Solicitor
Caroline Godfrey is a Solicitor within the Clinical Negligence Department, within the Brighton office, and has been with Mayo Wynne Baxter for almost three years. Caroline works on a varied caseload, consisting of low and medium value claims arising from a variety of injuries.
She also assists senior members of the team with high value clinical negligence cases arising from catastrophic injuries.
Before joining the firm, Caroline obtained her Law degree from Leicester University in 2005, and then achieved a distinction in her Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford. She commenced her training with the firm shortly after, and qualified into the Clinical Negligence Department in March 2009. She is also a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
At work Caroline is particularly interested in cases arising from misdiagnoses and negligent surgery. Outside of work she enjoys swimming, walking and runs a Brownie Group in Hailsham with two other leaders.
I have received incorrect treatment from my GP/Consultant which I think amounts to negligence. How can I make sure that this doesn’t happen to others? If you have concerns about the treatment you have received you have a year to make a complaint to the surgery or hospital concerned. Upon receipt of your complaint, the… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
July 28th, 2011
Women who present at their GP surgery complaining of persistent bloating and abdominal pain should be offered a blood test to check for ovarian cancer. This is according to guidelines just published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Many women complaining of such symptoms are diagnosed as suffering with Irritable Bowel… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
May 5th, 2011
Disturbing findings have been published today by the Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham. Ms Abraham’s report entitled “Care and Compassion” is based on a detailed review of 10 cases of alleged neglect of NHS patients over the age of 65. These cases were chosen at random from over 1600 complaints made in 2010 by patients… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
February 15th, 2011
