Delayed Diagnosis of a Meningioma and When to Claim Compensation
If a patient suffers a poor outcome due to a delayed diagnosis of a meningioma, they or their loved ones may be entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of the negligence.
Claiming compensation
Compensation claims for medical negligence address the financial consequences of the negligence as well as the patient's pain and suffering. For example, if a patient is unable to work due to the impact of the negligence, their loss of income would be incorporated into a successful claim. Likewise, if the patient requires personal care to some degree as a consequence of the negligence, the associated costs would be taken into account.
However, for a claim to succeed, it must be found both that there has been a breach of duty on the part of the medical professionals and that the negligence caused the patient to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with a more appropriate level of care.
This requires a thorough investigation into the patient's medical records and their quality of care by a specialist solicitor in cooperation with the best medical experts.
Meningioma negligence
A delay in the diagnosis of a meningioma, a tumour arising in the lining of the brain, can contribute to a very poor outcome. The patient may suffer consequences, such as disability and brain injury, which can catastrophically affect the life of themselves as well as their family.
A family may suffer the loss of income of its main breadwinner whilst also facing the costs of care. A family may, unfortunately, also suffer the loss of their loved one completely.
A failure to suspect the patient's symptoms, a failure to seek specialist advice or to make a referral and a failure of safety-netting when it would generally have been considered appropriate may all be regarded as examples of negligent care.
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Compensation claims such as these are highly complex and require the input of specialist lawyers and the best medical experts. Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a wealth of expertise in these complicated claims.
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