Compensation for Medical Negligence in Necrotising Fasciitis Care
Speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor if you or a loved one are suffering the impact of necrotising fasciitis due to negligent care.
Competent medical response to necrotising fasciitis
If a patient is suffering from the appalling soft-tissue infection necrotising fasciitis, the quality and competence of their medical care is absolutely crucial to their long-term outcome. Even to their very survival.
Necrotising fasciitis is an infection which moves very quickly through the body and causes the decay of all the tissue which it infects. Consequently, early diagnosis is vital in order to avoid catastrophic damage to the body, ultimately resulting in the death of the patient.
If medical professionals fail in their duty of care to a patient who is developing or suffering from this shocking illness, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Medical negligence and compensation claims
Compensation claims for medical negligence take account of the consequences of the negligent care in financial terms. For example, if the negligence has meant that the patient is now unable to work, their loss on income would be included in the claim.
Likewise, if the ravages of the infection have left the individual reliant on care or in need of specialist equipment, household adaptations or needing specialist treatment, the associated costs would be included in their claim.
Negligence can present in various guises. It may mean that an NHS 111 responder has failed to advise the patient to go to hospital to have their symptoms checked. It may mean that treatment of an abscess has been substandard, allowing infection to develop. It may mean that the medical practitioner has not recognised that the symptoms of pain, swelling and discolouration may indicate necrotising fasciitis. It may be that the medical professional has not made a referral for specialist attention
Claiming compensation
If you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care and are now struggling with the impact of a necrotising fasciitis infection, speak to a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment.
Compensation claims have to be investigated thoroughly before a claim can be issued and this requires a solicitor to obtain your medical records and for medical experts to assess the quality of your care.
This can be a time-consuming process and you want to make sure that you do not miss the three-year deadline for these claims.
Glynns Solicitors
Glynns is a specialist medical negligence legal practice with a wealth of expertise and many years' experience in supporting necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
We can offer No Win No Fee funding for medical negligence claims which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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