A delay in surgery claim* looks for compensation after delays in surgery due to <\/span>medical negligence<\/span><\/a>. The medical negligence of a delay in surgery can cause unnecessary suffering and may impact your life today and in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n The delay in surgery may be due to staff shortages, or it could be that the hospital consultant failed to refer you for the surgery. You make the compensation claim* for the unnecessary suffering and the effects on your life of the delay in surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n Medical negligence is when you experience medical treatment below the level any other medical professional would provide in similar circumstances. If you suffer medical negligence with your surgery, you could have a medical negligence claim*.<\/span><\/p>\n PBN Litigation Solicitors in Dublin can look at the circumstances of your delay in surgery and see if you have a medical negligence compensation claim*.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> A delay in surgery claim* is the process you follow to get compensation for the effects on your life. You seek compensation for the spread of a cancer or the prolonged pain from a trapped nerve in a medical negligence claim*.<\/span><\/p>\n In Ireland, patients suffer a delay in surgery every day. Long waiting lists, underfunding and medical negligence can cause the delay in surgery. There are more than<\/span> 100,000 people on surgery waiting lists<\/span><\/a>, according to recent figures from the HSE. Children’s Health Ireland says there are 230 children on waiting lists for spinal surgery alone, and the HSE reports more than 28,000 adults waiting for a gastrointestinal endoscopy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The delays in surgery can be fatal if the condition is not addressed in time. A simple surgery could relieve a lot of pain, but a delay in surgery may see a condition become a chronic one and even be beyond surgery in some cases.<\/span><\/p>\n PBN Litigation medical negligence solicitors have the experience to take your medical negligence claim* and get compensation for the delay in surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Os advogados da PBN t\u00eam essa experi\u00eancia e compreens\u00e3o para o acompanhar em cada passo de uma reclama\u00e7\u00e3o de indemniza\u00e7\u00e3o por neglig\u00eancia m\u00e9dica*.<\/p>\n<\/div> Common delay in surgery claims range from the errors on the ward causing a delay in routine surgery to the failure by the oncologist to schedule the patient for necessary surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n The delay in surgery can have an effect on your life, from you needing to spend longer in hospital to possibly taking more time off until you have the surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n Types of delay in surgery claims* for compensation:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Delay in surgery due to administrative errors in a HSE hospital<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/pbnlitigation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2461989325.jpg\" "\\"Hands,,Doctor,And,Patient,With,Consultation,In,Clipboard,For,Medical\\"")
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What is a delay in surgery claim*?<\/h2><\/span>
D\u00ea in\u00edcio ao seu processo por neglig\u00eancia m\u00e9dica ainda hoje, contactando PBN<\/span> advogados.<\/h4><\/span>
Common delay in surgery claims*<\/h2><\/span>