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Weight Loss Injection Medical Negligence Claims in the UK
Our No Win No Fee solicitors can help you through the weight loss claims process.
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Weight Loss Injection Medical Negligence Claims in the UK
Our No Win No Fee solicitors can help you through the weight loss claims process.
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When lifestyle factors, such as dieting and exercise, aren’t enough, weight loss injections can really help those with obesity achieve significant results. They can bring life-changing benefits and boost self-esteem, such as better blood sugar control, increased fullness, and appetite suppression. However, if these injections are not controlled or administered in a safe manner, this could result in physical and psychological harm. If a healthcare provider gave you substandard medical care, and you’ve suffered in a similar way because of this, we can help you with the weight loss injection claims process.
Our No Win No Fee solicitors understand that starting a medical negligence claim can seem daunting and complicated, especially if you’ve never made a claim before. They can assist you and provide legal advice from start to finish, relieving the stress off you. To contact us today and make a weight loss drug claim enquiry for free, please:
- Call 0151 375 9916
- Visit our Contact Us page.
The Most Commonly Used Weight Loss Injections
The most commonly used weight loss injections include Wegovy, Mounjaro, Saxenda, and Ozempic. Weight loss injections are a type of prescribed medication that mimics gut hormones to make the stomach feel full to help you lose weight, and are usually self-administered for daily or weekly use.
This table contains information for each of these different weight loss injections:
| Brand Name | Active Ingredient | Type | Weight-Loss Approved? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | Weekly inject | Diabetes approved (used off-label) |
| Mounjaro/Zepbound | Tirzepatide | Weekly inject | Approved for weight loss |
| Wegovy | Semaglutide | Weekly inject | Approved for weight loss |
| Saxenda | Liraglutide | Daily inject | Approved for weight loss |
No matter the type of weight loss injections you are on to help aid weight loss, if a healthcare provider was negligent and you suffered harm from this, then you could be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation. Confirm your claim eligibility with us today.
Can I Make A Claim For Weight Loss Injection Negligence?
Yes, you can make a claim for weight loss injection negligence if you can prove that your unnecessary harm was caused by a healthcare provider’s negligent care.
As such, you must fulfil this key criterion:
- You were owed a duty of care. A healthcare professional owed you a duty of care. All healthcare providers owe a duty of care to every patient they treat, which means they must meet the minimum expected standards of care. This includes doctors, pharmacists and GPs, regardless of whether they work within the public or private healthcare sector.
- That duty was breached. The healthcare professional failed to meet the correct standards of care, such as by failing to warn you of drug risks, dispensing an incorrect dosage, or failing to assess your allergies before prescribing a drug.
- You suffered avoidable harm because of this breach. You suffered physical and/or mental harm that could’ve been avoided as a result of this breach of duty of care, ranging from minor to very severe.
Am I Able To Claim Weight Loss Injection Compensation On Behalf Of A Loved One?
Yes, you are able to claim weight loss injection compensation on behalf of a loved one by becoming a litigation friend. If approved by the court, you can become a litigation friend for those unable to make their own claim, which includes:
- Minors (under the age of 18).
- Those who lack their full mental capacity.
By becoming a litigation friend, your roles on behalf of your loved one include:
- Communicating with their solicitor.
- Managing court proceedings.
- Keeping the claimant’s best interests in mind at all times.
- Holding court funds.
- Informing the claimant as much as possible during the claims process.
If you wish to become a litigation friend on behalf of someone who has been harmed by negligent weight loss injection treatment, please have a chat with us today.
Weight Loss Drug Medical Negligence Examples
Weight loss drug medical negligence can potentially occur in various settings. Please see below for the most common examples. These are also examples of eligible weight loss injection claims.
Incorrect Prescriptions – Weight Loss Drug Prescription Errors
A pharmacist accidentally dispenses Saxenda instead of Wegovy to a patient. This leads to the patient suffering a severe allergic reaction and organ damage, as they are allergic to Liraglutide (an active ingredient in Saxenda).
Negligent Patient Screening – Failure to Assess Suitability for Weight Loss Medication
A GP failed to check a patient’s medical history of poor liver health before prescribing Ozempic. From this failure to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the risks, the patient suffered liver damage, necessitating surgery.
