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Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Negligence Claims
Most of us take our senses for granted, but when a medical issue arises that takes away or diminishes our ability to smell, hear, or taste, we’re quick to make a doctor’s appointment. In the most serious cases of medical problems affecting the ear, nose, or throat, ENT surgeons or otorhinolaryngologists are there to offer a medical solution either in a private hospital or through the NHS.
The majority of ENT procedures are relatively straightforward, posing little risk to you as the patient. ENT surgeries are meant to correct issues that ultimately improve your overall quality of life. Procedures to correct snoring and sleep apnea, pinnaplasty (ear surgery) and rhinoplasty (nasal surgery) are all common treatments performed under the skilled care of ENT surgeons. However, just like with other surgical treatments, things can go wrong due to medical negligence or mistakes. When ENT negligence occurs, you or a loved one may be left with injuries that are debilitating or disfiguring in nature, creating the need for ongoing, specialised treatment that may require compensation for your losses.
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Types of ENT Negligence Claims
Although ENT surgeries are common as an answer to problems with the ear, nose, or throat, mistakes can be made which result in ENT surgical injuries. Through our experience managing ENT negligence claims, we have seen the following as the most common issues experienced from negligent ENT surgeries:
- Nerve damage to the face
- Damage to the vocal cord
- Loss of hearing
- ENT surgical injuries that cause damage to facial structures
- Loss of senses like smell and taste
- ENT misdiagnosis
- Failure to diagnose ENT tumours
- Delays in diagnosing ENT tumours
- Incorrect treatment
- ENT delay in treatment
- Thyroid disease
Each of these common ENT negligence claims come with devastating results that may require lifelong follow-up treatment that creates a vastly different quality of life.
Who pays for ENT Negligence Claims?
Whether poor-quality care for an ear, nose, or throat issue took place within the NHS or at a private hospital, you may be entitled to compensation if you have suffered a negative outcome from ENT surgical injuries, ENT misdiagnosis, or an ENT delay in treatment. Most of the ENT negligence cases we work with involve the need for ongoing medical care that is required for an extended period of time, as well as a reduced quality of life experienced at the hands of an ENT surgeon. In addition to compensation for these common issues that arise due to ENT negligence, there may be a need for claiming a loss in earnings, payment for current or past treatment, and emotional damage based on the level of care provided.
What can I Expect When I Make a Claim?
There is no amount of compensation that can provide you or your loved one with the same quality of life experienced prior to falling victim to an ENT surgical malpractice. However, making a claim against a private hospital or the NHS can provide the financial support necessary to make life better moving forward, and there is no financial risk for making claims as we work on a no win, no fee basis. The ability to file a claim is your right as a patient if you’ve suffered through poor quality care, but the unfortunate truth is that getting clear answers to your questions isn’t standard practice within the medical world. Starting an ENT negligence claim process helps you get the answers you need to better understand what took place and who is ultimately responsible.
When making a claim for an ENT negligence case, you need to seek legal advice as soon as possible after ENT misdiagnosis, ENT delay in treatment or ENT surgical injuries took place. You may file for yourself or on behalf of a loved one, but it must be within three years of the incident that causes you medical harm. The sooner you seek out legal assistance, the better chance you have to receive the compensation you deserve to cover your financial and emotional losses.
Our Experience of Covering ENT Claims
At Patient Claim Line, we have substantial experience in working with individuals who have suffered from a surgical mistake and its resulting injury. Unlike general hospital or surgery claims, ENT negligence cases that are successful require an expert understanding of the field of ear, nose, and throat medicine. To that end, we work with several specialists while reviewing each case to ensure we have evidence to support our claim of medical negligence. We recognise that ENT negligence can lead to irreversible outcomes, including sensory disability, facial disfigurement, and even death. Each of these has a drastic impact on your daily life, and we help you receive compensation for any substandard treatment that may have caused these all-too-common issues.
Because of our access to expert specialists and a clear understanding of what ENT negligence can result in, we have had the opportunity to secure millions in compensation for our clients in order to help them restore their quality of life. Given our vast experience, we know full well that each case differs in its severity and outcome, so we first work with you to understand your unique experience and the needs you and your family have as the result of ENT negligence. We work to secure the best possible outcome for you, based on your specific circumstances.
Information We Need to Process your ENT Negligence Claim
To begin your claim against a private hospital of the NHS for ENT negligence, we first need to hear your story. You will need to recount what happened as a result of your ENT treatment, including the date the incident took place, the details surrounding your surgery or treatment, and the outcome you experienced because of the poor-quality care you received. It is also helpful for our legal specialists to know what actions, if any, you took to minimise your losses after you realised an error had taken place. To start that process, you can contact our legal specialists by submitting a simple form online or by calling us directly.
