Hospital Negligence - Compensation Claims

Hospital Negligence - If you or a member of your family is the victim of hospital negligence, incompetence, or carelessness, you will be entitled to compensation providing you can prove that your claim is justified. This applies to treatment by all health professionals involved in medical areas, and includes treatment by GP’s, consultants, opticians, dentists, psychiatrists, midwives, physiotherapists etc. The claim is normally made against the organisation employing the health professional, including hospitals, NHS Trusts, group practices etc. For you to make a claim, you must start your claim within three years of the date of the incident.

Health professionals have a duty of care towards their patients, but medical negligence is a complex area legally. The outcome of a case will often depend on whether the action taken or not taken by the professional was reasonable in the circumstances. It is essential that a qualified and experienced legal team be used for these cases, and they will almost always enlist the help of experienced medical personnel to give expert medical opinions on the circumstances of the claim.

The stages followed in such claims range from providing a written statement from you on the circumstances of the incident, and a statement from any witnesses involved. This will be prepared by your team following discussions with you and your witnesses. Medical records will then need to be obtained, which can be from the organisation that has been treating you, or your medical records held by your GP.

Your team will then need to obtain a medical report from an expert medical witness, to comment on the standard of care given to you, and whether they consider that this was the standard of care expected in the UK at the time of the incident. Your team will then need to obtain evidence to see if negligence contributed to the injury.

If your case is strong enough, it may be settled out of court, but if the outcome is in doubt, the case would be contested in court.

It is essential for you to use the services of qualified and experienced claims managers, solicitors and expert witnesses in these cases, as it can make a large difference to the chances of you winning your claim, and the amount of damages received. ClaimLine’s teams of experienced solicitors will help you make your claim to the right people, and proceed with your claim through the courts.

If you win your claim for compensation, you will receive 100% of the amount awarded. Should you lose your case, you will not be responsible for any costs, which can be considerable in these cases.

In order to assess the strength of your claim and the compensation you may receive, please complete our preliminary claim form or call ClaimLine on 0845 260 54 55. One of our experts will then assess your case.

If you have any further questions please contact us at info@claimline.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

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