Medical Negligence Claims
Here, at Zenith Lawyers, we appreciate and understand the plight of our clients resulting from traumatic events, some of which can be attributed to an act or failure to act by medical professionals.
Our specialist teams are familiar with the devastation and frustration brought on by medical negligence. We are committed to ensuring these claims are dealt with competently and efficiently. We understand the severity and suffering such trauma can cause and we will assess your claim thoroughly to ensure you are adequately compensated.
You or someone you know may qualify to claim compensation for medical negligence if you/they believe a pre-existing medical condition has worsened or you/they have suffered an injury as a direct result of poor medical care.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND HOW YOU MAY QUALIFY TO CLAIM COMPENSATION
Medical negligence occurs when you experience harm due to failures and/or mistakes in medical treatment and/or procedures that would otherwise have been avoided by medical professionals.
ELIGIBILITY
To claim medical negligence you need to show that a healthcare professional failed in their duty to provide appropriate care and you suffered damage or loss as a result of that failure. Damage and/or loss can be physical, psychological or even financial loss.
The ways in which a claim may qualify for medical negligence are:
- Incorrect Diagnosis
- Delayed Diagnosis
- Wrongful Treatment
- Medical Errors
A successful claim for compensation will prove the following four elements:
- Duty of Care: This means the medical professional provided a duty of care in the client’s best interest and the care given was reasonably competent.
- Breach of Duty: This means that the medical professional breached their duty of care by failing to act in the client’s best interest, which resulted in failing to provide reasonably competent care.
- Causation: The breach of duty has resulted in causing the client harm. This means that the patient would not have suffered harm if the duty of care had not been breached and it was met by a competent medical professional.
- Foresight – The healthcare professional should have foreseen that their actions could cause harm or loss to the patient.
Compensation claims are subject to specific time limits also known as limitation periods. Generally the limitation period for medical negligence is 3 years from the date you sustained the injury/illness/loss due to medical negligence OR the date you first realised that the injury/illness/loss was the result of medical negligence.
If in doubt please contact us today and our staff will alleviate your concerns. We advise you to seek professional advice from our medical negligence experts as soon as possible.
Compensation claims in cases of medical negligence are bound by specific timeframes, commonly referred to as limitation periods. Typically, the limitation period for medical negligence starts from either the date you suffered the injury/illness/loss due to medical negligence or the date when you first became aware that your injury/illness/loss resulted from medical negligence. If you have any uncertainties, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today. Our dedicated staff is here to address your concerns. We strongly recommend seeking guidance from our team of medical negligence experts at your earliest convenience.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR MY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM TO SETTLE?
Each claim must be considered upon its own merits. The type of medical evidence we must obtain will be dependent on the act or admission carried out by the medical expert. Whilst we are unable to provide a time frame, we do promise to ensure the claim is dealt with in a swift and professional manner.
WILL I RECEIVE AN INTERIM PAYMENT?
Interim payments are not an automatic right, you will need to show that there is a need for the interim payment for one to be obtained from the relevant insurers.
WOULD YOU ASSIST WITH REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT?
We are not here only to just recover compensation for the malpractice of a medical professional, we are here to also ensure that you are adequately looked at, cared for, and made sure that you are on the right path to recovery. Money can only go so far if you are still suffering so we will do our best to align you with the best medical professionals out there to maximise your chances of recovery.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST ME TO MAKE A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM?
The cost of instructing a medical negligence lawyers can become alarming, even more so when situations like these can unfortunately put you of work. The though of further expenses coming out on-top of your reduced wage can be disheartening.
However, at Zenith Lawyers LLP we make most of our medical negligence claims on a No Win No Fee basis. This means that you won’t pay anything upfront and will only pay if your claim is successful at the end. Most legal fees will be covered by the third party and the rest will only be deducted from your compensation award. All this will be formally discussed and agreed with you prior to proceeding forwards with your claim.