If you have discovered that the NHS has concealed mistakes from you, what action can you take?
Medical mistakes and necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection with a disproportionately high number of medico-legal claims. This is because mistakes are often made during the diagnosis and treatment of the condition.
As an aggressive flesh-eating disease, such mistakes will have a devastating impact upon the patient, leaving them with widespread tissue necrosis. A delay in treatment can also mean that the infection spreads to the blood, something which can be life-threatening.
If a patient is harmed because of medical error, questions must be raised as to whether the level of care fell below an acceptable standard.
If a reasonable body of medical men would not have made the same mistakes, the level of care will be deemed unacceptable. If this caused a patient to suffer wrongful injury, there will be grounds for a medical negligence compensation claim.
Have you only just found out about medical mistakes?
However, there are stories of the NHS covering-up medical mistakes. There has been a report of one man who experienced a four day delay in diagnosis, causing much of his leg to become necrotic. The hospital subsequently told him that his own flesh had attacked itself, when in fact he had had necrotising fasciitis.
The NHS has a duty to be honest about medical errors and should not conceal mistakes that have been made. If you have discovered that the NHS has kept mistakes a secret from you, you need to speak to a solicitor about your options.
A solicitor will be able to listen to the details of your case before suggesting whether or not you are entitled to pursue a claim against the NHS. Medical negligence claims must normally be made within three years of the event. But if you have only recently uncovered the negligence, it may be possible to rely upon a later date of knowledge.
Claiming compensation for negligence
If you would like to know whether or not you can claim for necrotising fasciitis, please get in touch with us today. We specialises in necrotising fasciitis claims and will be able to advise you further. If we suspect that you have been the innocent victim of medical mistakes, we will help you pursue a claim against the NHS, ensuring you are properly compensated for the pain and suffering you have endured.
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