Suing the NHS for Cauda Equina Syndrome Disability
If you or a loved one are struggling with significant disability due to cauda equina syndrome, you may be wondering whether the quality of your medical care has contributed to this poor outcome? Speak to a legal specialist who can investigate the quality of your care.
Diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome
Throughout the process of diagnosis and treatment, timely and competent medical care of cauda equina compression is fundamental to a good outcome for the patient.
If medical professionals cause a delay in the patient achieving an accurate diagnosis or in undergoing surgery, they may well cause the patient to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with timely intervention. In these circumstances, a compensation claim may be a helpful way forward to address the consequences of this appalling condition.
A poor outcome from cauda equina compression can mean a future of double incontinence, sexual dysfunction and loss of mobility. If substandard medical care has contributed to this scenario, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Negligent medical care of cauda equina compression
Negligent care can occur in primary care at the GP surgery, when using NHS 111 or the Out-of-Hours service, or in Accident and Emergency.
The following may be regarded as negligent and may lead to a delay in undergoing the necessary surgery:
- A failure to recognise the possible early symptoms of cauda equina syndrome
- A misdiagnosis of symptoms
- A failure to carry out a thorough assessment of the patient
- A failure to warn the patient of red flag symptoms
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan or a delay in carrying out an MRI scan
- A delay in reporting the results of an MRI scan or a misinterpretation of the results
- A delay in initiating treatment
Claiming compensation
The consequences of a delay in diagnosis and treatment, where this leaves the patient suffering disability which would not otherwise have been the case, can be utterly life-changing. The patient may be deprived of their independence and their ability to work.
If you think that negligent medical care has contributed to the symptoms which you are now suffering, speak to a legal specialist about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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