Medical Negligence
Being ill is one of the most stressful things that can happen to a person and attending a clinic or hospital for treatment which is often uncomfortable and traumatic only adds to the stress. Nine times out of ten the medical treatment which you receive will be of the highest possible quality but, occasionally, whether you’re attending a National Health Hospital or a private clinic, things do go wrong. When medical treatment goes wrong the effects can be truly devastating both in physical and psychological terms. The fact that you have suffered an injury at a time when illness has already rendered you vulnerable will only add to your suffering and make it even more vital that you receive adequate compensation. Compensation will only be rewarded, however, if the injury is due to medical negligence, which means that it took place as a result of the medical staff involved acting in a manner which fell below the standard that could reasonably be expected. Claims for clinical negligence can be made against:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Dentists
- Other health care professionals such as pharmacists
Medical negligence cases are amongst the most difficult personal injury claims to successfully pursue. They are often long and complex, sometimes taking years before even reaching court, whilst experts seek to prove that the medical staff involved were genuinely negligent and that this negligence has led to a long term injury or ongoing medical condition.
Medical negligence can take many forms, such as:
- Mis-diagnosis
- Error during surgery
- Incorrectly prescribed medication
- Failure to spot an illness
- Not warning of the risk of treatment
Being the victim of medical negligence can cause intense distress. Not only is there the physical and psychological trauma to cope with, but also the stress of feeling let down by people whom you trusted completely. Compensation for you or a member of your family who has fallen victim to medical negligence won’t heal all the wounds, but it will provide the first step toward putting your life back together.
The complex and drawn out nature of compensation claims for medical negligence sometimes puts people off pursuing such a case. Taking on an organisation such as a clinic, or the might of a body such as the NHS can seem daunting. You mustn’t let this deter you from making such a claim, however. If you’ve been badly let down by medical practitioners then you have every right to pursue compensation and if you come to us with the details of your case our expert injury lawyers will pursue it on a no win no fee basis. This means that no matter how long it takes, we’ll seek justice on your behalf without you having to pay anything up front and if your claim is successful you’ll keep all of the settlement you’re awarded. If you should suffer the misfortune of losing your case, you won’t have to a pay a penny to the other side, since all of their costs and fees will be covered. In this way, the only facts to consider when deciding to pursue a claim such as this are whether you have a reasonable case for personal injury caused by negligence and, if you do, you can rely on us to fight that case for you.