{"id":953,"date":"2020-10-07T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T10:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/?p=953"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T10:47:21","slug":"claim-compensation-for-delayed-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themedicalnegligencelawyers.com\/blog\/claim-compensation-for-delayed-operations","title":{"rendered":"Claim compensation for delayed operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victims who suffer as a result of delayed operations could be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is some information about when you could claim, what you could claim for, and how to find out more details about the No Win, No Fee agreements that we can offer. You can also speak to our team now for free, no-obligation advice here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As a specialist firm of medical negligence lawyers, we may be able to help you. Read on for more guidance.<\/p>\n

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Can you claim compensation for delayed operations?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You could be entitled to make a claim for medical negligence compensation for issues caused by delayed operations. If it is the case that the delay was unnecessary and\/or dangerous, we may be able to establish that you have been the victim of negligence.<\/p>\n

If we can establish this, the first hurdle to being able to succeed with a claim has been crossed.<\/p>\n

The second hurdle is whether the delay has caused any problems or suffering for you. In the law of England and Wales, you can usually only claim compensation for any actual suffering and loss. If the delay has led to increased suffering or complications that would have not developed, you could be entitled to claim for this. If the delay has prolonged your suffering a great deal, this is what you may also be able to claim for.<\/p>\n

Some delayed operations are unavoidable, so we do need to prove that you have been the victim of negligence for us to be able to settle a claim for personal injury compensation. The way that we can prove this is by instructing a private medical expert to produce an independent report that we can then rely on if there is a finding of negligence.<\/p>\n

What could you claim for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In any medical negligence compensation claim, you could be entitled to receive compensation for:<\/p>\n