Have you ever been to your GP or Hospital and had treatment, which was not correct, had a delay in your treatment, given the wrong medication, not been operated on correctly? There are numerous ways you may have not been treated correctly by a healthcare professional. We are here to help you.
Not all treatment which is given though to you is negligent.
Medical negligence occurs when a healthcare professional provides substandard care to you which results in injury or worsens an existing condition. Healthcare professionals are under a legal obligation to provide you with a reasonable degree of care and skill when performing their duties. If this duty of care is breached and you, or a loved one, suffer as a result, you can bring a case for negligence.
It may seem daunting and overwhelming to you or a loved one to challenge a well-established medical practice if you think you have a claim for medical negligence. Our dispute resolution team is here to handle your worries and guide you through the steps to a successful claim.
If you have suffered medical complications, financial losses, or sustained psychological or physical injuries due to misdiagnosis, dental negligence, cosmetic treatment, surgical procedures, or prescribed improper medication, we can help you get the compensation you deserve.
How do we help you prove the treatment was negligent?
There are three elements which you must prove when trying to prove medical negligence with our specialist help.
You must show any healthcare professional has to look after you when treating you. We call this “Duty of Care”.
Once it is proven you were owed a duty of care you must prove the “duty was breached”. A healthcare provider is not negligent if their actions follow the “reasonable body of medical opinion”. This medical opinion must be logical and defensible. In a road traffic accident, a court do not need an expert’s report to help them with your case if someone drives into the rear of your care. The court know this is “negligent” However in medical negligence claims they do need an expert’s report to say whether your treatment was correct or not. We will arrange this for you.
If you have proved the healthcare care professional should have looked after you (duty of care) and they did not (breach of duty) you must show the breach directly “caused” you harm. Solicitors call this “causation”. What you must show is “but for” the healthcare professional getting things wrong (breach) your injury or loss would not have occurred.
This area of law is a complex one and you should take specialist legal advice straight away.
There are time limits which you must be aware of when bringing a claim, which we will advise you upon.
If you or a loved one have been a victim of medical negligence, our dispute resolution team is here to provide you with legal support to obtain the money (compensation) you deserve. Please contact us on 01756 799000 or at email: info@mewiessolicitors.co.uk
Article written by Mark Irlam.