https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/crps/Recent content in crps on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/bath-woman-awarded-32000-after-unnecessary-thumb-surgery-in-medical-mix-up/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/bath-woman-awarded-32000-after-unnecessary-thumb-surgery-in-medical-mix-up/A 37-year-old Bath woman has been awarded £32,000 in compensation after undergoing an unnecessary thumb operation due to a series of misdiagnoses and a baffling surgical error at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH). The woman injured her thumb after tripping while watching a rugby game. Initially, she was treated at A&E where staff suggested a possible broken thumb due to swelling and bruising. She was sent home with a splint but later informed her thumb was not broken.