Feeling unwell can make your day to day life less enjoyable and your work and family life can suffer as a result. When this happens it is essential that you consult with a health care professional to look at your symptoms and diagnose what is wrong with you. In many cases it may be something small and insignificant that can be treated successfully with prescription medicines. However, more severe illnesses can seam like a common cold or flu, yet, they are the cause of a much more serious condition. The misdiagnosis of illness can have detrimental effects on the effects of an individual. One such group of conditions that can at first seem harmless are the various cancers.

Misdiagnosis of illness in this instance can mean that a patient's life expectancy is severely reduced because the earlier the cancer is detected the sooner treatment can start and the better the patient's chance of survival.

If you have been in a situation where a health care professional has made a misdiagnosis of illness, you may have a case against him or her. Adele van der Walt Attorneys have been providing their clients with the best legal advice and services in terms of making cases against health care professionals for negligence and misdiagnosis.

If you want to make a case against a doctor it is important that you provide us with all the necessary information to that we can look at your case. Once we have received the required information we will lodge a complaint with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The HPCSA is the organisation that oversees the conduct of all types of health care providers in South Africa. They are able to take action against a health care practitioner from a regulatory point of view. We would like to assist you with making your misdiagnosis of illness complaint heard. Contact us today and find out about the chances of your case.

For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA)
or e-mail us at linda@avdw.co.za