Hey all, anyone sued the nhs? Im in the process of doing so after my mom passed away in january 2023 from stage 4 cancer which could of been treated and potentially saved her life.
It came to light in 2019 that my mom had a mass in her throat after having a ct scan following a previous battle with cancer, a biopsy was done and they found a pre cancerous tumour but didnt tell my mom, after this finding they should of had follow up appointmements every month because of the risk but instead she was wrongfully discharged without knowing a thing. Fast foward to september 2022 my mom started having problems with swallowing (choking on everything she ate and drank) breathing and turning blue around the lips, dispite having a number of hospital and doctors visits no one picked up on the large tumour blocking her airways until 6/7 appointments after they just fobbed her off with inhalers and antibiotics even after begging for them to check her properly and getting second opinions on 2 occasions. She was finally diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and her only option at this point was to have a operation to remove the tumour and was informed it was likely it wouldnt go well because her weight had plumeted to 6 stone as she couldnt eat without the fear of choking or suffocating in her sleep as the tumour would prevent her from breathing properly. My mom opted for the op anyway as she didnt want to leave so soon and after fighting cancer and beating it once she was determined to try and beat it again but unfortunately her body was too weak and she had a heart attack. They managed to revive her after fitting a tracky under the tumour to help her breath as the tumour had got that big it compleatly blocked her airway,which was just going to prolong her life that little longer. In january 2023 she sadly passed away. When speaking to my moms consultant he informed me he found in her notes of the findings back in 2019 and could of potentially found this cancer sooner and she could of had chemo and radiotherapy which she would of had 90% chance of a 5 year survival or more. Anyway after contacting a solisitor they found several errors in her medical record as to which they failed my mom by wrongly diagnosing, discharging early, no treatement provided and so on.
Our case has got to the stage now the evidence is all being forwarded to nhs and courts,
How long had everyones cases took?
Was it a positive outcome?
Do i try and settle out of court if they admit wrong doings?
Im not doing this for money as anything we may get will be donated to my moms favorite charity in her memory, i just want to hopefully prevent this from happening to anyone else and a bit of justice for my mom. 🩷🩷