Leukaemia negligence is when you experience medical negligence in the treatment of your blood cancer. You can claim medical negligence compensation for the effects of the leukaemia negligence on your life today and in the future.
Your GP, hospital doctor and oncologist owe you a duty of care. If they breach that duty of care when you have leukaemia, causing you an injury, you could have a cancer negligence compensation claim.
Patients suffer medical negligence in their leukaemia treatment due to a misdiagnosis, a missed diagnosis, or delays in the diagnosis of the cancer. A patient could suffer treatment errors or a failure to carry out leukaemia blood tests and have a cancer negligence claim for compensation.
A No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor can look at your case details when you suffer leukaemia negligence and see how to make your cancer negligence claim.
The Medical Negligence Team have the legal expertise to get you the compensation you deserve in a leukaemia negligence claim.
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What is a leukaemia negligence claim?
A leukaemia negligence claim is when you seek compensation for the effects of the medical negligence on your treatment for this type of cancer.
You may suffer delays in leukaemia diagnosis, which can delay treatment and worsen the effects of the cancer. In the case of a missed leukaemia diagnosis, it may be too late to reverse the effects of the medical negligence in your cancer treatment.
More than 10,000 people a year in the UK are given a leukaemia diagnosis. Currently, there is a 41% survival rate of ten years or better for the blood cancer. Leukaemia is the 12th most contracted form of cancer in the UK and accounts for around 3% of all new cancer cases.
People can survive cancer when they get prompt treatment and the correct care. If you suffer medical negligence with your leukaemia care, your treatment and suffering could be extended, and your life may be in danger.
A leukaemia negligence claim is the legal process to get compensation when your life is affected by medical negligence in your cancer care.
Your No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor can handle your leukaemia negligence compensation claim.
What are the common claims for leukaemia negligence?
The common claims for leukaemia negligence range from being given a late diagnosis of cancer when you have symptoms to a failure to treat leukaemia and to errors in the treatment of your leukaemia blood cancer.
A prompt and accurate diagnosis of cancer is vital for the correct treatment and for a positive outcome in dealing with any type of cancer, such as leukaemia.
Some of the common claims for leukaemia negligence:
A missed diagnosis of leukaemia by the GP
A missed diagnosis of leukaemia by the GP can cause delays in your cancer treatment and could see the blood cancer becoming a lot worse than if it was diagnosed on time.
A missed diagnosis of leukaemia may be medical negligence when:
If the GP makes a missed diagnosis of leukaemia, you could have a cancer negligence claim.
A failure to refer for leukaemia testing
A failure to refer a patient for leukaemia testing will delay a cancer diagnosis, delay the beginning of treatment, and is failing to use a vital tool in leukaemia diagnosis and treatment planning.
The failure to refer the patient for leukaemia testing can be:
Any failure to refer a patient for leukaemia testing may be medical negligence and could affect your course of cancer treatment.
Misdiagnosis of leukaemia by the oncologist
The misdiagnosis of leukaemia by the oncologist can allow the blood cancer to spread and could even put it beyond treatment in some circumstances.
You trust the oncologist to make an accurate diagnosis and to put you on the correct course of treatment as soon as possible.
Diagnosing leukaemia as another type of blood disorder either by misreading blood results or failing to schedule cancer testing could be medical negligence in cancer treatment.
The oncologist must read all test results and avoid making errors such as a misdiagnosis of leukaemia.
You could have a medical negligence compensation claim for any cancer misdiagnosis errors.
Errors in the treatment of leukaemia by the oncologist
Errors in the treatment of leukaemia by the oncologist could be fatal medical negligence if the mistakes go unnoticed until the cancer has spread beyond treatment.
Any error in the treatment of leukaemia may cause the patient to need further, more invasive cancer treatment and recovery times could be more prolonged and more stressful.
Types of errors in the treatment of leukaemia could be:
A medical negligence claim can seek compensation for the effects of leukaemia treatment errors on your life.
