Medical Errors in Surgery and the Right to Claim Compensation
Whether it be related to medication, diagnosis, infection care, delayed referrals or surgery, if a patient suffers a poor long-term outcome because the quality of their medical care was substandard, they are legally entitled to claim compensation.
Errors in surgery
Depending on circumstances and the nature of the negligence, a patient may suffer a minor impact or a permanent, life-changing impact as the result of negligent surgical care.
Where an error in surgery is concerned, the impact on the patient's health and quality of life can sometimes be devastating. Examples could include
- using an incorrect technique during a surgical procedure and thereby undermining the quality of the patient's outcome
- causing damage to a nearby anatomical structure during surgery either due to lack of knowledge or inadequacy of the view of the surgical site
- errors of risk assessment or infection management
- leaving a piece of surgical equipment inside the patient following surgery, undermining the patient's recovery and compromising their body's function
- errors in positioning or monitoring of a patient's position, risking the patient suffering compartment syndrome or nerve damage
- errors in the assessment and administration of anaesthesia
Claiming compensation
If a patient has suffered due to negligent medical care, they have a right to vlaim financial compensation for not only their pain and suffering but also for the financial impact of the symptoms which they are now suffering which would not have been the case but for the negligent care.
If, for example, the patient's capacity to work has been compromised by the impact of negligent care, the patient's claim would include the loss of earnings insofar as they have been caused by the negligence
Likewise, it patient requires specialist equipment or some degree of personal care or household support due to the symptoms caused by the negligence, they can claim for the costs associated with those needs.
It is important to be aware that claims such as these must be issued with a court within three years of the date of the alleged negligence so it is important to contact a specialist solicitor as soon as possible to start the process of investigation into your care.
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