\n Sophie Cope, medical negligence solicitor for JF Law, said: \u201cWhen something goes wrong at this stage, whether a scan is carried out to a poor standard, misinterpreted, delayed, or never carried out in the first place, the impact on a patient\u2019s health can be profound.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSome errors may result in additional pain and suffering, prolonged illness, the need for more invasive treatment or prolonged recovery, and other errors can be catastrophic.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Reviews of NHS diagnostic services have repeatedly pointed to workforce shortages and rising demand, while the Royal College of Radiologists has consistently warned that a lack of consultant radiologists increases the likelihood of mistakes.\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, ESNEFT say they are working closely with patients and their legal teams on resolutions, and are determined to provide “safe and compassionate care”.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dr Angela Tillett, Chief Medical Officer at ESNEFT. (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n
\n Dr Angela Tillett, Chief Medical Officer at ESNEFT, said: \u201cWe’re committed to providing our patients with safe and compassionate care and treatment.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe take any concerns raised about the standard of care in our hospitals very seriously.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cImaging is a pivotal part of patient care.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We undertake more than 500,000 scans a year at ESNEFT.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In a small number of cases where there are concerns, we investigate fully and work with patients and their legal teams on a resolution.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We also share any lessons learned so we can improve our services for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed that it paid out \u00a3435,545 for five…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-385916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}