Delayed/Failed Diagnosis Case Studies

• Our Client brought a claim on behalf of the estate of his wife who sadly passed away after her cancer was not diagnosed for nearly two years. Our Client’s wife presented to her GP with a patch of skin on her back that was a distinctly different colour than the rest of her skin and unlike any of the moles on her back. She was told that this was simply a mole and nothing to worry about.

This patch began to grow in size over the next few months and our Client became increasingly concerned for his wife. Again she visited the GP, and the GP again reassured her that it was a mole.

Over the next few months, the patch became raised above the skin, became irritated and eventually began to bleed. Only at this point, almost 20 months after our Client’s wife first presented to her GP, did the GP refer our Client’s wife to a hospital doctor, who immediately diagnosed skin cancer.

Sadly, our Client’s wife passed away less than a year after her treatment was started owing to the aggressiveness of her cancer.

Our Client received £100,000 compensation for the loss of his wife.

Do you have a potential medical negligence claim?

Please contact us for advice if you feel you have suffered any form of negligent medical/dental treatment. We have a specialist team of solicitors who are always happy to help. At Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co, we are unique in that the head of our Clinical Negligence department, Linda Schermer, is a qualified doctor as well as a qualified solicitor. We therefore benefit from in-house medical knowledge and are able to get to grips with your claim and locate any areas of negligent care quickly.

Our solicitors deal with a wide variety of medical claims including missed/delayed diagnosis claims, orthopaedic injuries, drug dispensing errors and claims against GPs. Our Liz Fry also has extensive experience with claims against dentists and our Kerry Bateman has had great success in pursuing claims involving poor nursing care.

With the assistance of our paralegal Lisa Thomas and our team secretary Corinna Phillips, we tend to work on a team basis and pool our legal and medical knowledge to offer the best service to our clients.

If you would like advice on whether you have a potential clinical negligence claim or assistance with drafting a letter of complaint, please contact us on the number below. Please note that there are legal time limits in place for starting a claim for compensation, and our specialist clinical negligence solicitors will be able to advise you specifically on the facts of your own case.