If you’re unsure whether you have a claim for ENT negligence, you can take our simple 30 second claim test and we will contact you to discuss your experience. Whether ENT misdiagnosis, an ENT delay in treatment, or another common mistake took place and resulted in ENT surgical injuries for you or a family member, reach out to us today to see understand the compensation you may be due to restore your quality of life.
Meet the team
Peter Rigby
Director of Medical Negligence Serious Injury
Peter leads the Medical Negligence Serious Injury department, which now boasts some of our most knowledgeable, dedicated and hardworking team members.
Peter is dedicated to supporting victims of catastrophic medical negligence injuries and endeavours to provide a clear and coherent approach to claims. He recognises the effects serious injuries can have and therefore ensures his customers’ need for support is met. Peter also has a vast amount of experience working with customers who have been injured abroad and is able to act under international law to provide the best outcomes.
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Meet the medical negligence team
Peter Rigby
Director of Medical Negligence Serious Injury
Peter leads the Medical Negligence Serious Injury department, which now boasts some of our most knowledgeable, dedicated and hardworking team members.
Peter is dedicated to supporting victims of catastrophic medical negligence injuries and endeavours to provide a clear and coherent approach to claims. He recognises the effects serious injuries can have and therefore ensures his customers’ need for support is met. Peter also has a vast amount of experience working with customers who have been injured abroad and is able to act under international law to provide the best outcomes.
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Christian Beadell
Head of Medical Negligence
Christian is Head of Medical Negligence at Patient Claim Line and has specialised in clinical negligence claims since qualifying in 1998; having dealt with a wide variety of claims throughout his career. He is also featured in the Legal 500 as a recommended claimant solicitor in the North West.
Christian qualified as a solicitor in 1998, specialising in clinical negligence. From 2010 onward he has had a particular interest in gynaecological and urogynaecological claims, having represented several hundred claimants in the George Rowland Litigation against the Liverpool Women’s and Aintree Hospitals. This investigated the treatment given to women in the Merseyside area over several decades, and in particular focused on the introduction and development of mesh into the UK in both the treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. The development of this area involved pursuing claims under a unique ADR protocol with the NHS and also looking to develop the current thinking on the valuation of compensation for complex urinary symptoms. He has successfully recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation on behalf of my clients.
Christian was also involved in setting up and chairing a Claimant Support Group for those involved in the Rowland litigation, which provided a discussion forum for the many women who were left isolated and damaged by negligent gynaecological treatment. He now co-ordinates the firm’s mesh claims and has delivered training and commented extensively on the medico-legal implications of urogynaecological / mesh complications. He is a member of APIL, Liverpool Law Society and Legal 500 recommended.
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Francesca Paul
Associate Solicitor
Francesca Paul is an Associate, Senior Solicitor and Team Leader within the Clinical Negligence Department. She is one of the driving Solicitors in the Group Litigation Team dealing with this niche and specialist area of work that Fletchers undertakes.
Francesca previously worked in Nottingham, dealing with Group Action work. She now works at Fletchers, bringing with her those years of experience heading up a team of 10 people. Francesca is involved in the early identification of potential new Group Litigation Work and analyses information from the collective pool of new enquiries into the business, of which there are hundreds per week looking for hot spots or recurrent issues which might suggest a potential pool of Claimants.
One of the highlights for Francesca and her team is that they have successfully recovered over a million pounds in compensation for clients who have received treatment from a single orthopaedic surgeon who was operating in the Colchester area. Her role requires a specific set of skills, patience and a forensic approach to detail whilst being able to see the wider picture.
Francesca has previously acted for a claimant in a case that reached the Supreme Court in the case of NA v Nottinghamshire County Council.
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Sion Wynne
Team Leader/Senior Solicitor
Sion is a team leader and senior solicitor with many years’ experience in dealing with a wide range of medical specialisms and different types of injuries. He is an experienced medical negligence solicitor and manages a team of lawyers within our department.
Sion joined Fletchers in 2018 as a Team Leader in the Medical Negligence Department. Throughout his 24 year legal career, he has specialised in conducting medical negligence claims on behalf of Claimants, previously working for other highly ranked leading firms in the field.
He has undertaken claims covering the full spectrum of medical specialisms, clinical settings, categories of defendant and types of negligent medical care and treatment.
These include high value and complex maximum severity cases, such as those involving limb amputations and permanent neurological injuries.
Sion is experienced at representing bereaved families at inquests and has a particular interest in fatal accident claims.
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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.