How to Get Compensation for Negligent Cauda Equina Syndrome Care
If negligent clinical care leaves a patient with the appalling symptoms associated with cauda equina syndrome, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Can I make a claim?
It may be possible to get compensation for cauda equina syndrome if it is found that substandard medical care caused you to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with an appropriate level of care.
This often relates to negligent care which causes a delay in either diagnosis or the commencement of surgery. Due to the progressive nature of cauda equina syndrome, a delay can mean that a patient who had been suffering with altered sensation in the legs and saddle area is left with permanent loss of mobility and double incontinence. Diagnosis and surgery can be a matter of emergency.
What constitutes negligent medical care?
Examples of negligent medical care which can adversely affect the patient's long-term outcome due to the occurrence of delays, could include the following:
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of cauda equina syndrome
- A misdiagnosis of the symptoms
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan to confirm a diagnosis
- A failure to provide red flag warnings which would prompt a patient to attend hospital as a matter of emergency
- A delay in initiating surgery to decompress the nerve
Making a claim for compensation
If you believe that you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care, the first step towards making a claim is to engage the services of a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
They will have the expertise and the experience to carry out a thorough investigation of the quality of your medical care and its impact on the quality of your health and life. If it appears that you have, in fact, suffered a worse outcome and long-term impact due to negligent care, they will also be able to identify the various ways in which you and your quality of life have been affected and the associated costs, such as a loss of income if you are no longer able to work or are restricted in the hours or nature of employment which you are now able to undertake.
Speak to a legal expert
Here at Glynns Solicitors we speak to victims of negligence cauda equina care on a daily basis. With a history of success in high value claims for cauda equina syndrome, we are ideally placed to support you in investigating the quality of your claim and assessing the value of your claim.
Contact us today to speak with a specialist solicitor about the possibility of making a claim.
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