We expect to receive an accurate and prompt diagnosis from the healthcare professionals who treat us. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen, often leading patients to suffer avoidable and irreparable harm. If you have experienced this due to substandard care, our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator guide will explain your options for making a claim.
Key Takeaways
- Delayed diagnoses might be caused by medical professionals not making referrals, misdiagnosing conditions, or ignoring symptoms.
- They can happen in any medical setting, including hospitals, GP practices, and walk-in centres.
- Cancer, infections, and fractures are commonly affected by diagnostic delays.
- Without a timely diagnosis, patients may experience worsened health outcomes or require more aggressive treatments.
- Our panel of medical negligence solicitors are experts in their field and can take on claims nationwide.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Calculator
- How Is The Value Of Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Determined?
- Can Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Cover Special Damages?
- How Can Medical Negligence Lead To A Delayed Diagnosis?
- How To Make A Claim For Delayed Diagnosis Compensation
- How Compensation Calculator UK Can Help After A Diagnosis Delay
- More Information
Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Calculator
If you have made a decision to claim, our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator could provide you with an insightful, rough estimate of any potential payout. This tool is completely free and works by asking you various questions concerning what happened and the harm you suffered.
The compensation calculator sources its information from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This text contains compensation guidelines for various forms of harm. For example, the JCG has a suggested compensation range of between £140,210 and £207,260 for severe female reproductive harm.
You can find more of the JCG’s brackets in the following table. However, you’ll want to keep in mind that they do not guarantee how much compensation you might be awarded, and the top row isn’t from the document.
| Harm | COMPENSATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Forms of Severe Harm + Special Damages | Up to £1,000,000+ | Special damages might be for lost earnings, home and car adaptations, and medical bills. |
| Very Severe Brain Damage (a) | £344,150 to £493,000 | Compensation will consider what extent of insight there is and the level of physical limitation. |
| Paraplegia (b) | £267,340 to £346,890 | Bracket can factor in how extensive pain is and what level of independence claimant has. |
| Female Reproductive Harm, Infertility (a) | £140,210 to £207,260 | There will be severe depression, pain, and sexual dysfunction. |
| Male Reproductive Harm, Total Impotence (b) | £140,220 to £181,020 | Claimant will also experience sexual function loss and sterility. |
| Bowel, Loss of Natural Function (b) | Up to £183,190 | Additionally, claimant will be dependent on colostomy. |
| Chest, Removal of 1 lung and/or serious heart damage (a) | £122,850 to £183,190 | Significant permanent scarring, together with prolonged, serious pain. |
| Bladder, Complete Loss of Function (b) | Up to £171,680 | There will also be no control remaining. |
| Kidney, Loss of Function (b) | Up to £78,080 | Cases featuring significant urinary tract infection risk or other complete loss of kidney function. |
| Spleen, total loss (a) | £25,380 to £32,090 | Immune system damage will lead to ongoing risk of disorders and internal infection. |
An advisor is just a phone call or click away and can offer more advice about how our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator works.
How Is The Value Of Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Determined?
The value of delayed diagnosis compensation is primarily determined by assessing the severity of your pain and suffering. Nevertheless, various factors are considered when calculating payouts for general damages, including:
- How long your recovery is expected to take.
- Whether you have been left unable to work
- The long-term impact on your overall health, such as any permanent disabilities.
- How your quality of life is affected.
If you have any questions about our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator or general damages more broadly, our advisors are just a click away.
We are here to help you
Here at CompensationCalculatorUK.co.uk our expert advisors are on hand 24 hours a day 7 days a week to assess your compensation claim. Should you require free legal advice we can connect you to a specialist solicitor.
Can Delayed Diagnosis Compensation Cover Special Damages?
Yes, delayed diagnosis compensation will cover special damages if the avoidable harm you suffered led to financial loss. However, it’s important to keep in mind that special damages can only be claimed for if you have invoices, bank statements, or other evidence of your losses.
Compensating For Lost Income
Special damages can compensate for lost income if you had to stop working. Whether this is temporary or permanent, your claim for lost earnings can encompass bonuses, commissions, and work-related perks.
You will need payslips or invoices to prove your income.
Covering Future Loss Of Earnings
If you have to stop working permanently or can no longer perform your job, special damages can cover any future loss of earnings. This might include pension contributions and missed promotions.
Expenses For Medical Assistance
Patients who are avoidably harmed often face significant expenses for medical assistance, as privately funded treatments can be costly. These costs may encompass surgeries, private consultations, and prescriptions.
The Cost Of Ongoing Or Gratuitous Care
For many claimants, the cost of ongoing or gratuitous care can quickly add up. Gratuitous care refers to the care provided by close friends or family members that is unpaid and not contracted. Whether professional or gratuitous, care can involve help with cooking, cleaning, and other day-to-day tasks.
