Pages On: Negligent Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world and affects around one in three people. Not all cancer is lethal, but people have every reason to be wary of it and to look for signs to combat it. Whilst often treatable, the problem with cancer is it is very hard to find, and the symptoms can be very vague. If left too long, cancer can become malignant and spread across the body. This means that people have to put a lot of trust in medical professionals to quickly diagnose what is happening in their own body. However, cancer can be easily misdiagnosed or diagnosed too late to leave sufferers with a chance to fight it. If you’ve suffered a late cancer diagnosis, or had cancer misdiagnosed as something else, your chances of survival are at risk, and doctors can be seen to be liable for that. If this has happened to you or a loved one, you may be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation.
Suspended Urologist under investigation for negligent cancer surgery practices
Posted: 22 March 2016
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, NHS Claims
Local events are being held in the Solihull area to update ex-patients of consultant urologist, Arackal Narayan Manu Nair, following his suspension in April 2014. Known as Mr Manu Nair, the surgeon was suspended when colleagues grew concerned at some of his surgical practices. At the time he was working at Solihull Hospital, Heartlands Hospital and Spire Parkway and doubts were raised surrounding his treatment of men suffering from prostate cancer. The events, which are being run by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, are being held between the 21-30 March in St…
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Family call for NHS scan results to be controlled
Posted: 25 September 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, NHS Claims
James Docherty from Airdrie was informed that he had terminal cancer more than a year after having scans taken. He received the scans in 2012 following health concerns, but was only informed of the cancer in 2013 when his family contacted his GP saying that they were still awaiting test results. Mr Docherty died in 2014. 2009 saw ministers create the target that no one should have to wait longer than 6 weeks to have key diagnostic tests performed. However, June of this year saw a total of 6,448 people…
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Victim’s families call for better asbestos screening
Posted: 15 August 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis
Where illnesses associated with the construction industry kill around 4,000 people every year in the UK, the families of asbestos sufferers have called for better screenings to be made available for the condition. According to the Clydeside Action on Asbestos charity, early detection can greatly improve the life expectancy of patients with an asbestos-related illness. Lynsey Innes’s father Gordon Roberts, a retired joiner, died of mesothelioma — a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure — earlier this year, aged 70. She said he first went to the doctor after experiencing…
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Health board criticised over seriously late cancer diagnosis
Posted: 23 July 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis
A health board in Scotland has been criticised after it was discovered that it took over a year to inform a patient that he was dying of cancer. The patient, who remains anonymous, was given a scan in 2012 after having a tumour removed from his bowel. Despite the scan clearly showing that the cancer had spread, he was not informed of this until 2013. The patient died ten months later. The Scottish Public Service Ombudsman raised concerns that this situation would repeat itself in NHS Lanarkshire. The ombudsman said:…
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Cancer death caused by multiple incorrect and late diagnoses
Posted: 2 May 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has upheld a complaint from the family of a woman who died of late diagnosed cancer. The SPSO has said that the GP practice fell below the General Medical Council (GMC) standards in its care for the patient. The GP practice has not been named but is a member of the NHS Highland Health Board. Doctors did not reasonably diagnose an “extremely large” tumour according to the watchdog, and failed to identify the recurrence of cancer that the patient, Mrs A, had suffered from in…
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