What is a Never Event?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 10th Apr 2020
Hospitals should be a safe place to ensure you are receiving the correct treatment.
If you have fallen victim to a Never Event during the course of your medical care then you could be entitled to compensation.
What is a Never Event?
Never Event cases are a form of medical negligence that should never have happened, causing serious injury to the patient.
Each type of Never Event has a caused the person harm or even death.
Never Events can include:
Wrong site surgery
Placement of the wrong implant
Amputation of the wrong limb
Administration of medication...
Heart Attack Misdiagnosis a Deadly Mistake
Posted in Medical Negligence on 20th Mar 2020
Why is Heart Attack Misdiagnosis a Deadly Mistake?
Urgent Heart Attack Treatment Can Save Lives
After a heart attack, receiving treatment to get the blood flowing to the damaged part of the heart muscle is absolutely imperative and could save your live.
Urgent treatment can not only save lives, it will also dictate the amount of permanent damage to the heart muscle.
Many people who have a heart attack need to have emergency treatment to unblock the coronary artery.
However, we know that medical professionals frequently misdiagnose heart attacks.
How...
When is a Delayed Diabetes Diagnosis Negligent?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 28th Feb 2020
Did You Know Delayed Diabetes Diagnosis can be Negligent?
Diabetes is a serious condition occurring when blood glucose levels are too high with delays in diabetes diagnosis leading to potentially serious health implications to the patient.
This illness affects a large proportion of people across the UK and the world.
We need a hormone called insulin, which is made by our pancreas and allows the glucose in the blood to enter the cells and fuel the bodies.
Over a long period of time, high glucose levels in the blood can seriously damage the heart,...
