Compensation claims for misdiagnosis and misprescription
A wrong diagnosis does not necessarily mean that medical negligence has occurred. A doctor will only be found negligent if he or she fails to use due care in examination or diagnosis of the patient. Negligence has to be proved in the usual way by expert medical evidence that no doctor acting with reasonable care would make such a diagnosis.
It can be difficult to know whether you may be suffering due to misdiagnosis or misprescription. This is why we offer a completely free no obligation consultation. Please call us on 0870 609 3623 and talk to one of our medical negligence solicitors.
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£66,000 compensation awarded to client for failure to diagnose post-operative bleeding.
“The hospital failed to diagnose that the pain and swelling following a femoral hernia repair operation was due to internal bleeding. The client received £66,000 to cover his pain and suffering, the need for further surgery and his loss of earnings.”
John Hodgson
Head of Medical Law and Clinical Negligence
£77,000 compensation awarded to client for failure to diagnose cancer
“The Hospital failed to diagnose on biopsy that a melanoma on the client’s shoulder was malignant, resulting in delayed treatment. He received £75,000 to compensate him for the more radical surgery required as a result of the delay, the more extensive scarring and the side effects of drug treatment.”
John Hodgson
Head of Medical Law and Clinical Negligence
£40,000 compensation awarded to client for failure to diagnose unstable angina
“The Hospital failed to diagnose unstable angina when the client attended Accident & Emergency complaining of chest pain and breathlessness. He was discharged without any treatment or follow up and suffered a heart attack a week later. Had the correct diagnosis been made, appropriate treatment would have prevented the heart attack. The client received £40,000 for his pain and suffering, hospitalisation and loss of earnings”
John Hodgson
Head of Medical Law and Clinical Negligence
£300,000 compensation awarded to client for failure to diagnose hydrocephalus
“The client received £300,000 for the delay in diagnosing hydrocephalus as a child until he was 7 years old, when be began to exhibit neurological symptoms. As a result, he suffered from avoidable learning difficulties, an increased risk of hospitalisation for shunt complications and the inability to pursue his preferred choice of career”
John Hodgson
Head of Medical Law and Clinical Negligence