Lack Of Consent – Failure to Obtain Informed Consent for Weight Loss Drugs
An online pharmacy failed to adequately disclose the risks, benefits, and alternative options of the weight loss jabs on their website. Due to this lack of informed consent, a patient suffers from gastroparesis, as they were not aware of this potential risk.
Incorrect Dosage – Weight Loss Drug Dosage Errors and Overprescribing
A pharmacist accidentally dispensed an excessive dose of Ozempic to a patient. The patient, as a result, suffered severe dehydration and vomiting from the unintentional overdose, causing long-term gastrointestinal issues.
Failure To Monitor – Inadequate Monitoring of Weight Loss Drug Side Effects
A GP failed to book in routine check-up medical appointments to monitor a patient’s side effects after they were prescribed weight loss injections. Due to this lack of follow-up care, a patient suffered kidney damage as their severe dehydration wasn’t detected. The lack of care also caused the patient to suffer PTSD and depression.
Undiagnosed Complications – Failure to Identify Weight Loss Drug Complications
A patient who regularly uses weight loss injections presents symptoms of severe upper abdomen pain. Their GP dismisses the patient’s concerns and misdiagnoses them with having a simple stomachache. The patient then discovers, some weeks later, that they had pancreatitis and suffered septic shock due to the delayed diagnosis.
Failure To Check Drug Interaction – Dangerous Weight Loss Drug Interactions
A doctor prescribes a weight loss drug to a patient without checking what medications they currently take, and therefore fails to discover that they take insulin regularly. The combination of the weight loss drug and insulin led to the patient suffering hypoglycaemia.
Usage Instruction Errors – Incorrect Weight Loss Drug Instructions Given to Patients
A pharmacist fails to provide a patient with sufficient instructions on how to administer the weight-loss injection. The lack of instructions led to the patient using an improper and unsafe injection technique, leading to skin irritation and infection.
Continuing Treatment Despite Side Effects – Negligent Ongoing Weight Loss Drug Prescribing
A patient visits their GP with symptoms of brittle nails, hair loss, and frequent fainting after trying a new weight loss drug. Despite these signs of malnutrition, the GP still recommended that the patient continue with the weight loss treatment. This led to severe malnutrition and extreme weight loss.
If you believe that you have suffered weight loss injection medical negligence in a similar way to any of the above examples, please contact us today. Our team are here to help you 24/7 and can easily get the weight loss injection claims process set up for you if you wish.
What Complications Can Weight Loss Drug Medical Negligence Cause?
Weight loss drug medical negligence can cause many complications, such as organ damage and gastrointestinal harm.
The potential complications of negligent weight loss injections include:
- Pancreatitis.
- Gallbladder disease and gallstones.
- Severe gastrointestinal complications.
- Gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) after GLP-1 weight loss injections.
- Kidney failure and dehydration.
- Low blood sugar and heart complications.
- Mental health and neurological side effects.
- Thyroid damage and hormonal disorders.
- Allergic reactions and injection-site injuries.
- Long-term digestive system.
However, this list is not exhaustive, and there could be other complications sustained due to weight loss injection medical negligence. Tell us about the harm you have specifically suffered today, and enquire about the weight loss injection claims process.
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Who Are Weight Loss Injection Claims Against?
Weight loss injection claims can be made against any healthcare provider who has caused you harm due to substandard medical care. So, your weight loss injection claim might be made against any of the below professionals:
NHS Healthcare Providers
All healthcare professionals who work in the NHS owe a duty of care to all patients they treat. In these cases, your claim would be made directly against the trust that the negligent NHS professional works in.
Successful weight loss injection claims against the NHS would be paid out by the NHS Resolution, which is a government body solely responsible for paying out medical negligence compensation. The resolution, with its own independent funding, aims to fairly resolve disputes and promote patient safety.
Private Healthcare Providers
The same duty of care extends to private healthcare providers.
Successful weight loss injection claims against the private healthcare sector are made directly against the provider’s relevant insurer. All healthcare providers in the private sector must have insurance to be able to pay out medical negligence compensation.
