Delays and Negligence in Cauda Equina Compression Healthcare
Delays in the medical response to compression of the cauda equina nerves are a crucial and complex issue, potentially causing life-changing disability for the patient.
Life-changing delays in cauda equina compression
The significance of a delay depends of whether or not the patient's nerve compression worsens during the period of delay and, if so, what impact that has on their long-term lower body function.
Delays can occur during a patient's experience of cauda equina compression for a variety of reasons, which may or may not be considered as negligent:
- The patient may delay initially in attending a medical professional, unaware of the possible severity of their nerve problem
- The GP or Accident and Emergency practitioner may cause a delay by either failing to recognise that their patient's symptoms could be indicative of nerve compression or failing to understand the urgency of the situation and the need for an MRI scan
- A delay in carrying out an MRI scan or transferring a patient to suitable facilities
- A delay in starting surgery to decompress the nerve
If a delay which damages the patient's outcome is caused by a medical professional, it may be possible to claim compensation for the consequences as well as the patient's pain and suffering.
Making a claim
In order to make a claim for compensation for the impact of medical negligence in relation to cauda equina syndrome, it is first necessary to establish that an act of negligence occurred which adversely affected the patient's long-term outcome.
In order to do this, a specialist solicitor will engage the services of the best medical experts who will scrutinise the patient's medical records for evidence of the nature and timing of their medical care and the development of their cauda equina syndrome.
If it is found that an act of negligence did, indeed, allow the patient's condition to worsen, leaving them with permanent disability, the solicitor will develop the claim by establishing the financial losses which the negligence has caused the patient.
This could include the patient's loss of earnings, both past and future as well as the costs of care or treatment or specialist equipment necessary to treat their symptoms.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in complex cauda equina syndrome claims.
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