Picture shows the Hospital Salvalus-Maternidade do Bras, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, undated. A man was awarded BRL 1.5 million (GBP 242.250 ) by the court after he had both legs, right hand and fingers of his left hand amputated because of negligence in care at the hospital.
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13 April 2023
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A hospital that amputated a patient's legs and hands after he was run down by a car has been ordered to pay him GBP 250,000 in compensation. The 40-year-old patient - who has not been named - told the Sao Paulo Fifth Chamber Court in Brazil that he had been left virtually helpless by the...