2007-10-03 03:10:31 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Just for the record - I wouldn't. Everyone makes mistakes and grabbing money from my own pocket doesn't make sense to me!
2007-10-03 03:23:11 · update #1
if it affected me and my quality of life then yes, if something trivial and silly then no
2007-10-03 03:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and i have done. (I'm in UK)
It was a long drawn out process and took 3 and half years but it was worth it in the end! Not really financially and can think of a better ways to make money.
But in the sense that a person who should have known better was punished legally for the mistakes they made. They were struck off and wont get the chance to make the same mistakes. (Well the person is now teaching his profession! But cant practise)
It can be notoriously hard to prove though especially through the courts. Trusts/Hospitals/Doctors etc will mostly stick together and all they need is a couple of Dr's to say the treatment/care was something they would have agreed to and the court will kick it out.
Nessloch- "you cant get Legal Aid" is I believe to be incorrect. I was granted Full Legal Aid at the time however this was in 96 -99.
(Maybe things have changed but if so it woulds seem rather unfair.Maybe you cant get legal aid if they assess your case and think that you would have no chance of taking this to court.)
2007-10-03 10:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by little_one 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If it were gross misconduct, maybe. A lot of people sue doctors over complications that occur during surgeries and stuff like that. When people go to a hospital, they need to realize that humans are treating them and humans make mistakes. If you are misdiagnosed with something that has the same symptoms as what you really do have, that's not negligence. Part of the reason why health care is bad in this country is because doctors are afraid to do things for fear they will be sued. We are a sue-happy country and that is sick.
2007-10-03 10:16:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there were clear negligence and permanent damage could be traced decisively to that act/those acts of negligence, then yes. Hospitals are covered by insurance for such an eventuality. The only occasion when the possibility arose for me I didn't even consider suing the hospital, as despite their initial negligence they rallied round splendidly, and at the end of the day, after impeccable emergency surgery, there was no lasting damage. Had I died, it was clear that my next of kin would have taken a different view!
2007-10-03 17:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend if it was due to their outright negligence or if it was a genuine error. If the former then yes, eg, further damage caused to an injury due to lack of necessary checks being carried out to prevent said damage. If a genuine error, then no. The health service and staff are under enough stress without petty money grabbers waiting for their every mistake to earn a quick buck.
2007-10-04 11:02:30 · answer #5 · answered by footie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to turn this back to you.....I was self employed with a very successful business.......I also kept fit and taught martial arts for 25 years......I attained 7th dan status in one style and first and second degree black belts in three other styles.........I went to hospital for a small routine test....they slipped and made a mistake resulting in me bleeding to death and being revived four times.....as a result I had to have major open heart surgery....and suffered three strokes in the process which has left me eighty per cent paralysed on one side and confined to a motorised wheelchair for the rest of my life..................I lost everything because of this.......SO WHAT do you think I should do......................mistakes, slip ups, tiredness or negligence, people are losing their lives everyday because of some excuse or another...........where does the buck stop.....By the way, this is not a hypothetical remark it is a fact, it actually happened to me..........
2007-10-03 10:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the situation. If there was no negligence no. If I signed an authorization for something and knew the risks and one of those things happened - no. If it was trivial and did not really cause me harm or any financial or other heartache - no.
If I was hurt do to some blatant disregard for my well being or blatant negligence on the part of the hospital yes.
2007-10-03 10:19:41 · answer #7 · answered by Hockeyfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mum kept telling the dr. that there was no pulse in her leg/foot again and again over a year, a physio said the same but the dr. still did not do anything about it.
The leg went on to go gangerine and be amputated.
She sued , and it meant that she could buy the things needed to make her quality of life better now it was so dramatically changed.
p.s majicgee-my step dad is called john hancock>what's the joke?
2007-10-03 10:38:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would sue. I would like the money, would want to sue the hospital punished and perhaps learn to be more careful in the future.
2007-10-03 10:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if it was just human error or if it was negligence of some sort. Doctors and nurses are people too. They have bad days and accidents just like the rest of us.
It would also depend on the extent of the loss I suffered. I certainly wouldn't sue for anything minor.
2007-10-03 10:14:32 · answer #10 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends, on what the operation was for hand if it had left me disabled. I mean Susie, i had a varicose vein operation about 10 years ago, and they operated on my right leg instead of my left. I never sued, but next day they did the left one, (which was the right one)
I have never suffered from varicose veins since!
2007-10-04 05:12:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