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How Can a NHS Trust Safeguard Itself Against Medical Negligence Claims?
According to the National Health Service Litigation Authority, the average payout in the UK is £50,000. However, compensation can range from £1,000 to six figures – in the most extreme cases, even seven.
Nursing Negligence Claims
Nurses provide pivotal care to patients in both NHS and private hospitals and are responsible for ensuring that patients are given the correct medication, and that their health is monitored during their treatment and recovery. In most cases the care provided by nurses is exemplary. However, mistakes can be made and some common examples include:
- Failure to follow a doctor’s instructions or treatment plan.
- Failure to report a patient’s declining health to a senior doctor.
- Failure to follow proper hygiene procedures leads to an infection.
- Administering the wrong or incorrect amount of medication.
- Failure to monitor the health of a patient properly, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
- Incorrect use of medical equipment.
- Carelessness when moving a patient, leading to fractures and other injuries.
- Failure to anticipate, prevent, or treat pressure sores.
There are countless ‘No-Win, No-Fee” solicitors happy to try to take advantage of any possible errors made during nursing care. It is essential that Trusts do all that they can to avoid procedural errors.
MyStaff app
This is where the MyStaff app can be a potentially huge help with the huge challenges of avoiding claims.
Document management, access, and procedures all in one place, on frontline staff’s hand-held devices. Immediate access to correct procedures and guidelines in seconds.
When procedure is followed, claims are much harder to substantiate.
