We have all at some point had to put our full trust in a medical expert when we have needed treatment for a health condition or illness. Unfortunately though not everyone receives the care they should and this is proven by the fact that in the UK there were 17,338 claims brought against the NHS in 2016-17, of which 9,675 resulted in compensation being awarded to the affected patient or their family.
The types of medical negligence claims made can arise from (but are not limited to):
- Accident and emergency (A&E)
- Medical misdiagnosis
- Prescription and medication errors
- Dental negligence
- Cosmetic surgery
- Anaesthetics
- Brain injury
- Amputation
- Birth injury
- Nerve injury
- Spinal injury
- Cancer
- Orthopaedic injury
- Fatal medical negligence
It’s important to note that if claims are not made when a medical mistake has occurred, then medical organisations will not be given the opportunity to consider and put in place new processes or procedures to ensure that the same mistakes are not made again.
The NHS and other medical institutions have to have valid insurance in place which will cover them in the event that a member of their team are negligent. This means that their insurer has the responsibility to pay out compensation to affected patients.
Large organisations such as the NHS instruct specialist hard-hitting lawyers to defend the claims made against their medical professionals so when making a claim you really will need the best legal expert to fight your corner.
Our specialist multi-cultural medical negligence lawyers have extensive experience and understand the distress and upset that a medical mistake can cause. We will take the time to listen and tailor our service to your own individual needs to ensure that you get the answers and compensation that you deserve.
