Is it a Hospital Mistake?

Health News:

A young Briton died from measles in his home. It was reported that the hospital sent him home because the doctors thought that his condition is not so serious anymore. It is quite surprising to read news from a doctor who says they “thought” the patient’s condition is okay. What? Did I hear it right? “I thought” or “We thought” are strange words you hear from a physician. It is a profession that requires proper monitoring of patients. How come a doctor would assume that a person is doing well if proper examination and investigation are not properly conducted? It’s the hospital’s policy to discharge the patient properly. The hospital can be liable for his death even if he died at home. It is also considered as grounds for medical negligence if the results of the investigation on the cause of his death would prove that there is negligence on the part of the healthcare institution. The health and safety of patients should be the top most priority of the healthcare professionals. Compensation can be claimed if someone is injured or died in a healthcare facility due to medical negligence.

This news came out during the outbreak of measles in South Wales wherein a noticeable number of cases were reported in the area. Thousands of kids had MMR vaccinations to fight the spread of the disease.

Several cases of medical negligence claims arise from negligence caused by hospital errors, accident & emergency department and GP’s mistakes. A misdiagnosis, wrong treatment, lack of examination, administration of incorrect drug or even poor hygiene may injure an innocent victim. Someone who is sick gets even worse instead of getting better. This is unacceptable. Healthcare providers need to be extra careful in dealing with their patients.

The incident mentioned earlier is just a sample of a situation where an innocent person sufferers from a medical practitioner’s malpractice. There may be cases which are not reported in the news and those individuals just suffer in silence.  The public should know about it so that it will serve as a warning and it should be a lesson to those who are negligent.