Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Compensation Claims
Negligent medical management of breast cancer, particularly at the diagnosis stage, may severely alter the patient’s outcome.
Contact a specialist solicitor to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation where this has affected either yourself or a loved one.
Delays
Diagnosis as soon as possible is key to the best outcome for all forms of cancer. Where medical negligence allows a delay to occur in this process, it can have a significant impact on the patient. It may cause or contribute to a variety of situations:
- The patient’s cancer has worsened or spread
- Their treatment options are now restricted
- Their survival chances are reduced
- If they survive, their long-term outlook or quality of life is compromised
A variety of actions or failings may cause such a delay to occur including the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect important symptoms
- A failure to make an appropriate and timely referral
- Safety-netting or monitoring failures
- Failures of test reporting or interpretation
How to claim compensation
A successful compensation claim will address not only the patient’s pain and suffering but also the financial impact of any negligence. This may include a loss of income and the costs of care, treatment and equipment as necessary and insofar as it has been caused by the negligent care.
In order to be confident of achieving the best outcome, an experienced specialist medical negligence solicitor is essential.
Where it appears that negligence may have played a part in a poor patient outcome, your solicitor will obtain copies of the relevant medical records and engage the best medical experts to scrutinise the quality of care.
If negligence is established and found to have worsened the patient’s outcome, this will form the basis of a claim.
When you approach a specialist solicitor, it is important to have to hand details of symptom development, dates of medical interactions and associated actions or outcomes as well as the details of the medical establishments involved.
Your solicitor will support you in writing a witness statement of your experience or that of your loved one to support your claim.
Speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of highly-experienced lawyers and a history of success in complex claims.
Contact us today to speak to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for the impact of negligent cancer care.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
Please call us free on 0800 234 3300 (or from a mobile 01275 334030) or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
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