UK CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE LAWYER - COMMON ERRORS

A medical accident happens when part of a treatment fails or goes wrong in an unexpected fashion that may or may not be the fault of an individual healthcare professional. Wanting to blame a doctor is only natural but in many cases accidents are not the fault of any individual and it is worth remembering that there is almost always some risk involved in any medical procedure. When an accident is caused by a healthcare professional making a mistake, you are justified in taking advice from a clinical negligence lawyer and making a claim against their insurance company for compensation for pain and suffering and all other associated losses.

If you or the person you depend on or a member of your family suffer harm as a result of a medical error you can claim full compensation. Some of the most common issues dealt with by a clinical negligence lawyer include :-

• the wrong drug being prescribed or given
• diagnosis being delayed wrongfully
• the wrong diagnosis
• a surgical mistake
• failure to obtain proper consent for a procedure
• administering improper treatment
• failing to warn about the risks involved in a course of treatment

The victims of this kind of maltreatment are entitled to make a compensation claim. A clinical negligence lawyer can investigate the allegations and tell you if you have a good case. If a risk analysis indicates that the case is likely to succeed they will use other experts including forensics professionals, medical specialists and financial experts to obtain supporting evidence. Specialist clinical testimony is vital in winning a case and both sides of a debate will use consultants and experts to help show their side of the argument. Our independent network includes some of the most highly qualified and legally experienced clinical and scientific professionals in the United Kingdom.

The opportunity to claim damages arises when a healthcare professional has failed in their duty of care to a patient in not treating them with the same standard of care that other similar healthcare professionals dispense to their patients. Treatment is not necessarily negligent merely because it fails and in particular where there are two or more possible treatments a doctor is not negligent if he chooses a method that is unsuccessful in effecting a cure provided that a substantial body of other practitioners would have approved that alternative method of treatment which must however stand up to logical analysis.

If you have suffered personal injury due to medical errors and you fear you may have been the victim of negligence then there is no time for delay. In order to know what options you have you should seek expert legal advice from specialist clinical negligence solicitors as soon as possible. Our lawyers operate a free service whereby you can meet us in person or chat over the telephone with one of our friendly experts and obtain initial advice. If you subsequently decide to proceed no further then that is your right and you will not be charged for our initial advice.