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The medical profession has a duty to exercise a reasonable standard of care in their treatment of patients and failure to do so may give rise to a claim for compensation for medical negligence, or clinical negligence as it is sometimes known.
The requirement to take proper care affects not only hospitals, doctors, surgeons, and GPs, but also applies equally to nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, dentists, opticians and chiropractors. In fact, a claim may arise in respect of negligent treatment given by any type of medical professional whether it is performed under the NHS or privately.
You may have claim for compensation if you suffered physically or mentally because a medical professional:
- Failed to diagnose your condition, made an incorrect diagnosis or delayed in making the diagnosis.
- Failed to warn you properly about the risks involved in your treatment.
- Failed to obtain your proper consent to the treatment. This can arise even though you may have signed a consent form.
- Made an error during surgery.
- Prescribed the wrong medication or too much or too little medication.
- Gave inappropriate treatment.
- Delayed in referring you to a specialist.
It might also be possible to bring a claim on behalf of your child if there was negligence during the pregnancy or delivery that caused your child to suffer harm.
Claiming compensation for an injury which has arisen as a result of negligent care or treatment is a very specialist area of law and it is vital that you obtain advice from an experienced solicitor in this field. We offer this advice and experience, listening carefully and sympathetically to our clients and dedicating our efforts to helping those whose standards of care or treatment have been unacceptable.
If you think that you may have a claim for negligent medical care or treatment, even if you have doubts, please contact us for free advice without any obligation to proceed.
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NHS treatment
Private treatment
GPs
Consultants
Nurses
Physiotherapists
Midwives
Dentists
Opticians
Chiropractors
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