Financial Compensation Claims and Medical Negligence
A successful compensation claim following negligent medical care will address the patient's financial losses insofar as they have been caused by the negligence. Contact Glynns Solicitors if you or a loved one have been the victim of negligence and are struggling with the consequences.
Medical negligence and its financial impact
Although rare, severe medical negligence can utterly devastate a person's life. Whether the negligence is related to diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and surgery, or to one of the myriad other ways in which healthcare professionals influence an individual's care, the outcome can be life-changing.
- A delay in diagnosis can allow time for a condition to deteriorate, leaving a patient struggling with unanticipated and life-changing consequences
- A failure of risk assessment or post-operative monitoring may allow infection to develop with catastrophic consequences
- A 'never event' can leave the patient with a retained object following surgery or struggling with the impact of an incorrect procedure
- An error in surgery may result in a perforated bowel and life-threatening sepsis
The financial consequences of such occurrences can be dramatic. An individual may find that they are no longer able to work, suffering a significant loss of income. They may be restricted in what they are physically able to undertake in terms of personal care, household tasks and support for their family. Their former quality of life may be utterly undermined and scarcely recognisable.
Their home may no longer be suitable to their needs and they may require significant alterations to be carried out in order to make their home environment safe and accessible.
They may be reliant on personal care in order to achieve the simplest of daily chores.
The psychological consequences can be equally distressing, debilitating and costly.
Making a claim
If you have been the victim of negligent medical care, you may be entitled to claim compensation for the consequences. This may include a loss of income and the costs of care and equipment as necessary as well as recognising a wide range of other ways in which your life may have been affected.
If you think that you may be entitled to make a claim, contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, to speak with one of our team of solicitors about your experience and its impact on your life.
Of course, for many victims of medical negligence, a successful claim also provides a sense of closure and a sense that justice has been done. It is a recognition that their care was in some way inadequate or incompetent and that they suffered as a result.
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