Ulcerative Colitis Medical Negligence and Compensation Claims
This inflammatory bowel disorder requires early diagnosis and treatment in order to support the patient in achieving the best possible bowel function and long-term quality of life.
The complications of delayed diagnosis
A delay in diagnosing and treating the symptoms of ulcerative colitis puts the patient at risk of severe long-term health problems. The patient's digestive system may be compromised by the perforation of the bowel, potentially causing an array of distressing and debilitating complications such as the following:
- Infection of the lining of the abdominal wall
- Sepsis and multiple organ failure
- Long-term bowel dysfunction and the need for a stoma
- The requirement for additional surgical procedures to resolve infection and create a colostomy as well as the need for numerous investigative surgical procedures
The long-term implications of disability, loss of income, loss of independence and psychological distress may justify a claim for compensation.
Negligent medical care of inflammatory bowel disorder
Negligence can occur at numerous points in the course of medical care of this debilitating condition, leading to a poor long-term outcome for the patient.
- A misdiagnosis of the symptoms which might indicate a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis
- A failure to make a timely referral for further tests or a delay in making a referral, leading to a deterioration in the patient's condition
- A delay in initiating treatment, thereby allowing the patient to suffer a deterioration and severe complications.
- A failure to monitor a patient who has been diagnosed with or in undergoing treatment for ulcerative colitis, thereby allowing a deterioration of the condition which remains undiagnosed and untreated
If the patient suffers a worse outcome due to negligence than would have been the case with more timely and appropriate care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
If a patient suffers significant financial difficulties due to substandard medical care, those losses, such as a reduced income, would be addressed within a successful compensation claim.
Making a claim for compensation
If you or a member of your family is struggling with the impact of negligent medical care of ulcerative colitis, contact Glynns to talk to a specialist medical negligence solicitor. As experts in the field of medical negligence, we are ideally placed to advise you, free of charge, of the best way forward.
But don't delay - remember that compensation claims for medical negligence have to be initiated within three years of the date of the alleged negligence.
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