GP negligence compensation claims
Of all the claims that we deal with at claims4negligence.co.uk, the medical negligence cases are amongst the most difficult and challenging. There are many reasons for this. Anyone seeking medical help is already undergoing a deeply stressful experience, and is placing massive amounts of trust in the hands of the medical practitioners who are dealing with them. In the vast majority of cases, this trust is extremely well founded, and the doctors, nurses, dentists and surgeons that people have to deal with do an excellent job and are totally dedicated to the task in hand. Having said that, however, it has to be accepted that doctors and other medical staff are only human, and that therefore mistakes will occasionally be made. Because of the trust which people place in their medical staff they often find it difficult to accept that this is in fact the case, but, no matter how hard people try, things sometimes go wrong. If you visit your GP in seek of medical help, and the advice you receive results in injury or illness, then you have every right to pursue a claim for GP negligence compensation.
In order to successfully pursue a case of medical negligence it has to be proved that the GP in question behaved in a way which was below the standard you might reasonably expect. Cases such as these are amongst the most complicated and difficult that we pursue. This is because of the highly technical nature of the evidence involved. It has to be proved that negligence took place, and that this negligence led to long term illness or injury.
The precise manner of the negligence can take many forms. It could be a failure to diagnose an illness, a wrongly prescribed medicine, a misdiagnosis or a doctor failing to warn properly of the full effects of a treatment. Whatever the precise details, it can often be daunting to take on a GP, with patients feeling that they’re up against a vast organisation, whether it’s a private clinic or an NHS, and are therefore reluctant to take the plunge and launch a claim. We feel that it’s only fair that everyone should have the right to seek compensation if they’ve been badly let down in this manner, and that money shouldn’t really be an object. That’s why we operate on a no win no fee basis. In the first place, this removes the risk involved in pursuing a GP negligence claim, since, if you lose, you won’t be liable for the expenses and fees of the other side and secondly, you won’t be expected to pay anything up front. This is particularly important in medical negligence cases, since they can often take many months if not years to bring to court and pursue to a successful conclusion.
We’ve got years of experience of pursuing claims of this type and that’s what counts. Our expert injury lawyers will know just what questions to ask you, and precisely what information to use to build a successful case. If you think you’ve suffered at the hands of a neglectful GP, then ring us FREEPHONE on 0808 231 5942, or submit the form at the top of this page, and we’ll tell you if we think you’ve got a strong case. If you have, we’ll pursue it for as long as it takes for justice to be done.
