Medical negligence cases

With the development of personal injury law, medical negligence cases appear much more frequently than they used to. Medical negligence cases can be quite complicated, time-consuming and expensive. They can be either small, accidental mistakes or deliberate harm but in either case the subsequent injuries can be quite serious. Anyone involved in such a case is therefore possibly able to claim compensation against a negligent third party who is at fault. Medical negligence cases can be made against dentists, nurses and anyone else in the medical profession who might have been guilty of negligence.

Medical negligence cases can be very difficult to win, as it is often difficult to prove that a doctor was at fault and to prove that the injury was a direct result of that medical professional's negligence. Also, the thresholds are a lot higher with medical negligence than with other personal injury cases, such as road traffic accidents, as the courts are keen to strike a balance between compensating innocent victims whilst upholding and respecting the stress and difficulty that those in the medical profession deal with on a daily basis.

Nevertheless, doctors owe a duty of care to their patients and are required by the medical council to inform a patient when a treatment has gone wrong. Medical claims can arise out of any situation, including accident and emergency, cancer treatments, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, pediatrics, plastic surgery and many more. It is vital to instruct a medical negligence solicitor as soon as possible because medical negligence cases must be brought forward within a three-year limitation period which begins form the earliest moment the claimant has knowledge of the accident.

If you would like to obtain legal advice on medical negligence cases then Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist medical negligence solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding local medical negligence solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.

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