Incontinence Disability and Cauda Equina Syndrome Medical Negligence
Speak to a specialist solicitor if cauda equina syndrome incontinence is restricting your quality of life due to negligent medical care.
Incontinence implications
Incontinence can be a disabling condition. Possible leakage of wind and faeces or leakage of urine can severely restrict what a person is able to do and what they feel they can manage. The physical and practical impact can be limiting and the psychological impact can be devastating.
A person suffering from cauda equina syndrome may be struggling with both these scenarios, incontinence of both bladder and bowel. An unfortunate and potentially life changing combination.
As a result, they may struggle to work due to the nature and severity of their symptoms. It may restrict the type of work they can undertake and they may suffer a significant salary drop.
The practical implications of managing their symptoms may affect the number of hours they can work, likewise affecting their income.
Medical management of cauda equina compression
The timing of diagnosis and surgery in the care pathway for compression of the cauda equina nerves is absolutely crucial to the patient's outcome and, unfortunately, this urgency of timing can mean that the patient is susceptible to negligent care when a delay occurs.
Unfortunately a delay in diagnosis may occur for a number of reasons including the following:
- A failure of examination
- A failure to recognise symptoms
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan
- A failure of red flag advice
- A delay in carrying out an MRI scan
The issue of negligence and compensation arises if a delay in the medical care of the patient causes them to suffer a worse long-term outcome and symptoms than would have been the case with an acceptable and appropriate level of care.
In such circumstances, if medical professionals are found to have been at fault, a successful claim will address the patient's impact and financial losses insofar as they have been caused by the negligence.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a specific focus on cauda equina syndrome and many years' experience in successful high-value cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, if you or a loved one are struggling with the appalling impact of double incontinence due to substandard medical care.
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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