Personal Injury + Medical Negligence: Spinal Injuries

Back and spinal injuries are unfortunately very common in personal injury and clinical negligence. According to the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), 2024 statistics:

• Around 4,400 people in the UK sustain or are diagnosed with a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year.
• The total UK population living with a SCI is estimated to be over 105,000.

Causes of back injuries

The most common causes of back injury are:

• Road Traffic Accidents;
• Workplace Accidents;
• Slip and Trip Accidents;
• Medical Negligence

Restrictions caused by back injuries

The main issue with back injuries is that the spinal cord is interconnected and required for nearly all forms of movement. When injured the restriction caused from what can be considered a comparatively “minor” injury can be extreme, restrictions include:

• An inability to work or reduction in hours;
• Care for children or other dependants;
• Difficulty in cleaning and managing the family home;
• Difficulty driving and walking

On top of the more SCI detailed above the NHS sees hundreds of thousands these minor back injury cases every year. The standard approach from the NHS is to offer physiotherapy (if considered severe enough) then wait to see if the back issue develops into a more serious issue. If so, they will consider scanning (CT and X-Ray usually) and more invasive treatment (injections and surgery).

Given their budget and the scale of back injuries presented, the NHS cannot treat each back injury on first instance nor do they usually correctly document the impact the back injury has on a patients life.

What should I do?

If you are suffering from a back injury due to an accident which was not your fault or due to medical negligence, please contact us to set up a no-obligation meeting or call to discuss your potential claim.

We advise you do this as soon as practicable, the main benefits of establishing a claim are:

• Access to private treatment to address your back injury far earlier and more decisively than the NHS can offer;
• Compensation for your injury and each aspect of the restrictions listed above (i.e. loss of earnings, care, need for automatic vehicle etc);
• Access to experienced legal advice and support.

At Thatcher + Hallam our personal injury team are experienced in advocating for those who have suffered all manners of accident and injury and are on hand to assist with your claim.

Please contact our team through our legal surgery enquiries page for a free no obligation discussion.

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