It is common for the victim of the clinical
accident, to have an emotional reaction. It
is important for you to know that this is
not unusual and there are many organisations
that may be help with counselling.
The
following are some of the possible effects
upon you.
- Anger
- Guilt
- Fear
- Embarrassment
- Shame
- Depression
- Mistrust
The victim of the clinical accident has
placed his/her trust in a health care
professional and that trust may have been
abused and as a result the victim possibly
feels one or several emotional reactions.
We fully understand this and suggest that
you should get in touch with charitable
groups, such as AVMA (Action for Victims of
Medical Accidents), who have been authorised
to maintain its own referral panel for
public funding for clinical negligence
cases. You can contact them on 020 8686 8333
or visit their website at
www.avma.org.uk.
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