If you suspect that you are the victim of medical or clinical negligence during a procedure involving general medicine, the experienced team of solicitors at Lanyon Bowdler can assist you should you wish to complain or seek financial compensation.
For legal advice on making a clinical or medical negligence claim against a General Physician please contact Paula Nash, Head of the Clinical Negligence Department, or one of her team on 0800 954 9936.
What is a General Physician?
General Physicians deal with all aspects of general medical conditions, including conditions relating to:
• Chest (respiratory medicine)
• Cardiology (heart)
• Gastroenterology (gut, bowels etc)
• Endocrinology (Diabetes, glands e.g. Thyroid)
• Haematology (blood disorders)
• Nephrology (kidneys)
• Rheumatology (bones and joints)
• Dermatology (skin conditions)
Some General Physicians take a special interest in one subject, whilst others specialise in a wide range of general medicine.
Clinical Negligence in General Medicine
Unfortunately, in recent years a growing fear of litigation amongst General Physicians has led to a change in patient care by doctors.
According to recent studies, 61% of physicians report that they are reluctant to make what they believe to be humane choices, due to concern over potential general medical negligence compensation claims.
Studies have also shown that 51% of all General Physicians think that their ability to provide quality medical care to patients has worsened in the past five years, and more than 76% feel that concern about malpractice litigation and clinical negligence claims has been detrimental to their ability to provide quality care.
Nearly one-third (29%) of physicians state that during their career they have developed an interest in a certain specialty, but have subsequently shied away from pursuing this interest due to fear of higher legal exposure. These findings seem to suggest that the broad impact of the fear of litigation is significant, and it is the patients who will suffer as a result.
Previous Medical Negligence Experience
Lanyon Bowdler’s solicitors have successfully advised clients in cases involving the following instances of general medicine negligence:
• Failure to recognise and treat general conditions
• Delay in diagnosis of illness and disease
• Failure to refer to appropriate specialist
• Failure to treat and recognise condition, for example PE or DVT (blood clots)
• Failure to investigate a confusional state leading to an intra cranial bleed
• Inappropriate drug administration errors
Contact a Clinical Negligence Solicitor
If you have suffered a personal injury, been misdiagnosed or contracted an illness due to clinical or medical negligence on the part of a General Physician, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim.
Call 0800 954 9936 today and arrange for your free consultation with an experienced clinical negligence solicitor.