A medical misdiagnosis is a type of clinical negligence that can have a devastating effect on your life, in some cases leaving you facing pain and discomfort every day and even a shorter life expectancy.

Types of medical misdiagnosis

Clinical misdiagnosis can fall into three different categories:

1. Missed diagnosis: The failure to diagnose an illness or injury, despite reported health issues by the patient.
2. Late diagnosis: The delayed or late identification of a medical condition or injury, leading to further complications and a delay in treatment.
3. Incorrect diagnosis: An illness or injury is diagnosed as something else, resulting in the incorrect medication or treatment being given.

If you have suffered from any of the above, you could seek compensation for a medical negligence misdiagnosis.

Commonly misdiagnosed illnesses:

• Cancer misdiagnosis claims
• Diabetes
• Meningitis
• Stroke
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)