A leukaemia negligence claim seeks compensation for the effects of medical negligence in your cancer treatment. 

Medical negligence in leukaemia treatment can delay treatment, allow the leukaemia to worsen and could cause the death of a loved one to cancer due to leukaemia negligence. 

A doctor owes every patient a duty of care. It could be medical negligence if they breach that duty of care during leukaemia treatment. Medical negligence is medical care by a medical professional below the standard any other doctor would provide in similar circumstances. 

Hughes & Associates Solicitors in Dublin can make your medical negligence compensation claim if you have experienced negligence in your leukaemia care.

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What is a leukaemia negligence claim?

A leukaemia negligence claim is when you or a loved one suffers medical negligence before, during or after cancer treatment, and you may make a claim for compensation for the effects on your life. 

You claim for the effects of the leukaemia negligence on your life, such as being ill from taking the wrong medication to delays in beginning leukaemia treatment when there is a misdiagnosis of cancer by the oncologist. 

Around 42,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland annually. Leukaemia is a severe form of cancer, and more than 200 people in Ireland each year are diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, CLL, while over 50 are diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia, ALL.

Being diagnosed on time and beginning the correct leukaemia treatment is vital. 

If you or a loved one have been affected by leukaemia negligence, you may have a medical negligence compensation claim. 

Hughes & Associates Solicitors can use their medical negligence experience to make your leukaemia negligence compensation claim.

Contact Hughes & Associates for help with your Leukaemia Negligence Claim

Common claims for leukaemia negligence

Common claims for leukaemia negligence range from errors with the cancer treatment medication to misdiagnosis claims to death due to medical negligence. 

Cancer negligence can affect anyone from a child to an adult to elderly parents. If you or a loved one suffers leukaemia negligence, you may have a leukaemia negligence claim. 

Some common claims for leukaemia negligence:

Missed diagnosis of leukaemia cancer negligence claims are when the oncologist or other medical professional misses the signs of leukaemia when you are a patient. 

The oncologist or hospital doctor should look at all your symptoms, order the correct tests and make a diagnosis based on the results. Missing a diagnosis of leukaemia could be medical negligence. 

The effects of a missed diagnosis of leukaemia can be: 

  •          Delays in beginning treatment for leukaemia
  •          Needing more intensive leukaemia treatment
  •          Leukaemia being beyond treatment after diagnosis 

You could have a medical negligence claim for a missed diagnosis of leukaemia.

Misdiagnosis of leukaemia cancer negligence claims are when the doctor, oncologist or GP diagnose a condition other than leukaemia when you do have the form of cancer.  

The effects of a misdiagnosis of leukaemia may be: 

  •          Delays in beginning leukaemia treatment
  •          Becoming ill from the treatment for another form of cancer
  •          Leukaemia spreading before beginning treatment 

A misdiagnosis of leukaemia may mean that you cannot receive the correct and most effective treatment and can cause the cancer to spread and worsen. 

Hughes & Associates can handle a leukaemia misdiagnosis claim if it happens to you. 

A late diagnosis of leukaemia cancer negligence claims are for the delays in the diagnosis of the cancer and its effects on your life. 

The diagnosis can affect how your treatment will progress and may affect your chances of making a full recovery. 

A late diagnosis of leukaemia cancer negligence may happen: 

  •          When there are delays in your appointments or referrals
  •          When there are testing errors with your cancer
  •          When the oncologist makes a diagnosis error 

Leukaemia is a time-sensitive condition, and it is crucial to avoid a late diagnosis and to begin the correct course of treatment immediately. 

Should you experience a late leukaemia diagnosis that could have been avoided, you may have a cancer medical negligence claim.

Errors in treatment of leukaemia cancer negligence claims are for when you have received less than professional medical care when you have leukaemia. 

The errors in your cancer treatment could delay the correct treatment, make you ill or even allow the cancer to spread in your body. 

Errors in treatment of leukaemia may be: 

  •          Receiving the incorrect medication
  •          The oncology nurse did not give the correct dose of medication
  •          Not getting an oncology appointment due to hospital negligence 

Any error in cancer treatment could worsen the condition and may be fatal for someone with leukaemia.

Fatal leukaemia cancer negligence claims are when you lose a loved one through medical negligence in their cancer treatment. 