Online And Digital Prescribers
Online and digital prescribers also owe the same duty of care to their patients, and should have their own insurance to pay out medical negligence claims made against them.
Private Clinics
If qualified, specialist private weight-loss clinics can also prescribe weight-loss drugs. All private clinics must have their own liability insurance in order to pay out medical negligence compensation if needed.
How To Claim Against Non-Medically Licensed Sellers
You can still claim against non-medically licensed sellers if they provided you with weight loss drugs that caused you harm. Whether the injections were administered, promoted, or supplied unlawfully and unsafely without proper medical oversight, non-medically licensed sellers can be found negligent.
Weight-loss injection claims of this nature typically fall outside traditional medical negligence and instead rely on consumer protection law and product liability.
To find out more about whom weight loss injection claims can be made against, please don’t hesitate to contact us today. We can tell you who may owe you compensation after discussing your circumstances.
Weight Loss Injection Compensation Amounts
Weight loss injection claims compensation amounts could be anywhere between £10s of thousands to £100s of thousands, but vary depending on what type of harm has been suffered, how severe the harm is, and what impact it’s had on your day-to-day life. These impacts are split into two heads of claim:
- General damages – the mental and physical impacts of the harm.
- Special damages – the financial impacts of the harm.
To value the amount for general damages in a successful weight loss injection claim, solicitors often use the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) along with medical evidence. The JCG is a publication that contains guideline compensation amounts for different types of harm.
The table below, except for the top figure, contains compensation amounts from the JCG for certain types of harm that negligent weight-loss treatment could cause. Please note that none of these figures can be guaranteed and are just there for guidance, since all weight loss injection claims are unique:
| Harm Type | Severity | Guideline Compensation Amounts |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple serious types of harm with special damages | Serious, multiple types of harm with substantial monetary losses, like lost earnings, professional care costs, and therapy treatment costs. | Up to £350,000+ |
| Kidney | Serious and permanent damage (a) – to both kidneys. Or loss of both kidneys. | £206,730 to £256,780 |
| Significant risk of future Urinary Tract Infection (b) – or another complete loss of kidney function. | Up to £78,080 | |
| Loss of one kidney (c) – with no impact on the other kidney. | £37,550 to £54,760 | |
| Bowel | Double incontinence (a) – total loss of bowel and bladder function with other medical complications. | Up to £224,790 |
| Total loss of function (b) – with dependence on colostomy, depending on age. | Up to £183,190 | |
| Faecal urgency (c) – causing distress and embarrassment. | In the region of £97,530 | |
| Non-traumatic injury to the digestive system | Severe toxicosis (b)(i) – with serious acute pain, fever, and vomiting which leads to hospital admission for several days or weeks. | £46,900 to £64,070 |
| Serious vomiting and diarrhoea (b)(ii) – with disturbance of bowel function and discomfort for several weeks. | £11,640 to £23,430 |
Can Weight Loss Injection Compensation Cover Financial Loss?
Yes, your weight loss injection compensation can cover the financial losses you’ve suffered due to your harm under the special damages head of claim.
Some types of financial losses that could be reimbursed as special damages in your weight loss drug claim include:
- Current and future loss of earnings (including missed overtime pay, pension contributions, and bonuses) if our harm has forced you to take time off work.
- Private medical care costs, such as for specialist consultations and treatments.
- Other medical expenses, such as over-the-counter painkillers.
- Professional and domestic care costs, or gratuitous care costs if a loved one has taken time to look after you.
- Travel expenses, such as paying for petrol or train tickets, from making your way to and from medical appointments.
To ensure that all of your financial losses can be reimbursed, you must provide evidence such as bank statements, invoices, payslips, and receipts.
To learn more about how weight loss injection claims are calculated, please contact us today. If you are connected to a solicitor, they can give you a personalised estimation of how much medical negligence compensation you could specifically be owed.
What Is The Weight Loss Drug Claims Process?
The weight loss injection claims process involves seeking medical attention, collecting evidence, and keeping a track of how your harm is affecting you.
