Cauda Equina Double Incontinence: Can I Claim Compensation?
If you have been left with issues of incontinence due to substandard care of cauda equina syndrome, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
If negligent or substandard medical care leaves a patient with a worse outcome than they would have experienced with competent care, they are entitled, by law, to claim compensation for the impact of that negligence.
For example, if a person is no longer able to work due to their incontinence problems, or they are restricted in the hours or type of work they can carry out, their income losses would be incorporated into a successful claim.
If they were incurring additional costs due to the need for care or altered accommodation, those financial losses would also be taken into account in as far as they were caused by the negligent medical care.
Contact a legal specialist to discuss your situation and whether or not it might be possible to make a claim.
Cauda equina syndrome negligence
Cauda equina syndrome is caused by compression of the cauda equina nerves at the base of the spine. In order to minimise the impact of this appalling condition, the nerve compression needs to be diagnosed as early as possible and surgical decompression carried out to prevent further deterioration.
If medical professionals have the opportunity to diagnose and treat this condition, but fail to do so, thereby allowing the patient's long-term outcome to suffer, they may be regarded as having been negligent.
In these circumstances, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Examples of medical failings which might be regarded as negligent could include the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect the early symptoms of cauda equina compression
- A failure to assess a patient for possible symptoms and signs
- A failure to make a timely referral for an MRI scan
- A delay in initiating decompression surgery
- A failure to provide red flag warnings, without which the patient may fail to attend hospital when their symptoms worsen
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers. We have extensive expertise in cauda equina syndrome claims and a history of successful high-value settlements.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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