Fatal medical negligence may occur before the cancer diagnosis, during the treatment or after the leukaemia treatment.

 Fatal leukaemia negligence can happen when: 

  •          There is a missed diagnosis of the leukaemia
  •          There are errors in the testing for leukaemia
  •          Delays in treatment for leukaemia put the cancer beyond treatment 

Fatal medical negligence can be heartbreaking for those left behind. 

A fatal medical negligence claim for leukaemia treatment errors can help the loved ones left behind deal with the effects of fatal cancer negligence. 

Hughes & Associates Solicitors can look at all the details of your cancer negligence case and advise you when seeking compensation for leukaemia negligence.

Compensation for leukaemia negligence

Compensation for leukaemia negligence is for when you suffer errors in your cancer treatment, such as a delayed diagnosis of leukaemia, a missed diagnosis of leukaemia, or you lose a loved one through fatal medical negligence.

The compensation is for the damages suffered today and in the future due to the leukaemia negligence. You make a medical negligence claim for the injury caused and its effects on your life. 

There are two types of damages in a leukaemia negligence claim in Ireland:

General damages in a leukaemia negligence claim will see you compensated for the Loss of Amenity due to errors with your cancer medications, diagnosis errors when you have leukaemia or negligence with your cancer treatment. 

You may suffer a loss of amenity, such as difficulty walking, exercising, or getting to work. 

You can also claim for the Pain and Suffering due to the injury you suffered in the hospital due to cancer negligence.

Special damages in a leukaemia negligence claim are for the costs and expenses you will have due to the errors when making a diagnosis of leukaemia, when the oncology team give you the wrong medication or other types of cancer medication negligence. 

Special damages in leukaemia negligence injury claim could be:  

  •          Medical costs
  •          Loss of earnings
  •          Travel costs 
  •          Cost of care
  •          Further treatment costs
  •          Cost of aids and equipment 

Compensation in a medical negligence claim in Ireland combines the two damages when you suffer one of the many types of leukaemia negligence in your medical care. 

Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors can help make a leukaemia negligence claim in Ireland.

A successful claim could see you receive compensation. The compensation you receive will combine the two types of damages.  

How to make a leukaemia negligence claim in Ireland

To make a leukaemia negligence claim in Ireland, you need only make a few easy-to-follow steps, from talking to a personal injury solicitor to filing the compensation claim. 

At Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors, we want to make a medical negligence claim as easy as possible. 

You have gone through the effects of medical negligence in your diagnosis of leukaemia or in the treatment of leukaemia, and we can help you take the steps to a successful compensation claim. 

The steps are designed to provide an efficient and effective way to make a medical negligence compensation claim.

The first step to make a medical negligence claim is to contact a personal injury solicitor. 

You can contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors today and outline the issues you have experienced.  

A medical negligence claim can be complex and very personal in many circumstances. You may have lost a loved one to the leukaemia negligence or may know the oncology nurse who made the errors in leukaemia treatment. 

We will take the time to understand your situation and build a professional relationship with you.  

You and your solicitor work together to create your compensation case.  

One of the main aspects of this step is to gather evidence. We will want to look at your medical records, oncologist notes, and any other accounts related to your case.  

We can call on other medical experts to develop your medical negligence claim and see what happened in your cancer negligence case. 

The solicitor helping you with the case will know what areas of evidence to cover and what will help your compensation claim.  

Submission of the letter of claim to the negligent party is the next step in the medical negligence claims process. 

In the letter of claim, your solicitor will outline the details of your case and how you suffered medical negligence with your cancer care. 

The negligent party could be the HSE, hospital authority, local GP practice or medical care clinic. 

In most cases of medical negligence, the letter of claim will be handled by the insurers of the negligent party.

Dealing with the reply to your letter of claim is the next step in the medical negligence case. 

The negligent party, through their insurance company, will make a written reply to your letter of claim within a matter of months. 

In the letter of reply, they may admit to the negligence, offer compensation, or deny liability for your medical negligence claim.

You may need to go to court if the negligent party denies responsibility for the medical negligence or does not offer an acceptable level of compensation for your leukaemia negligence injury.

Court proceedings can be the next step if the defendant rejects the claim or you feel you should receive more in compensation. 

