Cauda Equina Pathway Failings and When to Claim Compensation
Speak to a legal specialist if the medical response to your cauda equina compression has been substandard in some way. It may be possible to claim compensation for the impact.
Cauda equina syndrome care pathway
The National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway clarifies the symptoms indicative of possible cauda equina compression and the appropriate actions and timings in the medical pathway for this potentially disabling condition.
Often regarded as a medical emergency, it is essential that medical professionals provide the correct response at the right moment in order to prevent the patient developing irreversible and debilitating symptoms.
When they fail to do so, the patient may suffer a lifetime of disability as a result.
In these appalling circumstances, speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
A patient is entitled to claim compensation when medical negligence has caused them to suffer a worse outcome than should have been the case with an appropriate and acceptable standard of care.
Where cauda equina syndrome is concerned, negligence causing a delay in the ultimate initiation of surgery can occur at a number of points and for a number of reasons.
This can include a failure of examination, a failure to recognise symptoms, a referral delay, a failure of red flag advice or a delay in carrying out an MRI scan and commencing surgery.
Consequently, compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome negligence can be extremely complex and it is essential that you get the right legal support if you are thinking of pursuing a claim.
Making a claim
Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome negligence can include a wide range of financial losses as well as recognising the patient's pain and suffering. The combined symptoms of loss of mobility alongside issues with both bladder and bowel can affect almost every aspect of a person's life.
A successful claim may include the patient's loss of earnings, the costs of care or the costs of equipment and treatment. It may also sometimes include the costs of altering aspects of the patient's home where their loss of mobility has made safe navigation difficult.
Speak to an experienced specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and a long-standing history of success in complex cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim if you or your loved one are struggling with the impact of cauda equina syndrome.
We can offer No Win No Fee funding for medical negligence claims which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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