Legal advice for TVT surgery claims

Following the criticism over the new guidelines that came out last month, we’ve received further enquiries from people asking for advice about TVT surgery claims.

With the issues surrounding vaginal mesh in the news again, here’s some advice for you if you’ve yet to speak to anyone about your options for compensation.

One of the first things we often remind people about is to make sure that you seek advice as soon as you can. There can be a number of timeframes to start a case in a legal action of this nature. Leaving it too late can be the difference between receiving tens of thousands of pounds or getting absolutely nothing as a victim of TVT surgery gone wrong.

Who’s eligible for TVT surgery claims?

People who can be eligible to make TVT surgery claims are those who have had vaginal mesh surgery that has gone wrong. We must establish that there has been some negligence, so we’ll need to investigate your case to try and find this out.

There are a few things we consider, such as:

• Whether there were more suitable alternatives that should – and could – have been offered;
• Whether the device itself has failed;
• Whether the follow-up care and treatment after the surgery was good enough;
• Whether you were properly informed about the seriousness of the risks associated with the procedure.

The complications that people can suffer from when TVT mesh surgery goes wrong can be horrendous. Some women have been left unable to work or walk ever again, and it’s important for patients considering this procedure to be fully informed.

The changes to the guidelines that were published last month have been criticised for things like suggesting there’s a lack of long-term knowledge about TVT mesh problems. When you consider that there are thousands of women worldwide who have suffered problems – some for over a decade – there’s plenty of information out there.

Do TVT surgery claims win?

We can’t guarantee that any of the TVT surgery claims we take forward will win, but we do carefully assesses which compensation cases we take forward.

If we consider there are reasonable grounds for you to make a claim, we can offer you a No Win, No Fee arrangement. We key only do this if we are confident enough that there’s a legal case to answer, which is useful for you to know for two reasons:

1. It means we’re confident that there may be a case to answer; and
2. What have you got to lose if the case doesn’t win?

How much compensation can you claim?

We assess the TVT surgery claims we take forward using a combination of our wealth of experience together with official guidelines, and medical evidence.

Claims are normally formed from two parts:

• General Damages;
• Special Damages.

General Damages is for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused. With some women left unable to walk and enjoy their lives as they did before, the pay-out for this can be incredibly high. Equally, with Special Damages covering things like losses and expenses, you need to consider lost earnings, and this can  sometimes cover the rest of your life.

Ultimately, claims can easily be in the tens of thousands of pounds mark, and even higher. It all depends on how badly you have suffered. But with the complications associated with TVT mesh that has surgery gone wrong often being so severe, these cases are usually what we consider to be high-value claims.

Speak to the team in confidence

You can speak to our team in confidence for free, no-obligation advice about TVT surgery claims and how we can help you.

We can appoint a female lawyer to the case, and you can claim in confidence with our specialist team.