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Cases of clinical negligence which lead to misdiagnosis of a patient can not only cause great stress to the victim and their family, but may also lead to personal injury if the individual is suffering from serious health problems.
Occasionally, misdiagnosis will not cause any undue stress and the mistake is rectified without having led to a worsening of the patient's wellbeing.
However, there are some cases in which misdiagnosis will mean months or even years of discomfort for a person and severely lower their quality of life as a result.
Moreover, even when GP or hospital staff realise relatively quickly that a patient has been misdiagnosed, it can sometimes mean that an illness they are suffering from has progressed beyond what is medically treatable. This is devastating for the sufferer and their family and friends.
Hospital staff should be qualified and well trained enough that they are able to correctly diagnose patients who come to them for help. Nevertheless, if one professional cannot diagnose the individual, they should feel no shame in contacting another co-worker in an attempt to give the person the right diagnosis first time.
This should alleviate the patient's stress and also means that if the health problem is treatable, treatment can begin immediately. A quick and correct diagnosis becomes even more important the more severe the health problem.
Furthermore, if the patient is very young or an elderly individual their immune system may find it harder to battle disease. For this reason, a timely and accurate diagnosis is very important in these cases.
Misdiagnosis can be the difference between life and death in some instances.
Misdiagnosis claim against GP or hospital staff
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical negligence which led to a misdiagnosis and caused stress, further personal injury, or death, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim.
Contact one of our advisers on 0800 10 757 95, or alternatively you could take a moment to fill in one of our online claim forms with a few details about your misdiagnosis case and we will get back to you regarding receiving compensation as soon as we can.
