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What is Medical Negligence?
Medical negligence is when medical professionals make mistakes or fail to provide you with a standard of care reasonably expected. This in turn usually leads to injury and suffering, or makes an existing condition worse.
There are a number of ways that a medical mistake can occur and cause injury, such as:
- Cancer Misdiagnosis and Treatment Delays
- Misdiagnosis, Diagnostic and Treatment Mistakes
- Treatment Delays or Incorrect Treatment
- Surgical and Post Operative Mistakes
- Death Caused by Negligence
- Negligent Labour Care, Gynaecological Care and Birth Injury
There are a number of ways in which negligence can occur. If you are not sure whether you or a loved one have been a victim of negligence, why not contact us to arrange a free 30 minute no obligation chat?
How to make a Medical Negligence claim?
The first step would be to contact us as soon as possible if you think a medical professional has acted negligently and caused you harm.
We offer a free initial consultation where we will be able to tell you if we think you have a case and how to proceed with a claim for rehabilitation treatment and compensation.
Generally, a claim can be made within 3 years of becoming aware that negligence may have occurred in your treatment and caused you harm if you are over the age of 18.
You should contact us as soon as you realise something may have happened to cause harm that shouldn’t have. This means that facts and treatment will be fresh in your mind.
Why make a claim?
Often, when we think of clinical negligence or medical negligence claims, we think of money and compensation. However it is often the case that those who have been subject to misdiagnosis, mistreatment, injury and loss simply want to feel better.
- Making a claim may provide you with access to private expert opinion and treatment, which is especially important for victims of medical accidents as it may be that you are less than confident that the hospital or doctor that caused the injury will be able to put it right.
- Private treatment also enables you to access treatment quicker, so that you can get better sooner as well as getting answers to what went wrong, why it went wrong and how the injury may affect you in future (and what you might need).
- When the claim is settled, compensation is then provided for any loss of wages, pain and suffering caused by the injuries, and the cost of any future treatment or help needed for the future because of the medical negligence.
Acceptance of Liability, Payments on Account of Treatment and Interim Payments for Financial Hardship
If liability is accepted for the negligence that occurred we can access (from the medical body that caused the harm) payments on account. This can then be spent on private rehabilitation treatment. Interim Payments to help ease any financial hardship you may be facing because of the negligent treatment, ahead of your final compensation settlement payment.
Time limits for making a claim
Usually you will need to start a claim within three years of finding out that you have received negligent treatment however there are exceptions for children and people who lack mental capacity.
- Children – Claims for a child can be made at any time before the child turns 18. On the child’s 18th birthday the three year rule comes into effect so a claim needs to start and either settle or be issued to court before they turn 18.
- Mental capacity – If a person lacks the capacity to make a claim themselves, there is no time limit for making a claim.
How long to Medical Negligence Claims Take?
How long a claim takes depends on a number of factors and is different for every person claiming. The length of time a negligence claim takes is affected by:
- The severity of injury / illness suffered
- Whether negligent treatment was provided by the NHS or a private healthcare company.
- Whether liability is accepted or denied.
No Win, No Fee Medical Negligence Funding as Standard
We provide ‘no win, no fee’ funding as standard for all Medical Negligence claims. We are happy to discuss all aspects of this option with you.
Why choose Thatcher + Hallam?
We place our clients at the heart of everything we do. We understand that when you are recovering from a medical mistake, being treated as a human and not a file number is important.
If you have been injured as a result of medical negligence or clinical negligence our experienced, friendly and empathetic medical negligence claims team are here to help you.
We work tirelessly to find you the answers you deserve as to what happened and why. We provide access to private rehabilitation treatment, interim compensation payments as your claim progresses and medical expert opinion from leading clinical professionals.
Our medical negligence Lawyers and Solicitors take the time to get to know you, your situation and any struggles caused due to the negligence suffered. This enables them to work swiftly in a way that provides you with access to leading medical professional expert opinion and rehabilitation treatment.
With a proven track record and excellent reputation locally, regionally and on Review Solicitors, we are proud to serve those who have been injured through no fault of their own.
For further information or to book a free initial no obligation consultation please contact us by telephone on 01761 414646, email (enquiries@th-law.co.uk), through our website or via direct messaging on our social media channels; Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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