Surgical Procedures and Claiming Compensation When They Go Wrong
The nature of surgical procedures available to patients in the NHS varies widely. Some are more susceptible to problems and errors than others and some are associated with greater risks of long-term consequences when they go wrong.
The right to compensation
If a patient suffers due to an error during a surgical procedure, or any healthcare failing, which affects their long-term quality of life, they are legally entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of that negligence.
What that claim includes depends on the nature of the difficulties caused by the negligent medical care and the associated financial losses or costs.
For example, if an individual finds that their capacity to work is compromised by the impact of medical negligence, their claim would include their loss of earnings, both past and future.
Also, if their unanticipated symptoms require them to use specialist equipment or undergo specialist treatment, the costs of this could be included in their claim.
When surgery goes wrong
Because the nature of surgical procedures can vary so broadly, it also means that there are numerous points at which things can go wrong, including the following:
- A failure of risk assessments and a failure to implement the results of that assessment appropriately
- Failings in antibiotic and infection management
- A failure of surgical technique or positioning
- Problems in the provision of anaesthesia
- Failings in post-operative monitoring, leaving the patient susceptible to infection and pain
- The occurrence of surgical 'never events'
Occasionally, the failure in care can have devastating results.
If this is the case for you or a loved one, you need to speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
How to make a claim
A specialist solicitor will listen to your description of what has happened to you and, if appropriate, carryout an investigation into the quality of your medical care.
This will involve your solicitor in obtaining copies of your medical records and employing specialist medical experts to analyse the quality of your care.
If you have been the victim of an error in surgery which has caused you to suffer a poor outcome, a further assessment will identify the impact on you and your quality of life. This will form the basis of your claim.
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