A man who was mistakenly circumcised when he went to hospital for a routine bladder procedure has been awarded £20,000 in compensation
Terry Brazier had gone into Leicester Royal Infirmary for a routine botox injection in his bladder
A man who was mistakenly circumcised when he went to hospital for a routine bladder procedure has been awarded £20,000 in compensation. Terry Brazier was meant to be having botox injected in his bladder when he went in for treatment at the Leicester Royal Infirmary last summer. However, there was a mix-up and afterwards Mr Brazier said he was told"sorry, but we've circumcised you".The 70-year-old said after the procedure he was left waiting for two hours until they broke the news and he just replied"Oh, have you?"'Never event'
The error was recorded as a"never event", which is a serious, largely preventable safety incident that should not occur if the available preventative measures are implemented.Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe grandfather of two said he decided to take legal action after Leicester's Hospitals admitted in a letter the necessary checks had not been carried out."It could have been even worse for someone else, someone could end up having the wrong body part amputated.
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