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Chemotherapy Negligence
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Peter Rigby - Director of Medical Negligence | Last updated on: 19th June, 2024
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If you received a less than acceptable standard of care during your course of chemotherapy, you may have a medical negligence claim.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating, and, experiencing medical negligence on top of it, can be extremely difficult to deal with.
We’ve supported hundreds of people like you, who have been let down by a health professional and are dedicated to helping you get the resolution you and your loved ones deserve.
Common types of chemotherapy negligence claim
- Wrongful diagnosis leading to the patient receiving chemotherapy unnecessarily
- Delays in beginning the chemotherapy
- The patient is given the incorrect chemotherapy drug or the wrong dose
- Failure to adequately discuss the risks associated with a particular chemotherapy drug, leading to complications
- An injury in the administration of chemotherapy treatment, or negligence in diagnosing or treating an injury in relation to chemotherapy, e.g., an extravasation injury
- Lack of proper care during treatment
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What is the impact of chemotherapy negligence?
Chemotherapy is a powerful and often life-saving treatment, but mistakes in treatment can have serious consequences.
Receiving timely and effective treatment for cancer is crucial, and negligence during treatment can have a significant effect on the outcome of your condition.
For example, missed diagnoses or unnecessary chemotherapy treatment can delay you receiving the correct treatment, worsening your pain and suffering. Chemotherapy can have severe side effects and unnecessary treatments can worsen these side effects without providing any benefit. We helped one client who received three rounds of unnecessary chemotherapy treatment due to a misdiagnosis. This prevented him from receiving the correct treatment and, as a result, he could successfully claim for a chemotherapy negligence payout.
Can I claim anything while having cancer treatment?
If your course of chemotherapy involved mistakes that caused you harm, you could be entitled to compensation for two types of damages:
- General Damages: this covers the physical pain and suffering you have experienced due to negligence. This goes beyond the typical discomfort associated with chemotherapy; for example, additional pain caused by improper administration, or difficulties carrying out everyday tasks.
- Special Damages: these are concrete financial losses you’ve suffered as a result of the negligence. This might include loss of earnings due to time off work, costs of ongoing medical care, or expenses associated with additional necessary travel.
To ensure you receive the full compensation you deserve, it’s crucial to keep records like payslips, receipts, and any documentation proving your losses.
If you believe you’ve experienced chemotherapy negligence, don’t hesitate to seek legal advice. We can help you understand your options and navigate the claims process to recover the compensation you deserve.
How to make a chemotherapy negligence claim
We understand that making a claim can be overwhelming, but our approach is designed to make things as easy and as stress-free as possible.
- If you suspect you have experienced chemotherapy negligence, the first step is to seek medical advice.
- Then, schedule a free consultation with a medical negligence solicitor. During this confidential meeting, you’ll have the opportunity to explain what happened in detail. The solicitor will listen carefully and ask questions to understand your situation.
- The solicitor will review the information and retrieve any relevant evidence to determine if there’s potential for a chemotherapy negligence case.
- You will then be guided through the next steps and provided with honest advice about your situation.
- If you choose to open the case, the medical negligence solicitor will contact the negligent party and begin the process to secure the compensation you deserve.
At Patient Claim Line, we always work on a no win no fee basis, meaning that if you pursue your claim with us and it is not successful, then you walk away without having to pay us a penny.
We also offer our customers free full risk insurance which covers all the other costs involved in a claim, such as medical records, medical reports, etc. By choosing us, you’re guaranteed peace of mind in all areas, at all times. It costs you nothing to find out if you have a claim and you could be entitled to a significant amount of chemotherapy compensation.
Why Choose Patient Claim Line for your Chemotherapy Claim?
Not just lawyers — medical negligence experts
Patient Claim Line was established in 2014 and consists of a team of medical lawyers specialising in cancer negligence and general medical negligence claims.
At Patient Claim Line we have more than 100 solicitors with a combined experience of over 400 years and they will work on your behalf to achieve the best result possible for you.
It’s not enough to use a solicitor who sometimes covers medical negligence. You need someone who knows this area through and through. That is what the solicitors here at Patient Claim Line do. They deal exclusively in this area of law and are experts in the field.
Frequently asked questions about Chemotherapy Injury Claims
Our expert legal team answer your questions about making a Chemotherapy Injury Claim
If you have suffered chemotherapy negligence, we understand it is important that you receive the right compensation. Your expert solicitor will negotiate with the negligent party with the aim of recovering you any out-of-pocket losses, rehabilitation costs & compensation. Each chemotherapy claim is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and there is no singular compensation figure. We recommend contacting a medical negligence solicitor to receive more detailed advice as to the compensation you are entitled to.
Compensation secured in the past has supported our clients in various ways -funding home adaptations, new mobility support and retraining. To find out more about negligence compensation head to our Medical Negligence Compensation Calculator Page.
In our experience some of the most common types of chemotherapy negligence include:
- Receiving the wrong type of chemotherapy for the patient’s cancer type
- Failure in the administration of the chemotherapy drug
- A failure in diagnosis which means a patient receives chemotherapy unnecessarily
If you are making a chemotherapy negligence claim, you should do so within three years. This three-year period begins either from when you or your loved one received negligent chemotherapy or from when your injuries or illness were diagnosed due to negligence. It is important to seek this legal advice within the three-year window to ensure you don’t miss out on compensation you are entitled to. If the case involves anyone under 18, the legal case must be pursued within three years from the date of their 18th birthday.
Yes, if your loved one is unable to handle their own claim, you can step in and help them receive the financial support they deserve. This is especially important in cases like chemotherapy negligence, where the effects can leave a person incapacitated. By filing a claim for chemotherapy negligence, you’re helping your loved one to receive fair compensation to cover their medical expenses or lost income. Our medical negligence solicitors only work on a No Win No Fee basis, which means there will be no upfront cost or financial risk for you.
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Case Study
Sarah's Story
"Now we have peace of mind"
My husband, Nick, went back and forth to the doctors for a long time and tried everything the doctor recommended. But his illness got worse, to the point that he was in agony.
In the end we got so desperate that we asked for a referral. The doctor was reluctant, so we had to consult a private hospital. That’s when we found out there was a tumour. It took years from the onset of his illness to finally start cancer treatment.
He used to be a man with a lot to live for, but in the end he was in so much pain that he withdrew from the family. He became angry that nobody had helped him sooner, and the legal team were able to give him the validation that he was desperately seeking. The NHS confirmed if they had done more, Nick would still be alive today.
