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Scott Haslam

Director in Clinical Negligence

Education:

Scott graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a first class honours in law in 2009.  He went on to complete his post-graduate studies at The University of Sheffield thereafter. 

He has specialised in Medical Negligence since 2010 when he started work as a Paralegal at a local South Yorkshire Law Firm.  He qualified as a Solicitor in 2012 and has continued to practise in Medical Negligence since.

Main Areas of Work:

• Delay in diagnosis and misdiagnosis cases
• Cancer cases
• Claims against GPs, hospitals, care homes and dentists
• Cases involving damage to the eyes
• Fatal cases and dependency claims
• Claims for injuries following a fall in hospital
• Claims where pressure ulcers (bed sores) have been sustained
• High value Clinical Negligence claims resulting from life changing injuries to adults and children 

Great / Notable achievements at Wake Smith:

• Succeeding in a claim under the Human Rights Act 1998 against Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following a patient’s death in hospital. 
• Recovered £95,000 in a claim against Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following two unsuccessful attempts to repair a fractured leg.
• Agreed an Out of Court settlement in a claim against North Bristol NHS Trust after a patient’s back was fractured whilst he was under a general anaesthetic for the purposes of performing an MRI scan.
• Successfully claimed over £1million in compensation for a delay in diagnosis of mouth cancer.
• Recovered compensation for the family of a patient who passed away after choking on food served to her in hospital.
• Obtained compensation for a man who fell and fractured his leg whist being assessed by paramedics from North West Ambulance Service. 

What clients say about you:

“WS have been extremely professional in assisting me with a clinical negligence case without which I would not have succeeded. Very grateful for all their help, particularly Scott Haslam, and definitely recommend.” - Gill Davis

“The service provided by the whole team, especially Scott Haslam, made a very difficult and trying time so much more easy to deal with thanks to your utter professionalism. Thank you and I would definitely use your service again.” - Andrew Armitage

"Scott Haslam is an experienced and effective solicitor who has experience of a wide range of cases and is particularly adept at handling cases involving alleged negligence in care/nursing homes. He is respected by clients and opponents alike for his realistic and down-to-earth approach." - Quoted in The Legal 500 2022

Recent articles by Scott Haslam

Wake Smith helps man whose spine was broken during MRI scan receive payout
Bereavement Damages changes – do they go far enough?
The impact of nursing shortages 
Have you suffered negligence in cosmetic surgery?
Aspirin would have saved his life admits Rotherham Hospital