Claiming Compensation for Negligent Nerve Injury
Injury to a significant nerve can be life-changing. If this has occurred due to medical negligence, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Nerve injury and negligence
The network of nerves which runs throughout our body is utterly fundamental to our successful and effective physical function.
Injury to a nerve can render us unable to function in a wide variety of ways including the following:
- Injury to the optic nerve can affect an individual's vision
- Injury to the femoral nerve can affect lower limb mobility
- Injury to the nerves in the spine can cause devastating function loss including incontinence and loss of mobility
- Injury to the phrenic nerve can render the patient unable to breathe
Dysfunction of this degree of severity changes the patient's life dramatically. Their long-term ability to move, travel, work and remain independent can be utterly compromised. A once-healthy individual with an active social life and flourishing career can find themselves unable to leave the house and unable to work. The quality of life they previously took for granted is now lost to them due to their physical, and often psychological difficulties.
If such a shocking and fundamental change in a person's life is caused by medical negligence, the law provides that the patient is entitled to compensation. Such compensation is intended to provide financial recompense so that the individual is restored to the financial position they would have enjoyed but for the negligence.
Negligent nerve injury can occur through a number of routes such as a delay in diagnosis, difficulties in orthopaedic, abdominal or gynaecological surgery and poor positioning during surgery amongst others.
Claiming compensation for medical negligence
If you or a loved one are struggling with the permanent impact of a negligent nerve injury, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation. This would take into account any financial losses suffered due to the medical negligence such as loss of income and the costs of care where this is necessary and caused by the negligence.
Compensation claims for medical negligence, however, are extremely complex and it is always advisable to seek the advice of a specialist solicitor if you are considering making a claim.
They will be able to obtain your medical records and instruct the best medical experts to assess the quality of your treatment and the viability of your claim.
Speak to a specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers with specific expertise in this type of claim.
Contact us if you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of nerve damage due to substandard medical care.
Making a claim for compensation
If a patient suffers a poor long-term outcome because effective safety-netting procedures were not used by a medical professional, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Contact Glynns Solicitors if you or a loved one have been let down by safety-netting procedures and now face medical difficulties and financial losses as a result.
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