£326,000 compensation following death of husband misdiagnosed with indigestion

SUDDENLY losing a loved one is devastating, especially when their tragic death could have been prevented.

When our client came to us after the sudden loss of her husband, who was in his mid-40s, she was grieving and searching for answers. He had collapsed at home just a week after visiting A&E with chest pain, which paramedics and triage staff correctly flagged as heart-related. Despite these warnings, the hospital doctor in A&E diagnosed indigestion and sent him home.

Tragically, a week later on 24th January, our client found her husband unresponsive on the kitchen floor. He had passed away. A post-mortem confirmed that heart disease was the cause.

Understandably, she was deeply concerned about the care he received in hospital. We carried out a thorough investigation, securing expert evidence from a cardiologist who confirmed that the hospital had failed in its duty of care – and that this failure directly led to her husband’s death. Thankfully, the NHS Trust accepted responsibility for the failings that led to his death and issued an apology.

With her husband gone, our client – who was just a year younger and also in her mid-40s – faced not only immense emotional loss but also serious financial uncertainty.

We submitted a claim for dependency, drawing on expert assessments of life expectancy, pension entitlements and future losses. As a result, she received a settlement of £326,000 without the need to go to court, funded entirely through a No Win, No Fee agreement.

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