Clinical Negligence Advice Helpline
Every day in the United Kingdom over 600,000 people will see a doctor and over 1,500 babies are delivered.
Recent department of health figures show that there are over 750,000 medical injuries and diagnosis problems every year, and sadly, with continuing cut backs in the NHS, the number is growing.
Common causes are:
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Misdiagnosis: This is a medical error when inaccurate or incomplete information is given to a patient. This often results in greater problems later on as infection or other ailments can arise. |
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Delays: The NHS waiting list is a familiar note for many of us. A delay in treatment can often lead to more harm for something that was simple to begin with. |
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Sent Home: A&E send a patient home, telling them that there is nothing wrong only to find that the symptom worsens and a second opinion reveals a medical diagnoses. |
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Birth Problems: One of the most serious situation is in child birth and the child contracts Cerebral Palsy, which leaves the child brain damaged for life |
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Wrong Drugs: Sometimes patients can be prescribed the wrong drugs for their symptoms. These drugs can do more harm than good. |
Other Problems include:
- Patients not being warned of the risks of the health treatment
- Failure of the medical practitioner to obtain the proper consent to health treatment
- And delays in being referred to a specialist
Most cases of clinical negligence are concerned with doctors and surgeons, but the same principles apply for dentists, midwives, physiotherapists and nurses.
