The medical profession's role is to care for patients, provide proper advice and treatment and to look after them to the appropriate standard.
In the majority of cases, medical professions carry out their duties to a high standard but, on occasions, people suffer injury and affects which, if the treatment they had received had been carried out properly, would not have occurred. Often people feel uncomfortable about making a claim against those who have tried to make them better. The fact of the matter is that if as a result of treatment from the medical profession which was not up to standard, you have had ill effects then you are entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Compensation Claims for Medical Negligence
Sometimes claims against medical professions are known as "Medical Negligence" claims and sometimes "Clinical Negligence" claims. The phrases amount to the same thing. If a patient has suffered injury, financial loss or psychological trauma as a result of clinical/medical negligence then they are entitled to make a claim.
Types of Medical Negligence
There are a number of types of medical negligence claims. They can include:-
- Medical accidents, eg an operation is undertaken and a swab is left within the patient who is operated upon.
- A delay in diagnosis, eg you go to see your GP about some headaches and 18 months later you are told by a Consultant that you have some serious problems. It might be that had the GP referred you earlier to a specialist, the outcome may have been different.
- You can suffer injury as a result of surgical errors, eg you may have undergone a hip replacement and after the operation you had significant problems which ought not to have occurred.
- You can have birth injury claims, such as the child not receiving enough oxygen, leading to difficulties.
- You can also have situations where you go into an Accident & Emergency Department and you say you have tripped over and hurt your arm. The x-ray may say it just a soft tissue injury but later on you find that you have a fracture. This can lead to further unnecessary treatment had the fracture been spotted in the first instance.
There are a huge variety of ways in which people can suffer as a result of medical negligence. It is a specialist area and we have a team of specialists at LeoClaims who can provide you with advice.
Medical Negligence Solicitors
We have a team of Medical Negligence Solicitors who deal only with Medical Negligence claims. They are a specialist resource and are there to assist you.
Claiming with LeoClaims
We at LeoClaims have a franchise with the Legal Services Commission which enables us to apply for Legal Aid for you and/or we can deal with your claim as "No Win No Fee" Solicitors which would mean that you would receive 100% of your compensation if you are successful and you would not have to pay anything if you lost. There are a variety of ways in which a medical negligence claim can be pursued and we at Leo Claims have the expertise to advise you in relation to all aspects.
If you or your family have suffered injury as a result of medical negligence then call us now on 08000 515 400 or fill in the online claim form to get swift and professional advice as to the prospects of pursuing a claim. The earlier you make these enquiries, the better it will be for you and your family. |
