A new study has revealed that although hospital negligence claims remain low, the clinical negligence still a serious problem in patients with cancer of the NHS. The study is concerned with the security groups of patients, medical malpractice, misdiagnosis of cancer, in particular claim arose, is not given the priority it deserves “, while patients in the left of ignorance as to whether they are treated negligently, and whether they have the right to bring an action for negligence, hospital.
The study examined patients suffer a period of twelve months of 2007-2008 and 1650 found that mixed hire the very patients experienced neglect in the form of misdiagnosis or tissue samples-up, with 177 and had two unnecessary deaths.
The study expressed concern about the safety in the process of cancer diagnosis and comes at a time, medical malpractice, in general, has been in the news following cases of neglect in a hospital in Stafford. Other media have reported recently, the relatively small number of patients who are stressed to make allegations of negligence in the hospital. This is concerned that not enough patients raised awareness of their right to hospital negligence claims for compensation for the losses and pain they have suffered to win. Other concerns highlighted the lack of transparency and honesty of NHS trusts in dealing with cases of neglect. There is currently no legal obligation for doctors and trusts to disclose information, neglect care for the patient. to learn how many patients on the level of care and neglect, they received when a hospital attorney negligence claims approach.
