Tag: NHS Breast Cancer Screening Scandal
NHS group actions: compensation claiming
NHS group actions can be claims for compensation arising from events of negligence where multiple people have been affected and where we can represent individuals for claims.
Common examples can include privacy breaches or medical negligence and product liability cases. We have vast experience in all these areas of law, and the best place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
NHS breast cancer screening overhaul
There may be an overhaul into NHS breast cancer screening practices after last year’s scandal that led to some 450,000 women in the UK not receiving their vital invitation for screening.
We were contacted for advice soon after news of the scandal hit the headlines, and we have agreed to take claims for compensation forward on a No Win, No Fee basis. Our legal action is underway, and this is one of the over 40 different group and multi-party actions our lawyers are fighting for justice in.
If you were affected by last year’s screening scandal and you’ve yet to start your claim with us, we can offer you free, no-obligation advice now. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the breaking of the issue, we may be set to see a serious overhaul when it comes to how the NHS manages their screening services.
NHS breast screening problems: Legal Advice!
If you have had NHS breast screening problems, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation if something has gone horribly wrong.
We’re involved in legal action over the 2018 breast cancer screening scandal where some half a million women didn’t receive their invitation for life-saving checks. The issue arose from a simple IT error that means the letters didn’t go out, and it’s suspected that hundreds of women may have died as a result.
Our lawyers can help you if you have been the victim of NHS breast screening problems like the 2018 scandal. Read more about what we may be able to do for you below.
Breast cancer screening compensation
If you’ve yet to touch base with us about your No Win, No Fee options for breast cancer screening compensation, please get in touch as soon as you can.
We’re involved in legal action breast cancer screening compensation for the scandal that hit the media last year. This was the IT glitch that cut the age off of letter being sent to the vulnerable group (aged between 68 and 71). The result of the glitch meant some 450,000 women may not have receive their potentially life-saving invitation for breast cancer screening.
Shortly after the news of the scandal hit the press, we were contacted for help. We’ve agreed to act for women affected by the scandal on a No Win, No Fee basis.
40,000 patients affected by cervical screening error
Some 40,000 patients are affected by the recent cervical screening error that has led to thousands of letters not being sent out.
Of the 40,000 affected, some 4,000 were in relation to test results that never went out. Up to 200 of those reportedly showed abnormal results where women will have likely needed swift intervention if cancer has been identified.
The number of patients affected is staggering, and this isn’t the first time a simple error has led to a significant blunder of this nature. We’re representing victims of the NHS breast screening scandal where letters for screening didn’t go out due to an IT error.
Group Action Lawyers contacted for help after NHS Breast Cancer Screening Scandal
The Group Action Lawyers have been contacted for help after the news broke about the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Scandal. Individuals who did not receive their invitation for breast cancer screening and have since developed breast cancer, or families of patients who have passed away because the patient was not offered screening, may be entitled to take legal action.
A computer glitch has been blamed for the error that resulted in some 450,000 women aged between 68 and 71 reportedly not receiving their invitation for breast cancer screening because a computer program is said to have had the cut-off age at 70 by mistake. What’s worse is that it has taken nine years for the problem to be identified, with the glitch occurring sometime in 2009.