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Claiming Compensation for Medical Negligence in Childbirth
We deal with claims for both mothers and babies injured during childbirth.
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Although healthcare standards in the UK mean medical negligence is relatively rare, medical mistakes can and do sometimes happen. So if you had a limb amputated and you believe it was a result of medical negligence, then you may be entitled to compensation.
For free legal advice get in touch with our Medical Negligence Solicitors and we will help you. Ask if we can deal with your case on a No Win, No Fee basis.
We're rated‘Excellent’Amputating a limb is usually carried out as a last resort, when all other options have been exhausted or when no other course of medical action will be effective. When a patient is affected by medical negligence, the resulting complications may make it necessary to amputate, in order to prevent further deterioration or death.
A misdiagnosis can mean a delay in medical treatment, which can allow progressive conditions to worsen. In the most severe cases, depending on what the illness or problem is, this can lead to there being no option other than to amputate, either because the damage is beyond repair, or to prevent the condition compromising the rest of the body.
An infection can develop while in hospital as a result of poor hygiene standards, or an infection that was wrongly diagnosed, again delaying medical treatment, can lead to amputation. Severe infections or ones that result in Sepsis may become unresponsive to medication and require removal of an affected limb to prevent the spread to healthy tissue or fatality.
A mistake during a surgical procedure, or one that was carried out unnecessarily, can have catastrophic consequences if the resulting damage means an amputation is unavoidable. It can also include cases where an amputation was carried out without actual need for one, or when the wrong limb has been removed.
A successful claim for a wrongful amputation due to medical negligence can ensure you get a compensation settlement that will help you readjust to life.
Your compensation settlement will cover the cost of any care, rehabilitation, equipment or physical or psychological support you may need. The objective will be to help you live as independent a life as possible without unnecessary financial worries.
Making a claim for amputation compensation can also raise awareness of the negligence that took place. This can lead to tougher processes and higher standards being implemented, which can turn ensure what happened to you doesn’t happen to other NHS patients.
You have 3 years from when the amputation took place to make a claim for compensation. If you’re claiming on behalf of a child, you have until their 18th birthday to start the claim, after which it will become the child's responsibility and the 3-year deadline applies.
If the child or adult is classed as a Protected Person – someone who’s incapable of handling their own affairs due to a mental disorder – there are no time limits on making a claim.
At Simpson Millar our specialist team of Clinical and Medical Negligence Solicitors have recovered hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation for victims of medical negligence.
We deal with claims for both mothers and babies injured during childbirth.
The birth of a baby is usually one of life’s most joyful events, but the delivery itself can be one of the most traumatic.
Since 1 April 2017, it has been a requirement for NHS Trusts to report all maternity incidents which are likely to result in severe brain injury to NHS Resolution within 30 days.
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