Diabetic Foot Disability and Compensation for Medical Negligence
Speak to a specialist solicitor if you or a loved one are struggling with loss of mobility due to poor-quality medical care of diabetic foot problems.
Loss of mobility with charcot foot
Many of us take for granted the ability to mobilise safely, effectively and with stability. It is a fundamental capacity which underpins much of the way we function within our lives, enabling us to engage with a wide range of activities and employment tasks.
Losing our mobility can not only cause pain or discomfort but can severely limit what we are able to do, affecting our quality of life, our working capacity, our self-confidence and our ability to function as independent individuals.
Permanent damage to the foot through loss of sensation is a known risk for people who are suffering with diabetes and requires close assessment and attention by medical professionals to ensure that this does not happen.
Negligent medical care
Any sign of damage needs prompt medical care to prevent further damage and eventual disability. Examples of negligence which can leave an individual permanently disabled could include the following:
- A failure of regular monitoring and assessment
- A failure to recognise signs of damage
- A failure to seek specialist advice
- A failure to provide treatment to support the foot
- Providing inappropriate treatment, undermining recovery and causing further damage
Claiming compensation
If an individual has lost their mobility due to negligent medical care, they may be entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of the negligence.
It may be that the loss of mobility has compromised the individual's capacity to work. As a result they may be suffering a significant loss of earning s which would not have been the case had their foot condition been diagnosed accurately earlier and had treatment been undertaken to prevent deterioration of the health and integrity of the foot.
It may well be that the individual now requires help around the home or with personal hygiene tasks or with shopping and gardening as they are no longer able to carry out these tasks for themselves.
Where this level of need has been caused by medical negligence, the associated costs would be included in a successful claim.
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