Court proceedings are rare, although your Hughes & Associates solicitor will be prepared. We may look to gather further evidence to support your cancer compensation claim when it comes to a court hearing.  

Often, a medical negligence claim is settled on the morning of the court case when the negligent party realises you are not backing down and they look at your evidence or your expert witness. 

When the court case is successful, the process of paying compensation for medical negligence will follow.  

Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors can make your medical negligence claim against the negligent party responsible for the leukaemia negligence.

Who is responsible for leukaemia negligence claims?

A medical professional is responsible for any leukaemia negligence claim. The oncologist, GP or oncology nurse who provides below-acceptable levels of medical care to you is responsible for the medical negligence claim. 

You may experience cancer negligence in the hospital oncology clinic when they make an error with your medications or when the oncologist makes a misdiagnosis of your leukaemia. 

In most cases of leukaemia negligence, the employer is responsible and deemed the negligent party.  

The employer is responsible for hiring suitably trained staff, for providing suitable working conditions and that all staff are adequately supervised when on duty. 

The employer responsible for the leukaemia negligence could be:

  • The HSE
  • The HSE hospital group
  • The private medical centre
  • The GP clinic
  • The consultant in private rooms
  • The private hospital operator

At Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors, we have a team of medical negligence experts in place to make your leukaemia negligence claim.

Cancer negligence in the HSE

Cancer negligence in the HSE is when you experience substandard medical treatment in any HSE healthcare centre with your cancer treatment.  

Studies show that early diagnosis is essential to a positive outcome with cancer treatment, and with more than 42,000 people a year being diagnosed, it is more important than ever to avoid cancer negligence. 

Cancer negligence in the HSE does happen, and unfortunately, if it happens to you, you could suffer the effects today and for the rest of your life. Cancer negligence reduces your chance of making a full recovery and could cost your life in cases of fatal cancer negligence. 

It is essential that you receive the best care possible when dealing with cancer. 

If you have suffered medical negligence with your cancer diagnosis and treatment, you may have a cancer negligence compensation claim.

Who can make a fatal cancer negligence claim in Ireland?

The family and financial dependents of a loved one who dies due to fatal cancer negligence can claim compensation in Ireland. 

Fatal medical negligence in cancer treatment can affect many family members and dependents of the deceased, and they can make a compensation claim. 

You may be able to claim compensation for fatal cancer negligence in Ireland if you are:

  • The spouse of the victim of fatal cancer negligence
  • A parent of the deceased
  • A step-parent of the deceased
  • A grandparent of the deceased
  • A child of the deceased
  • A step-child of the deceased
  • An adult-dependent of the deceased
  • Family members who relied on the deceased for care and financial support
  • A sister or brother of the deceased
  • A half-brother or sister of the deceased

Dependents and family members may be able to claim for loss of income and other financial losses due to the death of a loved one in a case of fatal cancer negligence.

Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors can help dependents make one of the common claims for fatal medical negligence in Ireland.

How long do you have to make a claim for leukaemia negligence?

You have two years from the date of the leukaemia negligence to make a claim for leukaemia negligence compensation.

In all cases of medical negligence in Ireland, you will have a period of two years following the date of the negligence to make a compensation claim.

It may be possible to extend the two-year limit if you can show a ‘date of knowledge’ clause in your case. The date of knowledge of medical negligence is the date when you realised the medical negligence occurred.

In fatal medical negligence, you may be able to show that the death of a loved one from cancer is related to a misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, or missed diagnosis and trace the causes of death back to beyond the two-year date of death limit.

Your date of knowledge is when you realised the death of the loved one was due to cancer negligence.

Please contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors if you have any queries regarding the time limits of cancer medical negligence claims.

Make a leukaemia negligence claim today

Make a leukaemia negligence claim today by contacting Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors in Dublin. 

You could have a compensation claim if you suffered a delay in the leukaemia diagnosis, experienced leukaemia treatment errors or lose a loved one due to leukaemia negligence.  

The cost of medical negligence can be large medical bills, a loss of income, or the need for full-time care, and you may make a medical negligence claim. 

Contact Hughes & Associates Personal Injury Solicitors today for a confidential and professional service with your leukaemia negligence compensation claim.

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