What is Medical Negligence?
To understand whether you are eligible to make a Medical Negligence Compensation Claim, it is important that you understand what medical negligence is. This page should provide you with an insight into what medical negligence is, and who is able to claim.
Here at Rees Clayton Solicitors our Medical Negligence Solicitors are available to assist you in determining whether you can claim and guide you through the entire medical negligence claims process.
What is Medical Negligence?
Medical Negligence can happen at any point when a person is receiving medical attention. When receiving medical attention negligence can occur in numerous ways; including but not limited to misdiagnosis, being given the incorrect treatments and mistakes make during surgery. Where medical malpractice is the result of unnecessary suffering for individuals, medical negligence claims can typically be made.
Medical professionals, regardless of their field of work, have a duty of care towards their patients. When this duty of care is breached, they must be made accountable. This not only allows people to claim the compensation that they are entitled to, but also prevents the same mistakes from reoccurring as it ensures mistakes are investigated, examined, and reported.
Different Types of Medical Negligence
Some of the different types of medical negligence are listed below. If you think that you or a loved one could have been the victim of medical negligence, we urge you to contact our medical negligence solicitors today.
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Cosmetic Surgery Compensation Claims
How do I make a medical negligence claim?
If you believe that you could have a claim for medical negligence, our medical negligence solicitors can not only guide you through the entire claims process guaranteeing that you obtain the maximum compensation available to you but can also provide you with empathy and support during what can be an incredibly difficult time.
The first step to making a medical negligence compensation claim is speaking with one of our experienced advisors, this could be over the phone, on zoom or in person (whichever you prefer). They will be able to collect all the relevant details that we require from you and take time to understand the impact that medical negligence has had on your life. Depending on your individual claim you will then be informed what the next steps will be.
How long does a medical negligence compensation claim take?
Upon medical negligence cases being accepted, medical records and any other additional documentation must be obtained as well as a detailed statement from the victim so that cases can be prepared immaculately. The time that this step take varies from case to case and is dependent on the seriousness of an injury and the specific details of the medical negligence.
Here’s what the process looks like:
Initial enquiry – Contact our experienced and successful medical negligence solicitors to quickly determine if you have a case.
Case acceptance – Our medical negligence solicitors will collectively assess your case and quickly get back to you to inform you as to whether your case has been accepted.
Medical records and evidence – Upon cases being accepted a member of our legal team will request and obtain all your relevant medical records and any other medical evidence that can confirm that the treatment you received was negligent and has subsequentially caused as injury or contributed to making an existing condition worse.
Negotiation – Once all relevant records and documentation has been obtained a claim will then be submitted to the defendant with an invitation for them to admit fault.After that, we will negotiate with the defendant to secure a fair financial settlement that will allow you to get back to a similar situation as you were in before the medical negligence occurred.
Compensation – Once a financial settlement is agreed you will be awarded your compensation. We understand that compensation does not adequately make up for pain and suffering. However, receiving compensation can help you lead as normal of a life as feasible. All out-of-pocket fees, lost wages, and any prospective private treatment charges to make things right could all be covered by your awarded compensation. It can also assist with the effects that the negligence has had on your daily life, and the expenditures of rehabilitation.
No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Claims
Here at Rees Clayton Solicitors, we handle all medical negligence claims on a no win no fee basis. This is because we believe that everyone should have the right to seek justice and the compensation that they are entitled to without being put-off by financial worries during an already stressful and difficult time. We only ask for payment for our services upon compensation being released and never ask for upfront payments, so that that our clients can focus on their recovery without the burden of having to pay for our services out of their own pockets.
If you think that you may be entitled to medical negligence compensation and want to discuss your individual case with our team of experienced medical negligence solicitors, get in touch today on 0330 053 6767.