After medics failed to notice a severed tendon in his hand, a popular close up magician has been awarded £15,000 in medical negligence compensation.
Kyle Summers, 40, from Burbage, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, thought his career had come to an abrupt end, after a cup shattered in his hand while he was washing up.
The reports claim that the broken china cut deep into his thumb and required stitches at the George Eliot Hospital, where his hand was also x-rayed to make sure none of the shattered fragments had lodged under his skin.
Unfortunately hospital staff failed to notice that Mr. Summers had severed a tendon, leaving the illusionist unable to move his thumb, which had a major impact on his ability to work as a professional magician.
Not realizing that his notes incorrectly stated that his tendon was intact, his local GP and a physiotherapist assumed that Mr. Summers problem thumb was due to swelling.
It wasn’t until six weeks later that the true nature of the problem was diagnosed, by which time the tendon had deteriorated beyond repair.
It was only after suffering two painful operations and months of physiotherapy that Kyle was able to return to his chosen vocation.
A claim for medical negligence compensation against the George Eliot NHS Trust was made by Kyle, and was awarded £15,000 in an out of court settlement.