Bowel Cancer Medical Negligence and Claiming Compensation
The impact of substandard medical care of bowel cancer can be utterly devastating, putting the patient's life at risk. If you think that you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent care, contact a legal specialist to discuss your options.
Bowel Cancer Awareness
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and Bowel Cancer UK tells us that someone dies from this terrible illness every 30 minutes in the UK. Scrupulous medical care is essential to minimise the risks of the cancer spreading and to give the patient the best chance of survival. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are key.
If a patient attends their GP or Accident and Emergency facility with the possible symptoms of bowel cancer, they expect to receive an acceptable level of care. Negligent medical care may justify a claim for compensation.
Claiming compensation
It is important to remember that compensation claims need to be initiated within three years of the date of the alleged negligence. If you suspect you or a loved one have been the victim of substandard medical care, contact a legal specialist at the earliest convenient moment. They will need plenty of time before the deadline in which to investigate the quality of your care and the impact it has had on you and your quality of life.
If there has been a breach of duty on the quality of your care which has resulted in a worse outcome and on-going difficulties, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation. A successful claim would incorporate financial losses, such as a loss of income or the costs of care, in so far as they have been caused by the negligent care.
Bowel cancer and medical negligence
Negligent care of a patient with bowel cancer may include the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect the possible symptoms of bowel cancer, leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment
- A failure to make a thorough asessment
- A failure to make an appropriate referral for further tests or specialist opinion
- A misdiagnosis
- A failure of safety-netting such as not arranging for monitoring of the patient
- A delay in treatment
Specialist legal advice
A solicitor who specialises in this complex area of the law will be able to advise you as to the suitability of making a claim for compensation.
Contact us here at Glynns Solicitors, to speak with a specialist solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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