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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T01:42:03.000Z",
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    "NHS black hole exposed as more than £15 BILLION written off since Covid",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA brain surgeon is suing the NHS for £200,000 after a hospital lift plunged four floors - while he was trapped inside.\n\nNeurosurgery specialist Dr Steven Tominey said he \"thought he was going to die\" after the incident and was left with life-changing injuries.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe 2024 incident at Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, forced him to undergo major surgery twice on his leg and he now walks with a limp.\n\nHe also was left depressed and in need of therapy designed to help with PTSD.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nDr Tominey is now suing the Barts Health NHS Trust for the impact of the accident on his career and personal life.\n\nThe trust has admitted breach of duty but is challenging other aspects of the claim, including the amount of compensation.\n\nAt the High Court, his lawyers set out his account for the accident.\n\nThey told the court Dr Tominey entered the lift between 7am and 7.30am on March 15, 2024, while he was working a night shift.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe was left \"terrified and thought he was going to die\" when the lift suddenly dropped four floors.\n\nThe lawyers said his left leg \"sustained the impact\" of the fall when \"his weight transferred through that leg\".\n\nThey added that he attempted to press the emergency button but could not due to his injuries and pain.\n\nHe then \"lowered himself to the floor\" and crawled towards the emergency buzzer.\n\n### LATEST FROM THE NHS:\n\n\n\n\n  * NHS black hole exposed as more than £15 BILLION written off since Covid\n  * Suspended NHS doctor charged with 'multiple counts of inviting support for Hamas'\n  * NHS doctors to strike over Easter despite 22% pay rise under Labour\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe neurosurgery specialist was rescued five to 10 minutes after alerting authorities, and was taken to A&E in the same hospital.\n\nAn x-ray found he had fractured his leg in two places.\n\nHowever, the surgery for his smashed knee did not set straight, meaning he had to undergo a second operation to shorten one of his legs.\n\nThe court heard how Dr Tominey was left with a \"limp\" and \"ongoing pain\", and has trouble being on his feet at work for long periods.\n\nIn addition to the physical damage, the doctor went on to suffer from depression.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe ended up needing eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy designed to help PTSD sufferers.\n\nHis lawyers concluded: \"The defendant owed the claimant a non-delegable duty of care as his employer, including a duty to provide a safe workplace.\"\n\nThey added that it was \"highly likely\" his career had been held back as a result of the elevator incident.\n\nThe hospital trust has admitted breach of duty, but says it \"puts the claimant to proof as to the nature, cause, occurrence and happening of the alleged accident\".\n\nIt also disputes the causation of the damages he has suffered and the amount of damages claimed.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Brain surgeon sues NHS for £200k after hospital lift plunges four floors with him trapped inside"
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