NHS Compensation for Cauda Equina Syndrome Negligence
If medical professionals within the NHS are responsible for negligent care, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
Legal entitlement to compensation
If a patient suffers negligent medical care from the NHS and is left with symptoms and debilitating difficulties which would not have been the case with an appropriate level of care, they are legally entitled to claim compensation. The aim of the compensation is to restore the individual to the position they would have experienced had the negligence not occurred. For example, if the consequences of negligent care have left a person unable to work, a successful compensation claim would include those financial losses.
The way to make a claim for compensation for medical negligence is to engage the services of a solicitor who specialises in this complex area of the law. If they think that you may have a claim, they will obtain your medical records and carry out an investigation of the quality of your care. If there appears to have been a breach of duty or act of negligence, they will further assess the impact which this has had on you, if any.
Cauda equina syndrome and negligent medical care
Cauda equina syndrome is a potentially catastrophic nerve condition which often requires emergency surgery. An early diagnosis is key to a good outcome.
If medical professionals fail in the level of care they provide in the process of diagnosing or treating this life-changing condition, it may be possible to claim compensation for the consequences.
Negligent care can occur at almost every stage of medical intervention including the following:
- Failures of examination or assessment
- Failures of diagnosis
- Failures in the referral for an MRI scan
- Delays in carrying out an MRI scan
- Failures to provide red flag advice or safety-netting
- Delays in arranging decompression surgery
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive experience in successful high-value CES claims.
If you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care and are struggling with the consequences, contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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