Accident and Emergency (A&E) Claims in Manchester, Blackburn and Lancashire

The Accident and Emergency Department (increasingly called the Emergency Department) is one of the busiest departments in a hospital. NHS England has reported that in the period 2020-21 there were 17.43 million A&E attendances across the country. Whilst the vast majority of A&E patients receive excellent care, mistakes occasionally happen which cause the patient to suffer avoidable harm. If you have been injured or suffered illness as a result of substandard care from A&E doctors, nurses or staff, you may be entitled to claim compensation.

The Accident and Emergency Department (increasingly called the Emergency Department) is one of the busiest departments in a hospital. NHS England has reported that in the period 2020-21 there were 17.43 million A&E attendances across the country. Whilst the vast majority of A&E patients receive excellent care, mistakes occasionally happen which cause the patient to suffer avoidable harm. If you have been injured or suffered illness as a result of substandard care from A&E doctors, nurses or staff, you may be entitled to claim compensation.

Our specialist medical negligence solicitors have experience in assisting clients who have been injured as a result of substandard care provided in A&E. The most common errors made in A&E arise from:

  • Failure to take a detailed history from the patient
  • Failure to examine the patient properly or at all
  • Delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or failure to diagnose
  • Failure to diagnose fractures
  • Failure to refer for appropriate diagnostic tests or scans
  • Misinterpretation of test results, x-rays or scans
  • Discharging patients without considering test results, x-rays or scans
  • Inappropriate discharge
  • Delayed treatment
  • Failure to refer or delayed referral to a speciality within the hospital or to another hospital
  • Failure by a junior doctor to refer a patient for senior review
  • Administration of the wrong medication or incorrect dosage
  • Missing obvious symptoms of life threatening conditions such as appendicitis, meningitis, sepsis, cauda equina syndrome, heart attack or stroke
  • Failure to provide ‘safety net’ advice to a patient in case their condition deteriorates

Contact our Clinical and Medical Negligence Solicitors

If you wish to discuss a potential medical negligence claim with our specialist solicitors you can use our online enquiry form, call us for free on 0800 008 7450, call us on our mobile friendly number on 0333 2400340 or text "CURTIS" to 82727.