Earnings Losses and Cauda Equina Syndrome Negligence Claims
If you have suffered, and will continue to suffer, a significant loss of earnings because of negligent medical care, you are legally entitled to claim compensation for that loss.
Indeed, if the impact of negligent care has caused you to suffer other forms of financial loss, they could also be included in a successful claim.
Debilitating symptoms of cauda equina syndrome
The symptoms of cauda equina syndrome can very easily affect an individual's capacity to work. It may mean that their current form of employment is no longer accessible and that they have to consider an alternative, and potentially less well-paid, job.
It may mean that they can only manage reduced working hours due to the significant practical issues related to managing their symptoms.
It may also be that the psychological impact of cauda equina syndrome reduces a person's working capacity.
The symptoms of cauda equina syndrome can include, to a greater or lesser degree, a loss of mobility or paralysis, bladder and bowel dysfunction and incontinence as well as sexual dysfunction.
Understandably, the psychological impact can also be disabling.
Have you suffered from negligent care?
Suffering from cauda equina syndrome is not necessarily an indication of negligent medical care, However, if negligent care causes the patient to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with a timely and appropriate medical response, then a claim may be possible.
Negligence related to cauda equina syndrome often relates to a delay in achieving a diagnosis and initiating treatment. If the patient's nerve compression and loss of lower body function worsens because of a negligent delay in their medical care, then it may be regarded as negligent.
Examples of how this can sometimes happen include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of cauda equina nerve compression
- A failure to make a timely referral for an MRI scan
- A failure of red flag advice
- A delay in commencing surgery
Speak to a legal specialist
If you suspect that either you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care of compression of the cauda equina nerves, leaving you with symptoms which could have been avoided with better care, contact a legal medical negligence specialist.
They will obtain copies of your medical records and investigate the quality of your care with the input of the best medical experts.
If you have, indeed, been the victim of substandard medical care, they will support you in making your claim.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive and long-standing experience in cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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