Visual Impairment and Claim Compensation for Medical Negligence
Full or partial loss of vision, or impaired visual function, inevitably has a significant impact on a person's quality of life. If negligent medical care has contributed to this appalling outcome, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
If a patient suffers due to negligent medical care, they are legally entitled to make a claim for compensation. If the impact causes a reduction in income or an increase in expenditure due to debilitating symptoms, a successful compensation claim would take those financial losses into account. An entire career may be lost due to visual impairment. The ability to navigate around one's own home safely may also be lose, rendering an individual dependant on support.
A patient's vision can be affected by a surprising number of surgical and medical procedures including the following:
- Substandard care of sepsis
- Delayed diagnosis of a brain tumour
- Negligent sinus surgery
- Negligent orthopaedic surgery
- And, of course, negligent care of the eye
If visual impairment is affecting the life of you or a loved one, contact Glynns Solicitors.
Claiming compensation
For a claim to be successful, it is necessary to prove both that there has been a breach of duty in the quality of care and that the negligence has caused, to some extent, the difficulties which the patient is experiencing.
Compensation claims for medical negligence are extremely complex and require the skills of a specialist solicitor. They will have access to the best medical experts who will assess the quality of the patient's medical care and identify whether or not there has been any negligence.
Once it has been established that the patient does indeed have a right to make a claim, a specialist solicitor will need to use their skills to negotiate the best and fairest settlement with the Defendant. They will have the expertise to make the most precise assessment of the extent to which the patient has suffered, the additional costs and financial losses which they have incurred, and will incur in the future as a result of their negligent care.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers. If you would like to talk to a specialist about the possibility of making a claim for compensation, contact us today for a free consultation about your situation.
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