{"id":21079,"date":"2019-08-29T14:44:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=21079"},"modified":"2019-08-29T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:44:07","slug":"delayed-diagnosis-compensation-claims-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2019\/08\/29\/delayed-diagnosis-compensation-claims-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Delayed diagnosis compensation claims advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can represent you on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no-win-no-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>No Win, No Fee basis<\/strong><\/a> for a delayed diagnosis compensation claim.<\/p>\n<p>With waiting lists for local GPs reportedly getting longer, and some patients having to wait more than 2-4 weeks to be seen, people may be at risk of developing complications and further suffering. Although we may book a routine appointment with the notion that the symptoms you have aren\u2019t serious, that doesn\u2019t mean that they won\u2019t develop.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem is the restrictions on appointment times as well. With some GPs forced to diagnose and treat in less than ten minutes, there\u2019s an obvious risk of a misdiagnosis that then leads to a delayed diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>When can you claim for delayed diagnosis compensation?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can be eligible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/medical-negligence-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>make a claim for delayed diagnosis compensation<\/strong><\/a> if you have suffered unnecessarily and \/ or suffered complications due to a delay.<\/p>\n<p>Although not every instance of a delay can lead to a claim, we can assess the merits of a case based on your experiences. We can obtain medical evidence from an independent expert who can provide an advice as to whether the delay was unreasonable and could have been prevented.<\/p>\n<p>Where it could have been prevented, that\u2019s when you may have a successful claim. What we then need to look at is the impact, and if you have suffered more, that\u2019s what you can claim for.<\/p>\n<p>Patients can be entitled to make a claim for the pain, suffering, loss of amenity, and for any losses and expenses incurred as well.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Worries about cases increasing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re concerned that there may be more patients who need to make a claim for delayed diagnosis compensation as a result of issues with the NHS right now.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already covered some of the issues at the start of this article when it comes to short appointment times and longer waiting lists. The recent pensions tax issue has also led to some NHS staff working reduced hours and less overtime (understandably), and this is thought to have put a further strain on the NHS.<\/p>\n<p>This is a central government issue where more funding needs to be put in place. But for the victims who suffer, they deserve their justice, and that why we can fight for people\u2019s rights for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>medical negligence compensation claim on a No Win, No Fee basis<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis for a delayed diagnosis compensation claim. With waiting lists for local GPs reportedly getting longer, and some patients having to wait more than 2-4 weeks to be seen, people may be at risk of developing complications and further suffering. Although we may book a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2019\/08\/29\/delayed-diagnosis-compensation-claims-advice\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delayed diagnosis compensation claims advice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[65,109],"class_list":["post-21079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-negligence","tag-medical","tag-medical-negligence"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Delayed diagnosis compensation claims advice - The UK&#039;s No 1 Injury Lawyers Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We can represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis for a delayed diagnosis compensation claim. 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