One of our specialist solicitors can guide you through the weight loss injection claims process from start to finish, assisting you through each of these steps:
Medical Treatment
Seeking medical attention after suffering harm from a negligent weight loss drug should be your number 1 priority and the first thing you do. Not only is prioritising your wellbeing essential, but seeking medical attention also creates official records of your harm, which can be used as evidence in your claim.
Collecting Evidence
Try to record as much as you can, such as:
- Photos of your weight loss drug label and instructions.
- Copies of your medical records.
- Contact information from the healthcare provider who was negligent, including where they work.
- Contact information from anyone who saw you receive substandard weight loss treatment, such as another healthcare professional or a loved one.
- Copies of correspondence between you and the institution where you were negligently treated.
Reporting The Incident
You can report the incident of your negligent weight loss care to the Yellow Card system, which the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency uses to monitor and collect information about suspected safety concerns with healthcare products. A copy of this report can also be used as evidence.
Keeping Track Of Your Harm’s Impacts
Start a simple record of the following things to help towards the evaluation of your general and special damages:
- Your day-to-day symptoms and pain levels.
- What treatment have you received, and what medical appointments have you had?
- Your financial losses.
Seeking Legal Advice
You can seek advice in a free consultation by contacting our team. After understanding your rights to compensation, it is completely your choice whether you want to proceed with making a claim with one of our solicitors.
By speaking to one of our specialist medical negligence solicitors early, they can be very helpful in doing all of the hard work for you during the weight loss injection claims process, meaning you can fully focus on prioritising your health and recovering from your harm.
Starting A Claim Within The Time Limit
Ensure that you seek legal advice within the medical negligence claims time limit, which is typically 3 years from either the date you suffered harm or the date you realised that your harm was linked to negligent healthcare.
A couple of exceptions can also be made to this time limit in certain circumstances, which you can contact us to find more about.
If you would like help with any of the steps in the weight-loss injection claims process, you can contact us at any time. Our team works 24/7 to ensure that they can help you at any time.
Why Choose JF Law To Claim For Weight Loss Injection Compensation?
By choosing JF Law to claim for weight loss injection compensation, you can sit back and focus on recovering from your harm with assurance that your claim is being taken care of in the best of hands. Our specialist No Win No Fee solicitors can work hard to deal with all of the complicated legal work on your behalf, such as:
- Talking to the negligent healthcare provider.
- Negotiating your compensation value, ensuring that all of your harm is compensated for.
- Collecting evidence to prove that a negligent healthcare provider caused you harm, such as copies of your medical records, medication labels, and witness statements.
- Arranging for you to have an independent medical assessment.
- Sending you regular updates so you know where your weight loss drug claim stands.
- Finding rehabilitation specialists to help you recover from your harm further.
Our solicitors are committed to making your claim as simple as possible for you and to securing you the maximum amount of compensation. To receive legal help at every stage of the weight-loss injection claims process, please contact us today.
Weight Loss Drug Claims With No Win No Fee Solicitors
Weight loss injection claims can be made with our No Win No Fee solicitors, giving you financial peace of mind while they commit to securing you the compensation you deserve.
The specific No Win No Fee agreement our solicitors work under is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). What this means for you is that there are:
- No upfront solicitor fees.
- No ongoing solicitor fees while your claim is still ongoing.
- Zero solicitor fees at all if the claim is unsuccessful.
If successful, a small percentage of your compensation will be deducted by your solicitor. Don’t worry – this small percentage (the ‘success fee’) is legally capped and discussed with you before the claims process starts.
Contact JF Law To Claim Today
Contact JF Law today if you have any questions about starting the weight loss injection claims process on a No Win No Fee basis. They work 24/7 and can talk to you about your situation:
- Call 0151 375 9916
- Visit our Contact Us page.
Learn More
Browse our similar guides:
- How to make a medical misdiagnosis claim.
- How to claim compensation for sepsis.
- Learn more about medication error claims.
These other resources might also be useful:
- NHS – advice on obesity treatment.
- Gov.UK – information on accessing Wegovy for weight loss.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – how to manage sick leave and returning to work.
Hopefully, you found what you were looking for in this guide and now feel more confident to potentially begin the weight loss injection claims process. Our team are here to support you and give you the legal advice you need, so please don’t hesitate to contact us at any time.
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