Medical & Clinical Negligence Compensation Claims
If you have been injured or have had an existing medical condition made worse due to medical negligence in the UK, you could be entitled to claim personal injury compensation by making a medical negligence claim.
In order to make a medical negligence compensation claim (also referred to as a clinical negligence compensation claim) it must be shown that a health care professional, whether it be a doctor, a surgeon, a nurse or a dentist, has caused you to suffer some form of personal injury due to their negligence. In terms of medical or clinical negligence, this means that a health care professional has failed to provide the level of care that a person is reasonably entitled to expect. The level of medical or clinical care expected will be the same regardless of whether you have been treated by the NHS or a private doctor or hospital.
Every person in the UK will experience some form of medical care during their lifetime. In most cases this medical care or treatment is carried out to a high standard without any problems. However, sometimes mistakes can and do happen, which may result in an innocent person suffering from a physical or psychological injury.
Most medical treatment carries some form of risk or side affect, which is normally fully explained before any treatment is carried out. Before undertaking any treatment you should be asked to sign a consent form which will highlight such risks. Due to this, not all adverse affects of medical or clinical treatment will give sufficient grounds to make a medical negligence compensation claim.
There are many different situations which could give rise to a potential medical negligence claim. This may include having an injury or illness misdiagnosed, being prescribed the wrong medication, errors during operations, injuries suffered during child birth or delays in diagnosis causing further personal injury.
Medical and clinical negligence claims are a very specialist area of personal injury law. It is therefore essential that if you decide to make a medical negligence claim against the NHS or a private health care, you first seek advice from a personal injury solicitor that specialises in medical negligence compensation claims. We have personal injury solicitors on our panel throughout the UK which have many years of experience in helping people make clinical negligence compensation claims.
Although financial compensation can never fully compensate a person for the physical and mental trauma caused by medical negligence, making a claim can help to ensure the injured person is in a position to receive the necessary treatment and after-care service to aid their recover. Making a medical negligence compensation claim can also help to make improvements in medical standards by highlighting problems with the health care service.
Start a Medical Negligence Claim
If you or a close relative has been affected by medical negligence and would like some further information about making a medical negligence compensation claim, contact the National Accident Helpline on 0800 6783 601 or complete our online personal injury claim form. Our experienced legal service advisors will be able to assess your potential clinical negligence claim over the telephone, and then put you in contact with a specialist medical negligence solicitor for a completely free and without obligation consultation.
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