Hodge Jones & Allen

Delayed diagnosis claim solicitors
Anyone who provides medical treatment or advice can commit medical negligence. These include General Practitioners, Nurses, Consultants and Surgeons. However, a simple mistake does not amount to medical negligence. To be successful in a delayed diagnosis claim you must prove that the standard of treatment received was unacceptable by the usual standards of the medical profession. It is a complex area of law and one that you should receive expert legal advice on.

What amounts to a delay in diagnosis?
One of the first issues for a newly diagnosed patient is to consider whether the diagnosis is correct. It is important to authenticate a diagnosis and be certain of its accuracy. Delayed diagnosis (treatment) from a medical professional may eliminate the possibility of surgery and reduce the patient's treatment options. Circumstances that amount to a delay in diagnosis can include:

• A delay in receiving treatment
• An incorrect diagnosis
• Failure to follow up on test results

It is a complex area of law and one that you should receive expert legal advice on from a qualified medical negligence solicitor.

What should I do if I have been wrongfully diagnosed?
Pursuing a delay in diagnosis compensation claim in relation to medical failures can be extremely complex. If you, or someone close to you, have been a victim of a delay in diagnosis then you will need specialist legal advice to successfully pursue a clinical negligence compensation claim.

Contact a delayed diagnosis claim solicitor
Our specialist medical negligence diagnosis claim solicitors at Hodge Jones & Allen in London NW1 can discuss your case with you and help to put together the evidence needed to show that your claim was caused by a failure of medical procedures. Call 0800 437 0080 today.

Let us assess your delay in diagnosis claim?

If you, or someone you know, has suffered from problems relating to a delay in diagnosis, please call 0800 437 0080 for a confidential, no-obligation discussion, or complete the 'Can I make a claim?' form.

Clinical Negligence Team

• Patrick Allen, Partner
• Julie Say, Partner
• Nina Ali, Partner 
• Dawn Treloar, Associate
• Emma Wray, Solicitor
• Agata Usewicz, Solicitor
• Debra Sexton, Solicitor
• Priyadarshini Singh, Paralegal