Keeping a log of all care hours, together with financial records, is beneficial if you wish to claim back the cost. You may also be able to claim for future care costs.
Compensation For Rehabilitation
You may be compensated for rehabilitation costs if the harm you suffered required physical or occupational therapy. Special damages can also account for any mental health services that you needed during this period.
Covering The Cost Of Adaptations To Home Or Car
Some medical negligence claims can also cover the cost of adaptations to the home or car, such as installing a stairlift or adding grab bars for stability. These adaptations are often necessary for claimants with mobility issues, and can be proven with invoices.
Reimbursing Travel Expenses
Finally, special damages can reimburse travel expenses incurred from attending medical appointments, such as taking a taxi to and from the hospital. You could also claim for using public transport or the cost of parking, if you are still able to drive.
While our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator includes as much information as possible about special damages, our advisors are always happy to offer further assistance.
How Can Medical Negligence Lead To A Delayed Diagnosis?
Medical negligence can lead to a delayed diagnosis if a healthcare professional fails to properly listen to a patient’s symptoms, doesn’t make referrals where appropriate, or misinterprets test results. In turn, diagnostic delays can lead to patients not getting the necessary treatment. This can cause long-term harm, emotional distress, and even reduced life expectancy.
We’ve outlined some examples below to show how medical negligence might occur:
- A patient’s test results are misread by a doctor, leading to them being given the all-clear. This allows their bowel cancer to spread and makes it more difficult to treat.
- Despite a patient showing several clear signs of cancer, a GP mistakes the symptoms for adenomyosis. The doctor consequently doesn’t make a referral to a cancer specialist, delaying a diagnosis and resulting in the patient suffering long-term organ damage.
- A GP dismisses a patient’s medical concerns, concluding they are just a little under the weather. However, the patient reports several symptoms of a serious infection, including a severe fever and unexplained weight loss. The delay results in the infection developing into life-threatening sepsis.
Every experience of a delayed diagnosis is different, so please don’t hesitate to see if you could pursue a compensation claim with one of the solicitors from our panel.
How To Make A Claim For Delayed Diagnosis Compensation
To make a claim for delayed diagnosis compensation, you need to gather evidence, file your case within the time limit, and consider using the expert guidance of an experienced medical negligence solicitor.
Firstly, most claims need to be started within 3 years of the negligence or the date at which it was later discovered. However, the Limitation Act 1980 makes some exceptions to this rule, and you can learn about them by reading our time limit guide.
As for evidence, you need proof that shows how you were avoidably harmed because the care you received fell below minimum expected standards. This proof often consists of medical records, photographs, and diary entries. Our evidence guide has further information on this and details how our panel of solicitors help clients gather the proof needed for their claims.
Our advisors are always here if you want to ask questions about evidence or time limits. So, feel free to reach out for the information you need to start pursuing compensation for a delayed diagnosis.
How Compensation Calculator UK Can Help After A Diagnosis Delay
The panel of specialist medical negligence solicitors from Compensation Calculator UK can help after a diagnostic delay by providing tailored support throughout the claims process. They have years of combined experience in the medical negligence claims field, and apply that to every case they take on.
One thing they’ve learned in all their years of supporting clients across the country is that no claim is alike. So, you can expect your solicitor to take the time to understand your needs and provide a service that reflects this. Here are just some of the ways they can help:
- Working hard t sure you receive the highest level of compensation for your claim.
- Speaking to all parties on your behalf so you can stay focused on your healing journey.
- Advising you on the evidence needed to strengthen your claim and helping you to collect this proof.
- Ensuring you always feel able to raise any questions and concerns you have, and that you get the answers you need.
These represent just a small snapshot of the many services offered by our panel of solicitors, all of which are available through a Conditional Fee Agreement. This type of No Win No Fee arrangement ensures you don’t need to pay any service fee to your solicitor for them to get started on your claim. In fact, you won’t pay these fees throughout your claim or if the case is lost.
Rather, you’ll pay a success fee to your solicitor if they secure compensation on your behalf. This is deducted as a capped percentage of the compensation, giving peace of mind that clients always keep the largest share.
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We hope our delayed diagnosis compensation guide has been useful to you. Please reach out to our team of advisors to find out if you could claim on a No Win No Fee basis with our panel of solicitors today.
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More Information
You can get more information on medical negligence claims below:
- Discover our A&E compensation calculator.
- Find out about claiming compensation for thyroid cancer misdiagnosis.
- See how our prescription error compensation calculator could help you.
We have also collected some external resources:
- Learn about the work of NHS Resolution.
- Read about making a complaint via NHS.UK.
- See if you could receive statutory sick pay (SSP) while not working via GOV.UK.
Thank you for reading this guide, and please reach out for more information on using our delayed diagnosis compensation calculator.
