PFZ v West London MH NHS Trust (2011) Settlement 28/11/11
PFZ, an informal patient with a long history of mental illness, was allowed to run away from hospital in a suicidal state, then jumped from a balcony sustaining and permanent and catastrophic spinal cord injury which left him tetraplegic and wheelchair-bound. He sued the Trust for negligent failure to provide him with adequate treatment. The Trust agreed to compensate him on the basis of 40% liability, and made an advance payment of £75,000; the full amount was yet to be assessed but to meet PFZ's care needs for the remainder of his life was estimated to require millions of pounds.
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Mrs Justice Swift approved the settlement.
Christopher Johnston QC acted for PFZ
Angus McCullough QC acted for the NHS Trust.
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