Medical Negligence
Kingsley Napley LLP
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We - Diabetic Eye Care & Preventable Blindness | Home | Services | Medical Negligence | Diabetic Care | Retinopathy Claims | Preventable Blindness | Contact Blindness Claim Resulting from a Trust's Failure to Organise Routine Diabetic Retinopathy Appointments and Timely Laser Treatment: The Claim Settled for £1M in 2018 - Case Study Navigation: Medical Negligence > Diabetic Care > Case Studies Publication Date: 2018 Practice Area: Medical Negligence & Personal Injury £1 Million Blindness Settlement: In 2018, we secured £1 million for a diabetic patient who lost their sight as a result of an NHS Trust's systemic failures to organize routine diabetic retinopathy screening appointments and provide timely laser treatment. Diabetic Retinopathy Risks: Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes that can lead to blindness if not detected early and treated promptly. Regular screening and timely laser treatment can prevent vision loss in most cases. NHS Trust System Failures: Our investigation revealed serious systemic failures within the NHS Trust's diabetic eye care services, including inadequate appointment scheduling systems, poor patient follow-up, and delays in providing essential laser treatment. Screening Appointment Failures: The Trust failed to organize regular diabetic retinopathy screening appointments for our client, missing critical opportunities to detect and monitor the progression of sight-threatening diabetic eye disease. Treatment Delays: When diabetic retinopathy was eventually detected, there were further unacceptable delays in organizing the laser treatment that could have preserved our client's vision, allowing irreversible damage to occur. Preventable Blindness: Expert ophthalmology evidence confirmed that our client's blindness was entirely preventable and would not have occurred if the Trust had provided appropriate screening services and timely laser treatment.
Measurable Results
Blindness claim resulting from trust failure to organize routine diabetic retinopathy appointments and timely laser treatment settled for £1 million in 2018. Substantial seven-figure settlement achieved for preventable blindness in diabetic patient due to systemic healthcare screening failures.