subject: Medical Negligence After Routine Cervical Smear Screening [print this page] Cases of Medical Negligence (or Clinical Negligence) are on the rise. This is because the medical profession is developing so quickly that sometimes risks and problems arise more frequently. Medical definitions are also becoming more complicated which sometimes makes it difficult for the general public to understand. Medical negligence cases can often lead to large compensation sums being paid out to the claimant.
An area that has seen major progress in recent years is that of organ donors. This can be a particularly sensitive area for grieving relatives whereby retention of organs and tissues following a post mortem takes place for use in operations on others.
Litigation in this area has increased due to the bigger demand for organ donors and replacement organs to save lives. It is the advice of a specialist medical negligence solicitor that you will need.
Similarly, there are other more modern areas of medicine where a clinical negligence lawyer is the person best suited for comment on your particular grievance if this applies to you. These include acquiring an infection whilst in hospital, that was due to poor hygiene. Lately the MRSA virus, often thought to be present in a hospital where there are poor standards of hygiene, has caused increasing complaint. Failure of a hip replacement operation in the early stages is watched very carefully. Other more recent areas subject to clinical negligence are breast screening and cervical smear testing which have been subjected to misinterpretation, and the use of dirty or unsterilised medical instruments.
One of the difficulties in determining medical negligence as a case for a lawsuit is that it can overlap with safety. This may apply to recipients of drugs for vaccines where the patient has a contra-indication which was not observed by the doctor or nurse administering the injection.
If you think that one of these areas effect you or one of your family members then you should get in touch with an experienced medical negligence solicitor as soon as possible. This trained professional will go through your case in detail and discover the underlying medical facts surrounding your situation. This will probably involve a close analysis of your medical history, taking advice from other professionals and looking at what procedures were done at the time.
A clinical negligence lawyer is highly trained in this field to ascertain certain elements of proof on negligence in a duty of care - and fight on your behalf, with court action if necessary.
