Do You Need a Medical Negligence Solicitor?
Every year, in the UK, literally millions of people visit their doctor or seek the help of another health professional. Within the NHS alone over 835,000 people visit their GP for one reason or another.
Many of these people are referred to a consultant or are treated by another NHS department. On top of that, every year hundreds of thousands of people seek medical help from the private sector.
Most of the time, the standard of treatment people receive from the medical profession in the UK is extremely good. However, occasionally things do go wrong and when this happens you may need the help of a medical negligence solicitor. Here we consider the most common errors, which may mean that you need the help of a solicitor with experience of dealing with medical negligence.
Incorrect Diagnosis
If you are diagnosed with one disease or condition, and later find out that you have been misdiagnosed; you may have a case for medical negligence. It does not matter how long ago the incorrect diagnosis was made. However, you should consult a medical negligence lawyer the moment you realise the doctor has misdiagnosed you.
Incorrect Treatment
This situation is slightly more difficult for someone without medical experience to understand and identify. People only usually find out that they have received the incorrect treatment when another medical professional becomes involved. Once again, as soon as you suspect you have been given the wrong treatment you should seek advice from a lawyer with the relevant experience.
Symptoms Being Ignored
Occasionally, people have to go to see their doctor on numerous occasions before their symptoms are taken seriously. Unfortunately, this can sometimes lead to the disease progressing and becoming more difficult to treat effectively. This delay can have a significant long-term impact on a person’s health. How long the symptoms were ignored is not important, even if hospital staff ignored the early signs of infection for just a few days. If ignoring the symptoms lead to further health problems you may still have a valid negligence claim.
Delays in Diagnosis or Treatment
With most diseases, delaying diagnosis or treatment makes the medical condition worse. The reason behind the delay is rarely important. It does not matter whether it was down to long waiting lists or a delay in getting back test results. If the delay leads to the late commencement of treatment, you may have a valid negligence claim.
Problems caused by Failed Drugs or Medical Devices
Drugs and medical devices are thoroughly tested before they are used on patients. However, occasionally faulty drugs and medical devices slip through the net. When these faulty drugs or devices cause additional medical problems for patients this is also constitutes medical negligence.
In conclusion, if you or a relative has not been treated promptly and with the right medical regime you may be able to sue for the medical negligence.
Doing so will help you to get the money you need for additional treatment or to pay for adaptations to help you to cope with the results of that medical negligence. It will also help to ensure that others do not suffer as you have by raising awareness of the problem.
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