{"id":747,"date":"2019-03-05T16:40:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/?p=747"},"modified":"2019-03-05T16:40:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:40:42","slug":"have-you-had-nhs-breast-screening-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/have-you-had-nhs-breast-screening-problems","title":{"rendered":"Have you had NHS breast screening problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been the victim of NHS breast screening problems, we may be able to help you. That\u2019s for victims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/nhs-accused-of-breast-cancer-screenig-scandal-cover-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>last year\u2019s scandal<\/strong><\/a>, and for those who have had issues generally.<\/p>\n<p>Breast cancer screening is so, so important. It can be the difference between life and death in some cases. That\u2019s why the huge NHS breast screening problems from last year\u2019s IT glitch was so serious. And that\u2019s why we have launched legal action for victims of the issue that have placed their claim with us.<\/p>\n<p>If you have had problems and ended up suffering as a result, you may be entitled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/claim-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>make a claim for medical negligence compensation<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Were you a victim of the 2018 NHS breast screening problems?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve already launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/nhs-accused-of-breast-cancer-screenig-scandal-cover-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>legal action for the 2018 NHS breast screening problems<\/strong><\/a> that came to light. This is where some half a million women aged between 68 and 71 didn\u2019t receive their vital invitation for screening. An IT glitch resulted in letters not going out, and it was estimated that hundreds of women may have died as a result of the glitch.<\/p>\n<p>If you were affected by that issue specifically, we\u2019re already running legal action and we may be able to help you too. However, there can be a number of complicated deadlines to start a claim in medical cases like this. Our advice is to always get in touch with us as soon you possibly can to avoid missing out!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>General NHS breast screening problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you have suffered any form of NHS breast screening problems, we may be able to help you. Examples of where you may have a case can include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Not being invited for screening at all when you should have done;<\/li>\n<li>Not receiving screening or testing when a problem has presented;<\/li>\n<li>Being given the incorrect diagnosis;<\/li>\n<li>Not receiving follow-up care and treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These are just some of the examples where we may be able to help you. We recommend that you get in touch with our team for free, no-obligation advice to see if we can assist. If we can, we can offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/no-win-no-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>No Win, No Fee representation<\/strong><\/a> for cases that we accept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been the victim of NHS breast screening problems, we may be able to help you. That\u2019s for victims of last year\u2019s scandal, and for those who have had issues generally. 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That\u2019s why the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/have-you-had-nhs-breast-screening-problems\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Have you had NHS breast screening problems?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,12],"tags":[23,3],"class_list":["post-747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancer-care","category-health","tag-cancer","tag-negligence"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Have you had NHS breast screening problems? - Medical Negligence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;ve been the victim of NHS breast screening problems we can help. 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