Negligent NHS Care of Necrotising Fasciitis and Claiming Compensation
If you are struggling with the consequences of negligent medical care of this shocking soft-tissue infection, contact Glynns to discuss the possibility of a claim for compensation.
Medical care and compensation
Medical professionals working for the NHS have a duty of care to their patients and an acceptable level of care should be provided. If medical professionals fail in this duty, a patient may be entitled to make a claim for compensation for the consequences.
If a patient attends their GP or an accident and emergency medical practitioner with the possible symptoms of necrotising fasciitis, and experience what might be regarded as negligent or substandard care, they may be able to make a claim for compensation. A successful compensation claim would address the consequences and financial losses of the patient in so far as they have been caused by the negligence.
For example, a patient whose necrotising fasciitis diagnosis is delayed may require an amputation of part of the leg in order to prevent the further spread of the infection. As a result, the patient may no longer be able to work or may only be able to work part-time, thereby experiencing a dramatic loss of income.
A successful claim would incorporate those financial losses.
What is negligent care of necrotising fasciitis?
Negligent care of this fast-spreading and life-threatening illness focuses on delays in the diagnosis and treatment necessary to save the life of the patient.
The following may be regarded as negligent medical care:
- A failure to recognise the symptoms of necrotising fasciitis, leading to a misdiagnosis and a delay in achieving an accurate diagnosis
- A failure to suspect the symptoms of necrotising fasciitis leading to a failure to refer the patient for specialist investigation
- A delay in initiating treatment for necrotising fasciitis in the form of surgical debridement of all infected tissue
- Substandard surgery for necrotising fasciitis
- A failure to provide antibiotics to a patient prior to surgery when this would normally have been regarded as necessary, allowing the patient to develop this appalling infection may also be regarded as negligent
How to claim compensation
Compensation claims for necrotising fasciitis are extremely complex and require the services of an experienced solicitor. They will be able to access your medical records and engage the services of the best medical experts to analyse the quality of your care and its impact on you.
Contact Glynns, specialists in medical negligence law, if you think you may have been the victim of substandard care.
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