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Hospital Acquired Infection Claims

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

We all expect hospitals to provide a safe and clean environment and to protect our wellbeing. Unfortunately, hospital acquired infections like MRSA and C Difficile are now commonplace in the UK.

If you have contracted any form of illness or infection whilst in hospital care, Irwin Mitchell could help you to recover compensation.

At Irwin Mitchell we are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to hospital-acquired infection, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Hospital Infection Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity

If you or a loved one has contracted an infection whilst in hospital, you already know what a frightening ordeal it can be. You may also wish to recover compensation for the suffering you and your loved ones have experienced.

These are some of the common factors that could help us pursue your case:

Whether you were screened as MRSA or C-Difficile negative when you were admitted to hospital
Whether there were delays in recognising and treating the infection
Whether the infection was inappropriately treated
If we discover there was a simple lack of medical care - for example, inappropriate wound care, inappropriate antibiotics, or a failure to monitor treatment

At Irwin Mitchell, our lawyers have years of experience of dealing with hospital infections. Your case will be handled with the utmost care, and you'll be kept fully informed throughout the process.

Even if you're unsure about these factors, it's worth contacting us. Assessment of your hospital infection claim is absolutely free; then you can decide if you want to proceed with a claim for compensation.

Proven Expertise In Hospital Infection Cases

Irwin Mitchell is one of the largest and most experienced law firms in the country and our team includes many of the country’s finest specialist solicitors. They work in highly focused teams, offering the best legal expertise when recovering compensation in cases involving hospital acquired infections.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Hospital Infection Cases

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to assisting you to recover appropriate compensation.

We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous medical and clinical negligence fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.

We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of compensation recovery for various forms of medical and clinical negligence, and to ensure that fairer compensation is awarded.

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Compensation for Poor Hospital Care

Our client was 75 when she was admitted to a Sheffield hospital with a probable urinary tract infection. Before this, she was able to live alone in her own home, although had received some respite care in a care home.

The hospital failed to adequately monitor and treat the infection and she died 18 days later. The post mortem report showed that our client died of sepsis, caused by the infection.

Our client experienced poor hospital care and medical management. The hospital trust carried out an investigation into the care given to her, which found serious shortcomings in her treatment. In particular, the standard investigations that should have been carried out in a patient with an infection (e.g. blood tests, urine tests) were often ignored. The hospital investigation has shown, for example, that the results of our client’s blood tests were abnormal and so she should have had daily blood tests to monitor this. In fact, there was a gap of 9 days when no tests were taken. There was also poor hospital care with monitoring of fluid balance levels.

The investigation found that all patients should have a thorough assessment of their care needs carried out within 48 hours of admission. No such assessment was ever carried out of our client.

Our client became so ill that she was unable to hold a cup and could not feed herself. Nevertheless, her tray of food was simply left at the end of her bed. She therefore often ate nothing and became gradually weaker. The hospital have said that if our client had received optimum medical and nursing care, her body would have been better prepared to resist the infection.

It was only on the day before she died that our client was given intravenous fluids. She was never given antibiotics, and the hospital has accepted that this was an error.

It is clear that the hospital staff were too quick to put our client’s deterioration and her inability to eat and drink down to dementia, without excluding other possible causes such as infection. The hospital investigation concluded that staff needed to be educated about dealing with patients with dementia.

Our specialist Elderly Abuse team acted in a claim against the hospital which focused on the poor care and standard of treatment given to our client. The hospital admitted all the allegations of negligence that we put forward and we were able to negotiate a successful settlement of the claim without needing to start Court proceedings.

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Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice.about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process.You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way.

Find out whether you have a claim today. Simply complete our online claim form or call us with details of your accident on 0800 056 4110.