Legal advice for cancer screening errors

Cancer screening errors can be devastating and can have the potential to cause serious harm to patients. In some cases, the damage may be irreversible.

With this in mind, it’s important that we discuss this issue and advise patients about their rights when it comes to justice. Victims of an error can be entitled to make a claim for medical negligence compensation with us, and we may be able to offer No Win, No Fee representation.

There’s a great deal that needs to be considered in a case like this. When it comes to personal injury legal cases, our focus and dedication is on serious matters like these. Our team is here to help you.

Claiming for cancer screening errors

You could be entitled to claim compensation for cancer screening errors, and there are several ways in which you may be entitled to make a claim.

These could include:

• Scans not being read properly;
• Scans that are not thorough enough or that miss the investigation area;
• Errors with appointment invitations;
• The incorrect results being issued to a patient;
• IT errors that lead to missed appointments or results errors.

You should be made aware if you have been the victim of an incident like this. If you discover that yourself, that’s when you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation.

What can you claim for?

Any delays when it comes to a matter as serious as cancer could be devastating and could be permanent. The longer cancer is left to spread, the worse it can be, which is why it’s important for patients to know what they can claim for.

When it comes to cancer screening errors, a claim for personal injury compensation will usually be made up of:

• General Damages: for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused;
• Special Damages: for any losses and expenses incurred.

The General Damages side of a case is about how you suffer as a result of the negligence. We will normally instruct a specialist independent medical expert to produce a report for is that will help to show the extent of the suffering. It will also be used as the key piece of evidence to prove there’s a case to be made.

The Special Damages – i.e. the losses and expense claim – is for things like lost earnings from time off work, or the cost of private care and treatment, and even travel expenses to and from appointments. The idea is that you shouldn’t be out of pocket at all as a victim of negligence, so any costs or expenses can be recovered.

In cases of serious negligence like this, it’s important to make sure that all bases are covered to maximise what the victim can be entitled to claim for.

Getting advice today

We offer free, no-obligation advice for cases that involve cancer screening errors. We can then assess if it’s a case we can take forward for you on a No Win, No Fee basis.

All you need to do is contact the team on 0800 634 75 75.

We’re normally open from 9am to 10pm on most weekdays, and 9am to 5pm on most weekends to be as accessible as we can for people.