Treatment delays in leukaemia negligence claims
Treatment delays in leukaemia negligence claims are when you or a loved one suffer further illness due to avoidable hold-ups in your leukaemia care.
Prompt diagnosis and treatment are vital to a successful cancer fight, and you should not experience the medical negligence of treatment delays.
Types of treatment delays in leukaemia negligence:
The oncologist, GP, and other medical professionals charged with your cancer care must avoid delays in leukaemia treatment.
A No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor can take your cancer negligence claim and get you compensation for the negligence in your leukaemia treatment.
Our Process
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Enquiry
The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 246 1122 or request a callback here.
Medical Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. Typically the next step is to obtain your medical records for us to review.
Legal Letter
Once all your medical records have been received they will be reviewed by a medically & legally qualified member of our team. If there is evidence of negligence we will send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your compensation claim.
Fatal cancer negligence
Fatal cancer negligence is when a loved one passes away due to the lack of professional care by the GP, oncologist or other medical professional. You trust every medical professional to have a duty of care when treating your loved one, not to cause medical negligence and the death of your loved one.
If they breach that duty of care and your husband, wife, partner or close relative dies due to fatal cancer negligence, you may have a compensation claim.
Fatal cancer negligence can happen with a misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis of leukaemia, which can cause unnecessary delays in beginning treatment, inaccurate treatment or possibly make it too late to start treatment.
The patient may be unable to claim due to the effects of the cancer negligence before their death, and their dependants may be able to make the compensation claim.
The loved ones in a fatal cancer negligence case are known as ‘dependents’ and can be:
When you have a possible fatal cancer negligence claim, your No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor can help make the case for compensation.
What can you claim for in leukaemia negligence compensation?
In a leukaemia negligence claim, such as a misdiagnosis or error in cancer treatment, you can seek compensation from the NHS in amounts from the low £10,000s to over £10 million in some cases.
The medical negligence by a GP, hospital doctor or oncologist may be due to poorly trained staff, the misreading of test results or fatigue, but your leukaemia diagnosis and treatment errors can have many effects on you, and you can claim for those effects today and in the future.
The compensation awarded when your oncologist makes an error with your leukaemia treatment or when the GP fails to refer you for further cancer testing depends on many factors, such as how much discomfort and disruption you experience in your life today and in the future.
Claims sometimes see very high awards, such as when a patient becomes very ill due to the wrong treatment or suffers unnecessary pain and anxiety due to a misdiagnosis of leukaemia.
Compensation for leukaemia negligence can see awards of:
All amounts are approximate and are only a guide to what is possible in a leukaemia negligence claim. Figures can be high in some claims as you or a loved one could need long-term care, and you may face medical bills for life due to errors in treating cancer or errors in diagnosing your cancer.
You may be able to claim for these care expenses and the medical costs in the future with a cancer negligence case.
As in all medical negligence claims, each case is dealt with on merit and how much the patient suffers due to the leukaemia negligence by the GP, hospital doctor or oncologist.
A No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor will advise you on a cancer negligence claim. They will know from experience what your case may be worth and how to make a successful leukaemia negligence compensation claim.
How long do I have to make a claim for leukaemia negligence?
You have three years to make a claim for leukaemia negligence but all medical negligence claims are subject to limitation periods.
For example, in England and Wales, any medical negligence cases must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury or three years of knowledge of the facts giving rise to the claim.
If someone has passed away due to a breach of duty of care by a medical professional, it is the date of death if the limitation period has not expired by that time.
Children not under a disability typically have until they reach 21 to start a medical negligence claim or court proceedings.
Persons with a disability, who lack capacity, are not subject to any limitation period.
Contact The Medical Negligence Team
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You could experience medical negligence in a NHS Hospital when undergoing treatment for cervical cancer or when the GP or oncologist makes an error in diagnosing and treating cancer.
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