Clinical Negligence

Clinical negligence occurs where a doctor or any other medical professional is found to be in breach of his or her duty of care. Such circumstances occur when a doctor fails to diagnose the medical condition of the patient or diagnoses it wrongly, or when a patient suffers from injury because of the negligence or ignorance of the medical professional. It may also occur when a wrong treatment procedure is recommended to the patient, which may lead to a delay in the correct treatment procedure or other side-effects that affect the patient’s health.

It is the responsibility of the doctors, nurses, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, midwives and physiotherapists to ensure that their patient receives correct treatment procedure in proper ethical manners. If you feel that you have emotionally, financially or physically suffered from an injury because of the negligence, ignorance or lack of knowledge of the medical professional, then you have all the civil and legal rights to file a compensation claim against the professional or the medical institution he or she is working for. Even the private patients of private doctors or hospitals have the right to claim for their injuries caused due to clinical negligence and the compensation amount they may receive depends upon the extent of injury or side-effects caused due to the negligent behaviour of the doctor, the emotional and physical stress the patient had to suffer from because of none of his or her fault and also the proofs and witnesses the patient can collect to prove the doctor’s negligent behaviour.

In order to make your claim in the court and to represent your case in a convincing manner, you should hire the services of a professional clinical negligence lawyer who is experienced as well as well-versed with each and every intricacy of such claims. There are many solicitors who are offering their legal services on the basis of contingency fees which means that you do not need to pay any legal fees to the lawyer unless you have won the case and got the compensation amount. You can also contact the lawyers who offer first consultation meeting free of cost. In such meetings, you should discuss all the details of your case with the lawyer who is able to access your chances of winning the case, the compensation amount you may get if you win the case, the length of time the legal procedure may take and the costs it may incur.

Obviously compensation claims can be very complicated and it would be unwise to attempt to pursue a claim without professional assistance which should be provided by a solicitor with expertise in this field. Excalibur Solicitors is a specialist personal injury practice dealing with all types of injury claims such as road accidents, accidents at work, accidents in public places, medical negligence. If you have been injured in the last three years and require advice on your potential compensation claim we can provide a free legal assessment of your case if you complete our Application Form. We operate on a "No Win No Fee" basis at no cost to you.

The information in this article is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.