Has anyone ever been a victim of medical negligence?

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Following on from a post I saw on Facebook that said the nhs owes £50+billion in compensation to people who have suffered harm due to medical negligence, I wondered how common it is?

Happened to my Dad. Permanent brain damage

Not me, but my brother. They left him permanently disabled from birth. He got £11m!

Yes me. Had a total hysterectomy due to medical negligence. I sued. They settled out of court.

I didn’t claim anything but I was misdiagnosed for several years and told I had panic disorder when I actually had a rare but potentially fatal condition that would have killed me had I not pursued a private diagnosis. I did make a formal complaint against the doctors involved and they did apologise.

I made a claim following a misdiagnosis after which I had two emergency surgeries and a fracture that has cramped my style ever since, all as a result of treatment I hadn't needed.

A nice five figure sum in my savings account, but the psychological effects of that sh*tshow continue.

Happened to my mum. Misdiagnosis. She died. By the time I finally felt able to think about action, they had conveniently 'lost' all her medical records in a fire at some central storage depot. Apparently.

My DH, he also died because of 3 seperate incidents, 1 doctor not following guidelines, radiography reporting clear when I could see it, and a system failure. (Now fixed so wont happen to anyone else)

Yep. Heart issues not spotted for about 11 years. Deciding whether to look for another legal firm to take it on as first firm dropped out.

My mother - died in hospital of starvation and neglect. Medical records lost, altered, doctors lied at inquest.
Friend's mother dropped on the floor by nurses. Died due to injuries.
Staff lied.
Colleague's parent same as above - same hospital as my mother died in.
Family member baby severely brain damaged by incompetence
School mum ditto.
Sibling sexually abused in psychiatric unit.
That is just off the top of my head.

My best friend. Died of unmonitored septicemia

Yes.

My Grandma had stage 4 breast cancer and rapidly declined, needing to be transferred to another hospital. There was a miscommunication and she ended up being left on a stretcher with no blanket for two hours in December.
She passed away four days later due to hypothermia.

I needed an emergency C-section with DS1 and again there was a miscommunication. One nurse didn't write down that she had given me a dose of whatever medication it was at the time (almost 15 years ago and genuinely can't remember what it was anymore), so another nurse came in and gave me it again. Both me and DS almost died. I received a letter of apology from the hospital and decided not to sue.

Yes but mostly caused by doctors ignoring concerns from female / autistic patents.

Concerns dismissed as anxiety repeatedly that became life threatening.

Caused by old fashioned sexism rather than ‘the NHS’ though. Would have occurred under any system that employed men tbh.

I am in the process, injury during csection has caused me permanent kidney damage. Surgeon should have called a specialist to fix his mistake but closed up instead.

One of my friends...brain bleed and broken bones after falling off trolley post operation. Got £100,000.

My daughter died. There were "missed opportunities' at the inquest. Hospital was at fault.

I haven't sued. I don't want to profit from her death. If she had lived and needed life long care I would have though.

These are all shocking, I’m so sorry to each and every poster. These failings sound so avoidable, how does this happen in a system set up to care and protect? After looking into it last night I really am surprised at how often this happens. It seems to be getting worse.

I’m so sorry

How does this even happen! I wonder how they broke that news to her. I’m sure the money doesn’t replace the lost trust or long term effects.

Did he know he’d done it? This is unforgivable.

Yes me. Serious misdiagnosis for 6 years with significant consequences.
Finally found out the correct diagnosis by sheer chance from a scan for another condition otherwise I still wouldn’t know.
Currently pursuing a case.

I believe so. Non stop bleeding at age 26. Kept going to a certain gp who told me over and over “it’s your period”. I knew it wasn’t. Ended up in agony being rushed into emergency surgery for the removal of a fallopian tube and ovary because it was an ectopic pregnancy. The surgeon told me he couldn’t believe I’d survived. I should have been listened to. Now I’m older I’d have advocated for myself more firmly but I was younger then and less wise.

My sister’s DIL had bleeding between periods and after sex but was dismissed. When she was pregnant with her second child the midwife noticed changes on her cervix and she was diagnosed with cancer days after the baby was born.

She started treatment very quickly, and had surgery, but unfortunately it was too late. She died leaving two tiny children and a husband. He’s sued but it’s still ongoing.

I know two births where the one the baby died and the other the boy is not independent as he might have been if delivery had been right. the mum was struggling and instead of a c section which would have meant all ok they left her and the boy now has brain damage autistic and wheel chair dependent. he is in his 30s now but sadly will never be what he might have been like his brother

Yes they knew they had caused damage as a scan was discussed with the consultant on the phone after the op. It was late at night on a bank holiday weekend which I’m sure didn’t help.

For me it’s not about profiting from the NHS I have ended up genuinely financially worse off for the mistake.

I know of at least ten families with negligence at birth who have pursued cases. But thanks to the internet the world of disabled children is quite small, if i wasn't "in the arena" myself I probably wouldn't know any and i don't know any adults or older children in my immediate circle that have been