Cauda Equina Syndrome Deadline for Negligence Compensation
If a patient suffers from negligent medical care, causing disabling symptoms which would not have been the case with an appropriate level of care, they should be legally entitled to claim compensation.
When to make a claim
Compensation claims for medical negligence are associated with a legal deadline of three years from the date of the alleged negligence. This is not the date by which the patient should contact a solicitor. This is the date by which the individual's claim should be issued with a court.
Before this can happen, their specialist solicitor will need to carry out a thorough investigation into the quality of their medical care. This will involve obtaining the relevant medical records and engaging the best medical experts to analyse those records in order to identify whether or not there has been a breach of duty during the course of care.
This can be very time-consuming, a fact which is worth bearing in mind.
There are some circumstances in which the deadline can be extended; if the patient can demonstrate that they did not know that they had been the victim of negligent care until a later date, for example. However, it would be advisable to contact a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment. After all, the sooner a claim is started, the sooner it should be completed.
What constitutes negligent care?
Cauda equina syndrome is a generally progressive condition which needs to be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. Consequently, where medical professionals have been responsible for a delay in the patient's care pathway, causing long-term disability, they may be regarded as having been negligent.
Examples of failings by medical professionals which might cause a negligent delay could include the following:
- A failure to recognise symptoms
- A failure to carry out an examination
- A failure to provide red flag warnings when appropriate
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan or a delay in carrying out or reporting the results of a scan
- A delay in initiating surgery within what would normally be regarded as an appropriate timeframe.
Speak to a specialist
If you consider that you may have been the victim of negligent care of CES and wish to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation, contact Glynns Solicitors.
Specialists in medical negligence law, we have a wealth of expertise and experience in high value cauda equina syndrome claims and one of our team of solicitors will be very happy to help you.
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