{"id":3096,"date":"2010-09-03T09:16:44","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T08:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2010-09-03T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T08:16:44","slug":"family-left-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/09\/03\/family-left-in-limbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Left in Limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Law-gravel-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Law-gravel\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3097\" \/>A family were left in limbo after <strong>waiting 27 years<\/strong> for their Sons compensation case to be heard. <\/p>\n<p>The figures were revealed after John O\u2019Dowd questioned the Northern Ireland Health Bodies.<\/p>\n<p>John O\u2019Dowd said he knew of a family who had been waiting 16 years to get compensation for their son, who became severely disabled after some medical treatment he had under-took went wrong.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking with the BBC Mr O\u2019Dowd said that legal fees over <strong>27 years could run into millions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe case is continually cancelled just before it reaches court, leaving the family in limbo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the written reply it reveals that the <strong>Health and Social Care Board has over 55 cases<\/strong> that have been on-going for over 15 years. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the department of health, Social Services and Public Safety told the BBC: \u201cEvery effort is made by hospital staff to ensure that the highest standards of care are provided to all patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInevitably, there will be a small number of occasions, particularly in emergencies involving critically ill patients with complex needs where problems occur.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family were left in limbo after waiting 27 years for their Sons compensation case to be heard. 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