The term Medical Negligence (also known as Clinical Negligence) applies to negligent care received from doctors,GP’s and consultants, as well as other healthcare professionals such as nurses, therapists, laboratory workers, physiotherapists, mental health professionals and members of the ambulance service.
Medical Negligence compensation claims are a specialist type of Personal Injury Claim, and require a specialist Medical Negligence solicitor with knowledge of procedures, injuries and the specific legal requirements that medical negligence claims can sometimes demand.
Our medical negligence solicitors specialise in a number of medical negligence claims, including but not limited to; NHS Care Negligence, Private Care Negligence, Hospital Negligence, GP Negligence and Dentist Negligence.
Example Medical Negligence Claim
The following is a fictitious but realistic example of the kind of Medical Negligence claim that we recieve every day.
Mark, an active 26 year old had fallen and hurt his foot. Following his injury he attended A & E and was given an appointment to return and be seen at the fracture clinic three weeks later.
During his appointment at the clinic he was treated for an isolated fracture and discharged. However he was still in pain and so sought a second opinion and at this point, the correct diagnosis was made. He was found to have a severe injury to his foot.
The delay in treatment caused by his mis-diagnosis lead to Mark having to undergo complex surgery. As a result, he now has to use orthotics in his shoes every day and cannot stand for long periods of time, run recreationally or play rugby.
If Mark were to make a Medical Negligence claim through MayIClaim, we would assign him a specialist medical negligence solicitor, to ensure he got the best possible representation.
Other examples of medical negligence include;
- Failure to correctly diagnose a condition which leads to unnecessary suffering
- Negligence in relation to surgery
- Medication errors, or over-medication that leads to serious side-effects
- Delay in treatment, or failure to warm about the risks of proposed treatment
- Errors during childbirth (including damage to an unborn child)
- Negligence in psychiatric care, psychotherapy, counselling, dentistry
Making a Successful Medical Negligence Claim
Specialist medical negligence solicitors generally need to establish three core elements in order to present a successful claim;
- A Duty of Care
- A Breach of duty
- The breach of duty caused harm (Causality).
We will look at these in greater detail in our next post.
If you feel you have a medical negligence claim, or are unsure and would like to talk your situation through then call us now. Our friendly specialist consultants can talk to you about your situation and see if you have a valid compensation claim. There is no charge for this service and you are under no obligation to claim with us.
If you have a genuine medical negligence claim, contact a genuine company.
May I Claim, is a trading name of R Costings Limited and our CRM number is 25770
If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault and suffered an injury - you can trust us to handle your claim professionally.
Call us now on 0800 756 7774 and talk to us to find out if you have a claim - or fill in our Quick Claim form (on the right of this page).
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