Accident and Emergency
Negligence Claims
There are over 20 million attendances at
accident and emergency (A&E) departments each year. The Doctors
and nurses have to cover a very wide range of diagnosis and
treatment. A&E departments assess and treat patients with
serious injuries or illnesses. The very nature of the A&E
department makes it a prime area for mistakes to be made. Some
of the most common mistakes made are missed fractures and not
diagnosing serious conditions, such as heart attacks.
Our specialist solicitors can deal with
all types of medical negligence claims against A&E staff these
include the following:
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Failure to examine the patient
thoroughly
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Failing to read an x-ray correctly
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Wrongly discharging a patient from
A&E
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Failure to refer properly
Diagnosing
children in A&E
When a child has to attend A&E it is
particularly stressful, both the child and parents may be in a
distressed state. Diagnosing children requires specialist
attention, mistakes are often made when the most junior and
inexperienced doctors are put under pressure.
Medical
Negligence Compensation
A patient is entitled to receive
adequate and appropriate care when attending an A&E department.
Sometimes human error or lack of resources can mean that every
patient does not receive this. This is clinical or medical
negligence, and the patient may be entitled to claim
compensation from the NHS Trust.
All our solicitors are experienced and
qualified in this specialist area. If you feel you have been a
victim of clinical negligence, you should contact one of our
solicitors to see how they may help you.
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