All medical professionals have a duty of care to make sure that your condition is diagnosed as soon as possible and that the correct treatment is provided. If this doesn’t happen, your cancer could go undetected and spread to other parts of the body, making it harder to treat.
You might be able to make a compensation claim if the medical professional taking care of you didn’t:
- Link your symptoms to pancreatic cancer
- Diagnose you with the correct condition
- Provide an adequate initial investigation
- Refer you for the relevant CT and MRI scans
- Carry out your biopsy correctly
- Perform an ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)
We can also help you claim if a loved one has died because of negligent pancreatic cancer treatment. Our lawyers can help you with:
- Recovering compensation for their pain and suffering, to account for financial losses caused by their death and to cover funeral expenses
- Representing you at inquest
- Getting you the answers and apology you deserve from those responsible
Our lawyers might also be able to help you access a statutory bereavement award, a flat rate of £15,120 provided in the event of a wrongful death. This amount will be the same in every case and is available if you’re the spouse, civil partner or parent (if under 18) of the person who died.
Everyone has the right to a good quality of care but unfortunately, errors can happen. By contacting us today, we can act quickly to get you specialist care and support which can make a huge difference.
It’s impossible to estimate exactly how much compensation you should receive as every case we handle is different. The amount you’re entitled to claim will depend on factors such as the severity of your condition and whether you’ll be able to go back to work.
Pancreatic cancer can progress very quickly, so we will try to secure you funds to pay for private medical care by specialists in pancreatic cancer treatment as soon as possible. By getting access to this treatment, you might be able to get appointments a little bit sooner.
We can also help you obtain interim compensation payments if the person or organisation responsible for your misdiagnosis accepts early on that they’re to blame.
We can help you claim compensation for:
- Your pain and suffering
- Any future health implications
- Private healthcare costs
- Reduced life expectancy
- Psychological support
- Travel expenses
- Loss of earnings
To find out more about making a compensation claim, contact our experts today free on 0800 121 6567.
After you’ve contacted us, we’ll set up a free initial consultation to discuss your case and whether you have a legal claim. We’ll discuss what funding options are available to you to pay for your claim, including No Win No Fee agreements*.
We’ll then get in touch with those responsible for your negligent treatment at an early stage to see if they accept the blame for your delayed diagnosis. If they accept responsibility, we’ll try to secure interim compensation payments which can fund private medical care and ongoing expenses, before your claim fully settles. Any interim payments will be taken out of your final compensation award.
Our experts will look into your case in detail, gathering evidence from independent medical professionals. These experts evaluate what care you should have received and can determine any future implications to your health. They’ll also advise us on the care you’ll need in the future.
We’ll always try and negotiate claims out of court, keeping the claim process as short as we can. However, if your opponent doesn’t accept responsibility or doesn’t agree with the amount of compensation we feel you need, we’ll start court proceedings.
Even when trial dates have been set, claims are still often settled before reaching court. If your claim does need to go to court, we’ll be there to help you every step of the way, talking you through what will happen so you feel as comfortable as possible.
You normally have to make a claim within three years of you becoming aware that you received negligent treatment. However, we urge you to get in touch as soon as possible so we can help you access private medical treatment at the earliest possible stage of your cancer.
We can also help you claim on behalf of your loved one who unfortunately passed away following negligent pancreatic cancer treatment. To make a claim in these circumstances, you have three years from the time of their death or three years from the point where you found out that negligence caused the death.
At this difficult time it’s important that you have an experienced team of medical negligence solicitors by your side. If you’re worried about your future or are concerned for your family, our lawyers can offer advice and help you access specialist care and support.
Our experienced medical negligence solicitors are aware that getting an explanation and apology is just as important as securing compensation. We can help you make complaints about a GP or hospital, as well as raise awareness of the steps that need to be taken to make sure such errors don’t happen again.
You can be reassured that you’re being represented by some of the best lawyers in the country. Our medical negligence team is highly rated by legal guides The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for our high quality of work.
