Medical Mistakes
In the UK today, we more often than not enjoy an excellent standard of healthcare. However mistakes do happen sometimes. Mistakes within the medical profession can have life shattering consequences, which can give reason for sizeable compensation. Management slip-ups can cause distress. Mistakes made in treatment can be even more serious. A doctor or surgeons mistake can cause pain, injury, mental impairment or even death.
You may have heard the term 'Clinical negligence' this term is used to explain any incident where a patient is harmed because a health professional has not given the proper standard of care. This includes any mistake in treatment that should not have been carried out and any failure to carry out a vital medical practice or fulfil a basic medical duty. It also covers mistakes made by people in the fields of nursing and dentistry as well as surgeons, casualty staff, specialists and GP's (doctors).
'Medical negligence' is a more common explanation of physical or emotional trauma caused by clinical negligence, medical mistakes, mistreatment or abuse.
Medical negligence compensation can be claimed if:
- You or a relative have been a victim of a clinical mistake
- You are the dependent of someone who has died as a result of a clinical mistake
Recovering sums of money can never properly compensate for the suffering. Highlighting these cases can help ensure monitoring of the health services and also speed up improvements in medical standards and treatment.
You must see an experienced solicitor if you or a relative need to claim compensation. This is a highly specialised and complex field of the law and legal procedures are unlike ordinary personal injury compensation claims cases. Indeed, the legal principles and rules of procedure differ from those covering all other areas of the law. Such cases can be difficult to prove and it is necessary that a specialist solicitor handles your claim.
We have a list of independent specially qualified lawyers operating throughout the UK. All of our solicitors are members of the Law Society panel of experts and have a thorough understanding of the legal aspects of clinical negligence. Our solicitors all possess a widespread knowledge of complex medical issues, which as you might expect arise in cases of medical negligence compensation. Every one of our experienced solicitors can make an initial assessment of a claim and assess its potential for investigation.
If you do not satisfy the requirements for public funding, you may be able to use our "no win no fee" scheme. We offer free qualified advice, without any further obligation, to discuss a possible claim with an experienced solicitor. Complete the contact form and you will be given a call as soon as possible by one of the team or use the freephone number at the top of the page and get things started.
