How am I protected against medical negligence?
Medical Negligence Compensation
The medical profession ranks highest in our expectations of expertise and unrivalled quality, with years of training and experience allowing timely diagnoses and life saving treatment. This expectation is all the more demanded when we entrust our health and wellbeing in their professional care.
However, we far too frequently hear of, or worse still, witness first hand, cases where doctors or nursing staff fall short of their obligations, failing their patients and their families. When doctors show lapses of judgment, lack of proper care, rushed or botched diagnoses, or even outright negligence, preventable suffering, life-long injuries and deformities or even death are far too often the result.
Especially in emergency situations, medical staff often face the unenviable situation of having to rely on their better judgment and skills, however as patients, it is our right to demand that poor or wrong decisions do not go unpunished. It is our right to demand the highest and timeliest levels of care, preserving our health and the lives of our loved ones.
However, when complications arise during, or as a result of treatment you or family members underwent, it may be that your medical staff failed to provide the expected standards of care and may therefore be liable for medical negligence compensation.
Common claims for medical negligence include:
- Complications following anesthesia
- Birth injuries as a result of undiagnosed complications
- Brain injuries or psychological traumas
- Wrong diagnoses or failure to diagnose
- Errors in prescribing appropriate medications
- Surgical errors resulting in deformity, infection, worsening of previous condition
If you or your family members have experienced any repercussions due to medical malpractice, you are entitled to exercise your right to full compensation, as well as not allowing others to suffer your ordeal at the hands of the same individuals or institutions.
However, historically, it can be shown that UK courts rarely award damages against Hospitals and Doctors unless the patients can prove medical malpractice beyond reasonable doubt.
The levels of legal expertise and costs required have discouraged thousands from furthering their claims – you now can consult our team of medical negligence claim specialists free of charge by calling us on 0208 631 5409 or by filling out the form on the left hand side, where you case will be handled on an individual basis on a strictly no win no fee basis.
