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PI and Clinical Negligence update: stroke causation; MCA best interests; work equipment direct effect; FAA services dependency and deputyship fees; strict CPR email service; DCP PD195 expansion-England and Wales.

Published on: 28 May 2026

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County Court allows clinical negligence claim for delayed stroke diagnosis

In Dakin v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] Lexis Citation 1552, the County Court entered judgment for the claimant in a clinical negligence action centred on stroke causation. The defendant accepted a breach of duty for not arranging 24‑hour electrocardiogram monitoring after the 15 January 2016 consultation, but maintained that this omission did not cause the claimant’s stroke on 21 July 2016. The court determined the claimant experienced paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from May 2015 to July 2016, with symptoms manifesting several times per week between April and July 2016. It concluded that, had 24‑hour monitoring taken place by 8 April 2016, results would probably have been negative; however, the claimant would nonetheless have been sent for seven‑day patient‑activated monitoring by 1 July 2016. Given the frequency of symptomatic episodes and the...

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