Being in hospital is stressful enough without discovering that you have contracted a superbug during your stay. Maybe you were not even a patient and you were in hospital visiting a friend or relative when you fell victim to a superbug. Either way, you may find that you are entitled to claim compensation if you picked up a superbug in a hospital.
Making superbug compensation claims is far from straightforward. It is important to find out how you contracted the bug from – perhaps it was in theatre or from a member of staff on the wards. The key lies in proving that members of staff at the hospital did not perform to the standard one could reasonably expect from a competent professional. If this proof can be found, you should have a strong claim for medical negligence.
MRSA has been a particularly high profile superbug. As well as causing skin infections, MRSA is able to resist antibiotics making recovery extremely difficult and often leaving victims with life-long disabilities or scarring. Indeed, as many as 1,000 people are thought to die from MRSA each year.
Given the seriousness of MRSA, it is not surprising that so many superbug compensation claims are made. Hospitals must mean certain hygiene standards and a series of measures should be taken as a result. Failure to take such measures can be deemed negligence, so if staff do not kill bacteria by washing their hands or fail to isolate infected patients they should be duly punished.
Have you contracted a superbug following a hospital stay? Our solicitors can help
If you have contracted a superbug and you believe that the staff in the hospital you visited did not take the steps needed to ensure your safety, you may be able to claim compensation. You will need an expert compensation solicitor to help you and our medical negligence solicitors can give you expert advice on how to claim compensation.
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