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FAQs
Q: What is Medical/Clinical Negligence?
This is where a health care professional such as a doctor, a midwife, a nurse, a dentist, a pharmacist or an optician has provided treatment that is not considered to be reasonable. If the treatment has caused an injury then you would have a claim for clinical negligence..
Q: Will I be entitled to compensation?
If you have suffered an injury or loss because of the negligence of a healthcare professional such as a doctor, a midwife, a nurse, a dentist, a pharmacist or an optician then you will probably get compensation.
This is the most straightforward method of funding a legal claim but also the least popular. We do the work that you instruct us to do and you pay us for the time that we spend doing your work. If you win your case, we try to recover the costs from your opponents. Unfortunately, if you lose your case you would be responsible for paying your opponents costs, depending on how far you have taken your case. If you drop your case before involving the court (issuing court proceedings) then you will not be responsible for your opponents costs.
Q: How much compensation can I claim?
This will depend on many things including how severe your injuries were , or if you are still suffering, how severe your injuries are, how long your injuries lasted or if still ongoing, how long your before your injuries resolve, and whether you have suffered any other losses such as loss of earnings. Every case is different and we will advise you about your specific circumstances when you contact us.
Q: How long will my case take?
Each case is different and it will depend on how complicated your claim is and how complex your injuries are. It will also depend on how quickly the other side decide to accept responsibility for your inuries. Medical negligence claims can take anywhere from 12 months to 5 years or longer.
Q: How do I know if I can claim?
Contact us immediately and we will advise you - click here or call us on 0800 952 0010.
Clinical Negligence and Medical Negligence Examples
Maternity and Labour
Have you or someone you know:
- had a baby who has had brain damage or been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy either at birth or after birth?
- had a baby who has had an Erb’s Palsy/ suffered nerve damage?
- had a baby who died very shortly after birth?
- had a D&C which failed?
- suffered a complication after delivery eg a haemorrhage or a uterine rupture or an infection after the birth of the baby?
- had to be readmitted to hospital after delivery with a complication?
- had a still born baby?
- suffered a third-degree laceration or tear or other complication whilst delivering?
GP
- Was there a delay in your GP referring you to a specialist? eg leading to a delay in diagnosis of cancer or some other serious illness;
- Did your GP fail to send you or someone you know to a specialist? Perhaps the delay led to a heart attack or other serious illness.
- Did your GP give you medication that caused you harm when s/he should have known otherwise?
- Did your GP delay in sending you for a scan or investigations that may have led to a different course of treatment?
- Did your GP fail to or delay in telling you about a negative result e.g. a cervical smear result/a result telling you had something seriously wrong with you?
Surgery
Has someone you know died unexpectedly during or shortly after surgery?
Have you or someone you know:
- Been admitted to intensive care after what should have been a routine procedure? eg a routine balloon angioplasty;
- Had to have a second operation or had to be readmitted unexpectedly after surgery?
- Suffered from a urinary tract injury , bowel injury (perforated bowel), perforated uterus or deep vein thrombosis following surgery?
Anaesthetics
- Did an Anaesthetic lead to someone dying or suffering permanent brain damage, kidney or liver failure?
- Did an Anaesthetic lead to damage to teeth, lips, gums?
- Did an Anaesthetic lead to nerve damage?
- Did an Anaesthetic cause a heart attack?
- Did an Anaesthetic tube in the throat cause laryngeal or throat damage?
- Did an Anaesthetic cause fitting or burns?
- Did an Anaesthetic cause loss of memory or some paralysis?
Pharmacist
- Were you given the wrong medication by your pharmacist, which you took and which led to you becoming ill?
- Did your Dentist extract the wrong teeth?
- Did your dentist fail to give antibiotics to prevent an infection?
- Did your dentist fail to treat you adequately after an extraction leading to a severe infection such as osteomyelitis?
- Did your dentist fail to treat you adequately leading to you suffering from an infection or periodontitis?
Accident and Emergency
- Did you have to go back to hospital because your problem was not diagnosed?
- Did the A&E department fail to see that you had a fracture or fail to even send you for an X-ray when you had a fracture?
- Was there a delay in treatment that led to someone dying or having a heart attack?
Misread Laboratory results
Did you get a wrong result from the laboratory for example:
- Were you told that you had cancer when you did not?
- Were you told that you did not have cancer when in fact you did?
- Were your results filed away without someone considering them first and dealing with them?