Hospital Malnutrition Compensation Claims
It is a sad fact that, due to clinical negligence, patients in UK hospitals are often left malnourished or dehydrated. Due to funding cuts, lack of care and attention or other factors, patients can easily be forgotten or ignored, particularly during busy periods. Anyone staying in hospital is extremely vulnerable, whether they’re receiving treatment or recovering from surgery. As such, any kind of malnutrition or dehydration can be extremely harmful. If you’re looking to make a hospital malnutrition compensation claim against any NHS or private hospital in the UK, we are here for you.
Is Hospital Malnutrition / Dehydration a Form of Medical Negligence?
Hospital malnutrition and dehydration are a form of medical negligence. While in a hospital environment, doctors, nurses and specialists are taking responsibility for your wellbeing. If they’ve failed to provide you with food and water, or actively prevented you from being fed or watered to the point that you become malnourished or dehydrated, they are impacting your health and recovery. As such, you may be able to claim compensation for their medical negligence.
If you’ve suffered any kind of hospital dehydration or malnourishment during your stay, you may be able to claim compensation. In most cases, you’ll need to prove that you have been actually malnourished or dehydrated, and that these conditions have had a negative impact on your health or recovery.
Can Hospital Malnutrition Make Other Conditions Worse?
Malnutrition and dehydration in a hospital can have a negative impact on your recovery and, sometimes, can lead to other conditions developing or worsening. For example, if you’re recovering from surgery or an accident involving blood loss, staying well fed and watered is extremely important. Similarly, if you suffer from a condition like diabetes, malnourishment and dehydration can have a serious impact on your health and overall condition. If hospital malnutrition or dehydration has caused your other conditions to worsen, get in touch with Tylers’ medical negligence experts today!
Who is to Blame for Hospital Malnutrition or Dehydration?
If you suffer any kind of malnutrition or dehydration in hospital, we are here for you. In most cases, your condition will be caused by nurses or catering staff neglecting to provide you with food or water. In some cases, it can be due to mistakes or medical negligence. In some instances, it is even possible that you could be prevented from eating due to doctors and healthcare specialists making mistakes on your file and marking you as ‘nil by mouth’. If you aren’t sure whether you’re able to make a malnutrition or dehydration claim, get in touch with Tylers Solicitors today.
Why Choose Tylers Solicitors for Medical Negligence & Hospital Malnutrition Compensation?
Tylers Solicitors is one of the UK’s leading providers of medical negligence compensation claims, including malnutrition and dehydration. If you’ve suffered any kind of hospital negligence, including malnutrition or dehydration, we are here for you. If you’re looking for an experienced team of no-win, no-fee experts, Tylers Solicitors is here for you.
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Hospital Malnutrition Compensation Amounts
Claiming for hospital malnutrition or dehydration compensation can often be difficult as it is often difficult to prove the impact it has had on your health or recovery. The amount of compensation you will be entitled to will depend on the impact your malnourishment or dehydration has had on your health. The more serious your condition, or the greater impact your malnourishment has had on your condition or recovery, the more compensation you could be entitled to.
The amount of compensation you could receive depends on a variety of different factors, meaning that the below amounts could wildly differ depending on your circumstances. For more accurate information than our simple compensation calculator, get in touch with Tylers Solicitors today!
Exacerbation of Illness by Hospital Malnutrition Compensation Amounts
If your illness or condition has been made worse due to a lack of food or water, you may be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation. It is possible for many conditions, such as diabetes, to be exacerbated by an improper diet or lack of food and drink. If your illness has been exacerbated by hospital malnutrition or dehydration, get in touch with Tyler Solicitors today.
£1,000 to £16,500
Recovery Delay due to Hospital Malnutrition / Dehydration Compensation Amounts
If you’ve undergone surgery, or suffered an accident involving blood loss, your diet is extremely important. Enjoying nutritional food and having access to water can greatly speed up recovery time, restore blood and prevent long-term muscle damage. If you feel like your recovery time has been made significantly worse by dehydration or malnutrition in a hospital environment, we are here for you.
£1,000 to £25,500
Muscle Injuries Resulting from Hospital Malnutrition / Dehydration Compensation Amounts
Lack of food or water, particularly if you are bed bound in a hospital, can easily lead to muscle damage. Weight loss is common, and. in the worst cases, muscle damage can include permanent weakness or muscular atrophy. If you’ve suffered muscle injuries as a result of hospital malnutrition or dehydration, get in touch with Tylers Solicitors today.
£1,000 to £15,750
Wrongful Death due to Hospital Malnutrition / Dehydration Compensation Amounts
In the worst cases, it is possible for hospital malnutrition or dehydration to lead to wrongful deaths. This is extremely rare, but it is sometimes possible for malnutrition to combine with other conditions and cause wrongful deaths to occur. If a loved one, such as a spouse, child or parent has suffered a wrongful death as a result of malnutrition or dehydration in a private or NHS hospital, call Tylers today.
Up to £307,000
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Is Tylers a No-Win, No-Fee Medical Negligence Solicitor for Hospital Malnutrition Compensation Claims?
Tylers Solicitors is proud to offer a no-win, no-fee service to all our clients. Thanks to our no-win, no-fee experts, we can provide a complete range of hospital malnutrition and dehydration compensation claims. Whether you’ve suffered due to malnutrition or dehydration in hospital, or it has had a negative impact on your recovery or medical conditions, we are here for you. Our no-win, no-fee team can help you to get the compensation you need to move on with your life. For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Tylers Solicitors team of no-win, no-fee experts today.
How Long Do I Have to Start My Hospital Malnutrition Compensation Claims?
As with any kind of personal injury or medical negligence compensation, you have up to three years to begin your claim for compensation. So long as your medical negligence claim begins within this three-year period, you will still be entitled to claim compensation. If you aren’t sure whether you’re eligible to claim compensation for your hospital malnutrition or dehydration, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team today.
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