The claimant sought damages, alleging that the defendant Trust had failed in its treatment of him when he attended Accident and Emergency after being assaulted. The court now considered the issue of liability. The claimant attended with a head injury, and having been given misleading information as to waiting times he had left. His condition deteriorated and left him a left hemiplegia.
Held: The claim failed. A civilian receptionist had no duty of care to guard patients from a failure to wait for treatment.
Robinson HHJ
[2015] EWHC 2301 (QB), [2015] WLR(D) 348, [2015] PTSR D54
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust CA 23-Mar-2017
Claimant’s appeal in personal injury litigation based upon alleged negligence by the receptionist in a hospital’s accident and emergency department. The principal issue in the appeal is whether the receptionist (or the health trust acting by the . .
At First Instance – Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust SC 10-Oct-2018
The claimant had been assaulted. He presented at the defendant hospital with head injuries. Despite his complaints he said he was not treated properly, being told to wait five hours at reception, and went home. Later an ambulance was delayed and he . .
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Updated: 27 September 2021; Ref: scu.550963