What is clinical negligence?
Clinical negligence occurs when a medical professional fails to provide the standard of care which can be expected of a reasonably competent practitioner. Clinical negligence tends to result in the patient sustaining injuries that could have been avoided.
Where a doctor, gynaecologist or other medical staff has not treated a patient following the correct procedures and guidelines resulting in personal injury they have committed clinical negligence.
Who can be held liable?
Medical professionals who commit clinical negligence include NHS staff, staff at private hospitals, general practitioners, occupation therapist and dentists.
If you have sustained injuries or lost a loved one by a failure in the duty of care during clinical treatment, you are a victim of clinical negligence. Thus you are entitled to compensation.
If If a victim of clinical negligence simply makes a complaint then they will not receive any compensation. All that they will receive is answers as to why the negligence occurred. Our solicitors can recover compensation for you as well as provide you with answers.
Claim you claim compensation?
If you feel you have been the victim of clinical negligence you need to start If you feel you have been the victim of clinical or medical negligence you need to start proceedings within 3 years from the date you were made aware of the negligence. However in exceptional circumstances you may be able to bring forward a claim even if the 3 years is up.
Clinical negligence solicitors aim to help patients who have suffered physical and/or mental injury due to a medical professional. Our solicitors understand that a monetary value can not undo the negligence but by bringing a claim you will not only claim compensation for your injuries but you will also recover any financial losses you incur as well as help improve medical treatment.