Can I Claim Compensation for Diabetic Foot Damage?
Medical negligence in relation to diabetic or charcot foot can be life-changing, causing the patient to suffer significant mobility issues.
The impact of diabetic foot damage
If you or a loved one are struggling with disability due to foot damage following negligent medical care of diabetic foot, you may indeed be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Foot damage and related mobility issues can impact so many aspects of an individual's life. This may include a reduction in income if the foot problems cause difficulties in employment. It can also include problems with carrying out normal household and personal chores as well as sometimes preventing the patient from continuing with their hobbies and struggling to support their family.
Medical negligence and diabetic foot
If medical professionals had the opportunity to recognise the developing problems with the foot and failed to do so or failed to provide the correct response, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation for the consequences.
Examples of how negligent medical care can affect the outcome for the patient by denying them the correct and timely medical treatment can include the following:
- A failure to recognise symptoms that the patient is developing severe problems with the foot
- A failure to examine the foot
- A misdiagnosis of the patient's signs and symptoms such as redness and swelling
- A failure to take account of the patient's relevant history such as suffering from diabetes
- A failure to refer the patient to a specialist or within a specific timeframe when that would normally be expected
- Providing the incorrect treatment or giving incorrect advice, resulting in a worse outcome for the patient
How to claim compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of negligent medical care, speak to a legal specialist. They will be able to access your medical records and assess the quality of your medical care in order to identify whether or not you have indeed suffered from substandard medical care. If that appears to be the case, they will instruct the best medical experts to analyse the impact of the negligence on your quality of life and what financial impact, if any, it has caused.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers. Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation for the impact of negligent medical care.
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