Welsh subsequently underwent surgery on the ankle and the surgeon discovered extensive
damage to the tendon. Welsh's lawyers claim that a steroid injection was not the appropriate treatment for his particular problem (a partial tear of the tendon).
In his defence, Dr Morrison claims that the injection was not given directly into the tendon and that the injection did not have any bearing on Welsh's failure to recover after his operation.
We deal in a range of claims, including medical negligence and compensation. For further information, please visit http://www.1stclaims.co.uk.
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