Medical Negligence Compensation Claims
How do you know if the doctor, nurse, hospital treating you or a member of your
family is negligent?
Medical negligence claims often arise out of the bad or poor
management of your health care as a patient eg failure to:
- Provide adequate health care
- Keep proper records
- Administer medication
- Properly operate hospital machinery
ALL of the above raise questions as to the adequacy of the treatment you are receiving.
Our solicitors are experts in the area of medical negligence claims are professionally
accredited by the Law Society's Medical Negligence Panel and AVMA Solicitors Referral
Panel so you can relax in the knowledge that a specialist is handling your claim.
Peter Stefanovic impresses by being "bright and analytical," and "fighting hard for his clients."
Chambers and Partners UK 2012
The right medical care
The treatment you receive should be given by a doctor, nurse or medical professional
all of which must be properly qualified, trained, supervised.
This includes:
- Proper communication between those involved in the treatment, whether by oral handovers
or written records
- The use of the correct equipment by staff trained to use that equipment
- Having the right number of staff for the nursing care needed
Examples of negligent care:
- Medication given twice or not at all if medication sheets are not properly completed
- Patients missing meals as the caterers are not made aware of the patient’s needs
- Patients discharged without proper information if details are missing from their
records
Any of the above examples can result in serious consequences.
If you are thinking about
making a complaint regarding your medical treatment check out our useful
guide.
Ben Gent is head of the team in Gateshead and is singled out by market sources as "courteous, efficient and always extremely friendly." A recent highlight saw him obtain a £425,000 settlement in a case regarding causation and prognosis for severe chronic regional pain syndrome, following a relatively minor injury in which the liability for injury was admitted but extent of injuries was in dispute.
Chambers and Partner 2012
Medical negligence claims
Call our medical negligence claims solicitors today to discuss
if you have a case for compensation on freephone: 0800 195 8464 or use our free,
no obligation, online enquiry form
and we will get in touch with you.
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