How Do I Claim Compensation for Necrotising Fasciitis Negligence?
If you think that you or a loved one may have been the victim of negligent medical care in relation to necrotising fasciitis, the best first step is to speak to a solicitor who specialises in this complex field of law.
Initiating a claim for compensation
In order to be able to make a claim for compensation for medical negligence, it is necessary to establish two things:
- Firstly, that there has, in fact, been a breach of duty or act of negligence in the course of your medical care, and
- Secondly, that the negligent or substandard care has caused you to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with an appropriate level of care.
A specialist medical negligence solicitor will be able to make this assessment on your behalf by obtaining your medical records and engaging the services of the best medical consultants who will analyse the quality of your care. If there appears to have been a breach of duty, they will further assess whether this negligence caused you to suffer a poor outcome.
Your solicitor will then approach the Defendant to commence negotiation regarding your claim.
Necrotising fasciitis negligence
If you have experienced negligent care of a necrotising fasciitis infection, it is quite possible that your quality of life and your well-being has been affected in some way.
Necrotising fasciitis is an aggressive, soft-tissue infection and a medical emergency. Any delay in diagnosis and treatment risks the patient suffering a worse outcome than would have been the case with a prompt diagnosis and timely surgical debridement.
This appalling illness causes the death of the body's deep soft tissue and the only wait to prevent a fatal outcome is to remove all infected tissue. Consequently, both the infection and the cure can cause devastating damage to the body. Often commencing in the limbs, necrotising fasciitis can even require an amputation as part of the treatment to halt further spread. The earlier that diagnosis is achieved and surgery commenced, the better the patient's outcome is likely to be.
A delay in diagnosis may even prove fatal.
Speak to a legal specialist
Compensation claims for necrotising fasciitis negligence are extremely complex and require the expertise and experience of a legal specialist.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a history of successful high-value necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us today to speak with a specialist solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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