Can I Claim Compensation for Negligent Necrotising Fasciitis Care?
If negligent care of necrotising fasciitis has left you or a loved one struggling with the appalling and debilitating consequences, you may well be able to make a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
The law entitles those who have suffered due to negligent medical care to make a claim for compensation.
If it is found that an act of negligence or breach of duty has occurred, and that the patient has suffered adverse consequences as a result, which would not have been the case with an acceptable level of care, they can legally claim compensation.
As well as taking into consideration the patient's pain and suffering, a successful compensation claim will incorporate any financial losses which the negligent care has caused such as loss of income.
What constitutes negligent care?
Necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency. Failings by medical professionals in either diagnosis, the timing of treatment or the nature of treatment may be regarded as negligent and may justify a claim if the patient suffers as a result.
Examples of negligent care of necrotising fasciitis could include the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect the symptoms of necrotising fasciitis such as intense pain in the region of a cut or injury, redness or discolouration of the skin, swelling and tenderness.
- A failure to examine a patient who may be demonstrating signs and symptoms of this appalling infection
- A failure to refer a patient for specialist investigation
- A delay in initiating debridement surgery
What can I claim for?
The long term impact of a necrotising fasciitis infection can be utterly devastating to the patient's health and quality of life. If they survive this life-threatening illness, they may be permanently disabled. This may affect their capacity to work and their capacity to remain independent. They may become reliant on care.
If such a catastrophic outcome is due, in full or in part, to negligent medical care, it may be possible to claim compensation for the financial losses associated with the negligence such as a loss of income or the costs of care.
How to initiate a claim
Compensation claims for medical negligence are highly complex and require the skills of a specialist solicitor who will be able to assess the quality of the patient's care and, when appropriate, negotiate the best settlement.
However, there is a three-year deadline for the initiation of compensation claims for medical negligence so, don't delay. Contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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