Medical claims question:

My father recently died in hospital but we are unhappy with the care given. He was left to wait 3 weeks on a ward as there was no room at the hospital where heart bypasses are conducted. He died before surgeons could operate. He left no will but has no estate anyway.However if we were to take legal action against the hospital on his behalf would this complicate matters?

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John Davis

John Davis' response

It will be possible for the personal representatives of your father's estate to bring a claim, if there is any evidence that 1. the failure to operate in time arose out of mismanagement of his treatment or care and that 2. the delay in treating your father was the cause of his death. The prospects of success in the case would turn upon a careful assessment of the evidence in the medical records on these two points.