Compensation for Negligence in the Necrotising Fasciitis Care Pathway
Contact Glynns Solicitors to talk about the possibility of claiming compensation if you or a loved one are trying to come to terms with the ravages of a necrotising fasciitis infection due to negligent medical care.
Competent care of necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency. Without urgent and specialist medical intervention, the patient may die. Any delay in the management of this appalling soft-tissue infection can worsen the patient outcome even where they survive.
Loss of a limb, organ damage, deformity, disability and poor well-being are all associated with this terrible condition, and timely and competent medical care is vital.
Failings by medical professionals may justify a claim for compensation if the patient suffers a poor outcome as a result.
- Early diagnosis or suspicion of this virulent infection is essential and a failure to consider the symptoms of intense pain, swelling and skin discolouration may be regarded as negligent
- An urgent referral for specialist intervention is crucial
- Emergency surgery and antibiotic treatment are key to the best outcome
- Meticulous post-operative monitoring of a patient is essential
The consequences of negligence
Due to the destructive nature of both the infection and its treatment, failings by medical professionals in their management of necrotising fasciitis can be utterly catastrophic.
The patient, if they survive, may find that their entire quality of life and fundamental health and well-being are permanently reduced due to the ravages of this illness.
As a result, their ability to work may be compromised, their ability to carry out normal everyday tasks may be compromised, their fundamental independence may be restricted, and they may require specialist equipment, care or treatment in order to manage their new and unanticipated, and disabling, symptoms.
Claiming compensation
If a patient's health and quality of life have been compromised by substandard medical care of necrotising fasciitis, they should be entitled to claim compensation for their pain and suffering and the financial consequences of the negligence.
This would include any loss of earnings or costs of care or treatment or equipment and support.
It is essential to talk to a specialist solicitor who will be able to investigate the quality of medical care meticulously and, where appropriate, assess the impact on the patient comprehensively, both in terms of the past effects and the future losses.
Free legal advice
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with many years' experience in supporting complex necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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