Wrong Site Surgical Negligence Claims - Wrong Site Surgery Cases
Wrong site surgery cases can involve serious injury and you are entitled to receive compensation for your damages when they are the result of medical negligence. One of the most obvious forms of medical negligence encountered in Scotland is wrong site surgery cases. This type of malpractice falls under the NHS “never ever” events.
Never Ever Injuries
The NHS considers “never ever” injuries as among the worst because they are the direct result of medical negligence. It is hard to imagine your surgeon performing a surgery on the wrong body part but this is exactly what happens to a small percentage of individuals each year.
Causes of Wrong Site Surgery Cases
Wrong site surgery usually involve the surgeon receiving the wrong information. This results in the wrong site being operated on. There is also the scenario where the surgeon was distracted or not paying attention to the information they were provided. This can result in serious surgical negligence. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can help you to get the compensation you are seeking.
Surgical Negligence
There is considerable mental and physical damage that a patient may suffer when they are the victim of medical negligence such as wrong-site surgery. The surgery may permanently affect the patient’s quality of life from that point forward. Delaying the correct surgery also runs the risks of further complications arising.
Surgical Check List
The World Health Organisation has created a surgical checklist to help prevent this type of error from occurring. This list must be administered by an executive or clinical lead to ensure that all procedures are being correctly followed. Your surgeon must also get full consent prior to performing your operation. Informed consent must include all the reasonable and expected sided effects the surgery may incur and you will need to sign off on these risks prior to your procedure.
Prior to your procedure being performed your surgeon must mark the areas that are to be operated on and everyone on the surgical team must have a firm understanding of the procedure being performed.
You are entitled to receive compensation when your surgeon fails to accurately list the risks of your procedure. This is considered non-consent. This can include if your surgeon did not give you the correct percentages when listing the risks involved. For example, a surgeon cannot say there is 10% chance of a certain complication forming when the risk is really 20%.
How Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd Can Help You Achieve Your Compensation Goals
Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd will guide you through the entire claims process from start to finish, including gathering evidence to lodge your claim and also negotiating with insurers on your behalf. Our team of claim specialists can make the claims process as stress-free as possible by providing you with all the valuable information you need to make the smartest decisions along your path.
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