Casualty / Ambulance
Approximately 13 million people attend Casualty and A&E departments in the UK each year, assessing and treating people with serious injuries and those in need of emergency treatment. Casualty departments are usually open 24 hours a day, and are generally based in major hospitals. In some cases, patients are admitted to A&E via ambulance.
Whilst Casualty departments and ambulance services provide an invaluable service, medical staff are often faced with the challenge of making a quick diagnosis and then taking appropriate and effective action to treat, often in stressful situations.
Cases against A&E departments might involve failing to perform x-rays, delays in assessment, or misreporting of test results. These errors often lead to failures in identifying fractures, or a failure to diagnose medical conditions. Claims against ambulance services, or paramedics, sometimes arise due to delays in attending a patient’s home, or inappropriate handling of a patient with potentially serious spinal injuries.
If you have suffered as a result of a medical accident or because of sub-standard care or management in Casualty or as a result of ambulance service failings, the law can help you find out what happened and why, and in some cases recover compensation for your suffering. Contact us for further information.