Was My Cauda Equina Compression Care Negligent?
Contact Glynns Solicitors if you suspect that the medical response to your cauda equina compression was substandard, causing a delay in urgent care.
Medical responses to cauda equina compression
Medical involvement and intervention in response to compression of the cauda equina nerves can occur through various forms of healthcare provision.
It may be that the patient has called NHS 111 for advice. It may be that they have attended their GP surgery for an examination. They may be attending hospital for an MRI scan or they may be undergoing surgery.
If negligent or substandard care at any point in this pathway causes the patient to suffer a worse long-term outcome than should have been the case with a competent and timely level of care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
A patient's outcome from compression of the cauda equina nerves in the lumbar region of the spine is often time-sensitive. If medical professionals cause a delay in either diagnosis or the initiation of surgery, they may be held responsible for the disability and challenges which the patient suffers as a result.
Negligence in cauda equina compression response
Examples of failings in the medical professional response to the possible symptoms of cauda equina compression, which might lead to a delay in diagnosis, could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough assessment, thereby missing symptoms
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms, providing a misdiagnosis instead
- A failure to make a timely referral for an MRI scan
- A delay in carrying out an MRI scan
- A delay in initiating surgery to decompress the nerves
- A failure to provide adequate red flag advice, meaning that the client might not attend hospital when their symptoms deteriorate
The right to compensation
If substandard or negligent medical care causes a patient to suffer a worse outcome than necessary, they are legally entitled to claim compensation.
A successful claim compensates the patient's pain and suffering as well as t=any financial losses which they have suffered as a consequence of their negligent care.
For example, if they are now unable to work or are limited in their earning capacity, their loss of earnings would be included in the claim.
Free legal advice
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive expertise in complex, high-value cauda equina compensation claims.
Contact us to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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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