UK Wide Medical Negligence Claim Coverage
We have expert Medical Negligence Claim Solicitors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland waiting to help you now.
In most medical negligence cases you can claim for free and keep all of your compensation and pay nothing if you win or lose.
We have specialist Medical Negligence Claim Solicitors ready and waiting to help you across the UK.
Simply call us or complete the quick enquiry on the right and let us explain your legal rights and your options (at no cost to you and no obligation).
What is medical negligence?
Medical negligence is a specialist area of law through which patients can obtain compensation for injury and loss suffered as a result of a medical accident. To be successful the patient must prove that the standard of medical/dental or therapeutic care they received was unacceptable by the accepted standards of the profession.
Medical negligence is much more than a doctor making a mistake. To prove that the doctor was medically negligent, your solicitor must also show that in making that mistake the doctor or dentist provided a standard of care that was unacceptable by the standards of the profession. Negligence can include an act or a failure to carry out an act (an omission). This might include, for example, a doctor performing surgery incompetently or failing to refer a patient for specialist advice where this is indicated.
Your solicitor will also need to prove a link between the alleged act of negligence and the damage or injury suffered. This link is called causation and is often the most difficult part of evidence in a medical negligence claim. For example, if a General Practitioner failed to refer a patient to hospital who was suffering from bowel pain and eventually the patient is seen at hospital and is diagnosed a suffering from cancer. Your specialist medical negligence solicitor would have to prove that any negligent delay in the referral to the specialist caused a deterioration of the cancer or that had the referral been made initially a full recovery might have taken place. Your solicitor will need to obtain expert medical advice to assist with these questions.
The legal tests of negligence and causation are difficult to establish and it is important that you seek early and urgent legal advice only from a specialist solicitor.
You should ensure that your solicitor has a Legal Services Commission franchise in medical negligence. Only firms with this franchise can offer public funding (Legal Aid) to pursue medical negligence claims. The firms are assessed for expertise and internal management standards before being awarded a franchise and their performance is measured against quality standards in an annual audit.
Specialist solicitors are usually members of the AVMA (Action for Victims of Medical Accidents) panel or the Law Society Medical Negligence panel. These bodies ensure that any solicitor on their panel has experience and expertise in dealing with a range of medical negligence claims from outset to trial, if this proves necessary.
AVMA or the Legal Services Commission can give you details of specialist solicitors in your area.
Back to Medical Negligence Articles
If you would like 1stClaims' expert Medical Negligence Solicitors on your side please call us free on 0800 2888 693 or complete our Free Claim Enquiry form now and we will be in touch with you very soon.
Remember, all initial enquiries are completely free of charge and we will investigate all funding options for you.
We are here to help you from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday,
8.30am to 6pm on Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sundays.
Questions?
How We Help You
Essential Medical Negligence Guide
To receive our free guide providing you with all the information you MUST know before making an enquiry about a medical negligence claim, please complete your details below:
Why Choose Us for Your Medical Claim?
- Expert medical negligence solicitors selected for you by our own solicitor with over 18 years claims experience
- Legal Aid Available
- Free initial advice always
- Private treatment available
- Our service is completely free for you
News / Articles
Videos - Click To View Our Medical Negligence Videos
Can I Claim For Medical Negligence? - 30/04/2012
How Much Compensation For Medical Negligence? - 26/04/2012
No Win No Fee Dental Negligence Claims - 06/04/2012
Claiming For Cauda Equina Syndrome - 05/04/2012
How Long Does It Take To Sue The NHS? - 04/04/2012
What clients are saying about 1stClaims service today