Medical negligence reported at an IVF Wales clinic
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Mari Rosser, Solicitor and Partner within the
Hugh James Clinical Negligence Team, has
given her reaction to BBC Radio Cymru regarding the findings of a
recent report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Authority.
The report found that
sperm samples from multiple patients had been mistakenly
destroyed at the IVF Wales clinic in Cardiff and that a
patient was given sperm which had not been screened for sexually
transmitted diseases.
Cardiff and Vale University
Health Board have apologised and said that the destroyed samples
had not affected the patients' ability to have children, whilst the
patient who received unscreened sperm had been subsequently tested
and was clear of any infection. The report also highlighted
concerns about success rates and staffing levels at the clinic.
Mari Rosser of the
Clinical Negligence Team at Hugh James
Solicitors says “ It is hoped that the Health Board
learns lessons from the findings of this report and takes all the
action necessary to improve standards so as to regain the
confidence of these vulnerable patients".