Compensation for horrific treatment during a miscarriage NHS?

sassyblue

brunettegirl wrote: »

And yes I want some financial compensation as well

But to think that the hospital is just allowed to treat people in this way is shocking beyond belief and that all they have to do is say sorry and thats it, isn't really enough for me.

What difference would money make though? You are not out of pocket and using up money, time and is going to be stressful for you when you need to grieve and move forward. Not to mention take valuable funds from being used for patients.

I do believe that doctors and nurses don't want to treat patients the way they do but they are terribly under funded and only have two hands.

A friend of mine is part of a claim, her step-son was starved of oxygen at birth and his mother died, she married his father 3 years later and is helping to pursue it. The little boy is now 10.

Seriously OP it'll be a long road and you're unlikely to do any better than getting some retraining for the nurses concerned. Xxx

zippybungle

I'm sorry to hear what a horrible time you have gone through. I have been through late miscarriage (23 weeks) but the Hospital were mostly sympathetic and I did not have any problems getting the pain relief I asked for.

I would complain, but not pursue compensation.

Zippy x

Glitter_girl_2

Why do you want money?

Bravehearted_2

Sorry for your loss.

A lot of what you think should have happened is based on your opinion not fact.

The NHS haven't caused you any financial loss (what you lost, no amount of money can bring back).

I don't see you getting any compensation here. Everyone who goes to the hospital think they know what the doctors and nurses should be doing for only them without taking into account anything else.

Also the fact that you have asked for financial compensation really removes from your claim. It simply won't happen - nothing they did/didn't do caused your loss - but I see them seeing this as your primary motive even if it isn't.

brunettegirl

Glitter_girl wrote: »

Why do you want money?

Because they owe us for making a distressing situation a million times worse than it needed to be.

Hospitals don't like having to give money away, been made to do that would make them take more notice and look at their treatment.

brunettegirl

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

You need to make an appointment with the Consultant who you were booked under. If you haven't handed back your notes yet, take photocopies. Call the consultant's secretary and tell her you wish to make an appointment to discuss your mid trimester/late miscarriage. I'm sorry if that sounds cold, but don't go into great detail about your horrible experience with her, don't mention your complaints. Just that you need the appointment to follow up what happened. You're more likely to get the doctor talking to you freely without a member of three of management hovering over you.

You can also check whether any swabs were taken to look for ascending infection, and if there is, get anyibiotic treatment for it, whether there was a rhesus anti body issue, any other factors that could affect you in the future, any issues which could affect your care if/when you feel ready to consider the future and so you have any answers that are possible to give you.

It is so desperately sad when it happens. It happens to many women. Sometimes there are no answers. But if you feel there are things that need to be said, questions you need to ask, then get in touch by asking at switchboard for x consultant's secretary.

I hope you get the reply you need.

I was never given my notes back so haven't seen them

As regards reasons why they are doing a post mortem and took enough of my blood to feed a alarge vampire! We have an appointment on the 11th i assume it will be for some results...

Person_one

brunettegirl wrote: »

Because they owe us for making a distressing situation a million times worse than it needed to be.

Hospitals don't like having to give money away, been made to do that would make them take more notice and look at their treatment.

Here's a good site about what constitutes medical negligence, I'm afraid I don't think your situation will be very tempting to a solicitor with pound signs in their eyes.

http://www.co-operative.coop/legalservices/personal-injury/medical-negligence-claims/the-responsibility-of-medical-providers/

Most solicitors will assess your case for free and tell you if they want to pursue it or not. Maybe you'd feel better if you did this, even if the answer was no.

CH27

brunettegirl wrote: »

Because they owe us for making a distressing situation a million times worse than it needed to be.

Hospitals don't like having to give money away, been made to do that would make them take more notice and look at their treatment.

But money won't make it right hun.

Concentrate your energies on getting well again & on your future.
Don't let your bitterness destroy you.

hunters

brunettegirl wrote: »

Because they owe us for making a distressing situation a million times worse than it needed to be.

Hospitals don't like having to give money away, been made to do that would make them take more notice and look at their treatment.

How much do you want or rather think they owe you?

Bravehearted_2

brunettegirl wrote: »

Because they owe us for making a distressing situation a million times worse than it needed to be.

Hospitals don't like having to give money away, been made to do that would make them take more notice and look at their treatment.

I'm afraid you're wrong here and have to disagree.

They don't owe you anything - miscarriages are very painful experiences, but expecting the hospital to pay for your loss detracts from the many other causes that aim to raise hospital standards.

The bit in red comes across like you're trying to blackmail them into giving you money. You may want to be careful in expressing your motives.

Re the blood they took, again, this is your subjective opinion. Unless you are qualified to stipulate that they took too much blood, this doesn't have any bearing on the issue.