Abscess Negligence and When to Claim Compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with long-term problems due to poor quality medical care of abscess, speak to a specialist solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Abscess medical negligence
An abscess is not only an uncomfortable and painful condition. Without appropriate medical care, it can turn into something far more sinister and even life-threatening.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the consequences of poor medical management of an abscess, speak to a legal specialist about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
An abscess which has not received adequate treatment puts the patient at risk of suffering an infection such as necrotising fasciitis.
Examples of medical failings in relation to an abscess could include the following:
- A failure to carry out an appropriate examination
- A failure to diagnose an abscess
- A failure to provide adequate treatment such as drainage of the abscess
A condition which might have been dealt with easily and promptly can become something with far more serious and wide-ranging consequences.
We have dealt with a number of clients whose lives have been turned upside-down by a failure to treat an abscess, resulting in the development of necrotising fasciitis and severe, long-term disability.
In more than one case, there have been repeated failings to manage the patient's history of abscesses through consideration of an underlying cause, leaving the patient susceptible to on-going problems.
Making a claim for compensation
Necrotising fasciitis can be life-changing and where it has developed in a patient due to a failure to provide adequate management of an abscess, it may be possible to claim compensation for the consequences.
Compensation claims for medical negligence address the financial consequences of the negligence.
For example, if negligent medical care has left a patient struggling to work, as may well be the case with a necrotising fasciitis infection, a successful claim would include the patient's loss of earning. This would apply to both their past losses (i.e. from the date of the negligence to the time of the claim, as well as any future financial losses which they are likely to experience).
Financial consequences of negligence may also include costs associated with any care or equipment needs.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of specialist lawyers and a history of success in complex, high-value claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation for negligent care of an abscess.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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