Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medical Mismanagement and Compensation
Inflammatory bowel disease can put the patient in a life-threatening position if medical management is substandard. Speak to a specialist solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Medical management of inflammatory bowel disease
If an individual suffers long-term problems and financial losses due to negligent medical care, they are legally entitled to claim compensation for the impact of that negligence.
Where inflammatory bowel disease is concerned, failings in medical management can leave a patient struggling with long-term ill-health and debilitating symptoms.
Competent medical management of this painful and debilitating illness requires the following:
- Recognition of symptoms, facilitating prompt testing and diagnosis
- Implementation of appropriate treatment, whether in the form of medication or surgery
- Appropriate safety-netting to ensure monitoring of the patient
- Prompt and appropriate response to changes in the patient's symptoms
- Competent and effective surgery if and when necessary
If a medical professional fails to recognise the possible signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease or fails to make a referral or delays initiating the appropriate treatment, the patient may suffer a perforation of the bowel which is a medical emergency and which can put the patient's life at risk.
Making a claim for compensation
The long-term impact of a bowel perforation can be severely disabling. The patient will require surgery to repair the damage and they may suffer sepsis as a reaction to abdominal infection such as peritonitis.
Their long-term health can be significantly compromised, reducing their capacity to work and possibly necessitating some degree of personal care.
A successful compensation claim would address the patient's financial losses as well as recognising their pain and suffering.
Depending on their circumstances and on-going problems, their financial losses may include a loss of earnings, both past and future, as well as the costs of equipment, on-going treatment and personal care.
A specialist solicitor can analyse the quality of your medical care, identify whether or not you have been the victim of medical negligence and assess the value of your financial losses where appropriate.
It is important to get this process going as soon as possible as these claims are associated with a three-year deadline and the process of investigation needs to happen before a claim can be issued with a court.
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Contact Glynns Solicitors today to talk to a specialist solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
As specialists in medical negligence law, we can offer you a wealth of expertise and experience in these complex and high-value claims.
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