Liability Risk and Insurance
Awards & Settlements
£19,000 in compensation for over-medication
The widow of an elderly man, who died as a result of being over-medicated after a blood test error, has received £19,000 in
compensation. The man in his 80s had a history of heart problems and dementia, and had been admitted to the emergency department
of his local hospital in 2010 suffering from dehydration.