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Negligent surgical treatment

Surgery: Compensation for negligent surgical treatment

Russell Jones and Walkers Solicitors we have experience of claims for compensation for negligent treatment during surgery in the NHS, private hospitals and the new semi-private NHS treatment Centres.

All surgery involves risks. A lot of our work relates to operations that have not gone to plan. Sometimes the outcome is a complication of surgery and not an indication of negligence. On other occasions we can establish a failure by the treating surgeon to perform to an acceptable standard.   

Cases have involved:

  • objects retained inside the patient
  • nerve damage
  • organ injury
  • poor treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary embolism
  • failing to obtain proper consent
  • failure to diagnose internal bleeding
  • wound infection and poor hygiene
  • cannula site infections
  • anesthetic awareness
  • brain damage due to anesthetic overdose
  • other consent issues

Negligence by surgeons can be due to faulty or misused instruments or from a lack of training. Some surgeons take on or are given too much work and fail to deal with consent issues properly or explain procedures post-surgery. This lack of communication can lead to negligence claims.

If you wish to discuss a claim at no obligation or cost please call 0870 143 0970. Our team operates from offices across the country and can offer immediate and accessible representation across the UK.

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