What Does a Cauda Equina Syndrome Claim Cover?
Cauda equina syndrome can be disabling. Where medical negligence has played a role, a successful claim for compensation can help the patient to deal with their symptoms and challenges.
The scope of a compensation claim
If you make a successful compensation claim for the impact of cauda equina syndrome, your claim will include the financial losses which you have suffered as a result of the negligence as well as recognising your pain, suffering and loss of amenity.
The impact of medical negligence on the outcome of cauda equina syndrome varies significantly depending on the nature and timing of the negligence and the way in which it affected the patient's outcome.
If, for example, a patient experiences a delay in diagnosis due to negligent care, their claim would address the symptoms and difficulties which they have suffered due to any deterioration in their condition due to the delay.
For example, if the patient is now suffering symptoms which make it difficult for them to work, which would not have been the case with an earlier and possible diagnosis, their loss of earnings, both past and future, would be included in their claim.
If their loss of mobility or incontinence issues, insofar as they are due to negligence, have necessitated some degree of personal or household support or equipment, the associated costs would be include in their claim.
Pursuing a claim
For a claim to succeed, however, it is necessary first of all, to establish that an act of negligence has indeed occurred during the course of the patient's medical care.
This process is carried out by a specialist solicitor who will obtain copies of the patient's medical records and employ the best medical experts to analyse the quality of the patient's care.
If it is found that the patient's outcome has been affected by substandard care, the solicitor will assess the financial impact and losses of the symptoms resulting from that act of negligence.
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Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome negligence are associated with a three-year deadline and an investigation into the quality of the patient's care needs to take place before that deadline.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of cauda equina syndrome sue to negligent medical care, contact Glynns today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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