This guide will explore the benefits of hiring medical negligence solicitors. Have you experienced avoidable harm as a result of a medical professional failing to provide you with care that met the correct standard? If so, solicitors who specialise in this field could assist you when making a medical negligence claim. You may be unsure as to what steps you’ll have to take in order to claim compensation or whether you are eligible to do so.

Our advisors are here to assist in any way that they can. Get in touch today using the contact details at the top of the screen. Once they know more about your potential claim, they may be able to connect you with one of the solicitors from our panel.

All the advice they offer is free and there is no obligation to start a claim once you have spoken to our team.

If you choose to hire legal representation, the solicitors for medical negligence we have access to can offer support and guidance throughout the claims process. Read on for more information, including medical negligence examples and whether you need to use local lawyers.

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1. Medical Negligence Solicitors Near Me – Do I Have To Stay Local?
2. Medical Negligence Examples
3. How Much Could I Be Compensated?
4. No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Solicitors

Medical Negligence Solicitors Near Me – Do I Have To Stay Local?

When making a claim for medical negligence, any solicitors you hire to represent your case do not need to be physically based in the area. There is no legal requirement to hire a lawyer simply because they are local to where you were harmed. You are free to hire a solicitor from anywhere in the country.

Whilst a face-to-face visit with a lawyer can be arranged, most processes of making a claim with a solicitor’s assistance can be handled remotely. For instance, communication can take place via:

• Email
• Video chatting
• Phone calls

Certain factors are more important than where a legal professional is based. To illustrate, some firms may specialise in different areas of law. Medical negligence claims can present considerations that are more easily handled by specialists in the medical negligence legal field.

With that in mind, you may find it helpful to work with a solicitor from our panel because they have experience handling these types of claims. To find out whether they could represent you, get in touch on the number above.

Medical Negligence Examples – What Can A Solicitor Help With?

Also known as clinical negligence, medical negligence can take many forms. Your health being affected due to the actions of a medical professional, such as a doctor or nurse, does not necessarily constitute medical negligence.

Every patient is owed a minimum standard of care by the medical professional who is treating them. Should this standard not be met, and you experience avoidable harm as a result, this is known as medical negligence.

Below, we’ve compiled a short list of examples of clinical negligence:

• Missed/incorrect diagnosis – For example, a doctor may dismiss or ignore obvious symptoms of a condition or injury, such as a fracture. If a patient is told they do not have a fracture when they do and are discharged without any treatment, then they could experience complications due to receiving delayed treatment for the broken bone.
• Prescription errors – Mistakes with prescription medication can take various forms. The wrong medication being prescribed can affect your health. For example, you may be given a medication that you have a known allergy to causing you to have an allergic reaction.
• Surgical errors – A surgeon may operate on the wrong part of your body. If you are due to have your left leg amputated, it would be considered medical negligence for the surgeon to amputate your right leg in error. This is just one example of surgical negligence and is known as a never event.

Get in touch if you want to know whether what you experienced would be categorised as medical negligence. An advisor can determine whether medical negligence solicitors could represent your case.

How Much Could I Be Compensated?

Each medical negligence claim is unique. Therefore, the value will depend on your own level of pain and suffering, amongst other factors. Generally, though, claims can be divided into two main heads:

• General damages – This is the figure that’s calculated to compensate you for the physical and psychological damage caused by the incident of medical negligence. The length of the recovery period, the severity of your injury, and the overall impact on your quality of life are all among the considerations when arriving at an appropriate value.
• Special damages – You may experience certain financial losses due to the incident of medical negligence. Loss of income, medical expenses, and even travel costs may arise that you need to cover. If you maintain receipts of these expenditures, you could have them reimbursed to you under special damages as a part of your medical negligence settlement.

To find out in more detail what your specific claim could be worth, get in touch today. Our advisors can offer you a bespoke valuation, free of charge.

No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Solicitors

Are you worried about the costs involved when accessing the services of medical negligence solicitors? No Win No Fee arrangements may be of interest to you. There are many types, including a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). When you fund legal assistance in this way, your lawyer takes a percentage from your compensation if your claim succeeds. The percentage is capped by law, to protect the majority of your compensation.

However, if your claim does not win, you won’t be required to pay for the work your solicitor has done on your claim. There are generally also no upfront or ongoing costs for their services. Therefore, the financial risk can be much less than if you make a claim with a lawyer without a No Win No Fee deal in place.

If claiming in this way appeals to you, get in touch today. Once our advisors know more about the circumstances that surround your claim, they will have a much better idea regarding whether or not you could be owed compensation. If they find your claim is valid, they could then connect you to one of the expert medical negligence solicitors on our panel.

In addition, as mentioned earlier, we can even give you an estimation of how much you could receive as your settlement. We are here to help in any way we can, on a 24/7 basis.

Learn More About Medical Negligence

If you’d like to learn more about medical negligence, we have some guides that you may find useful:

• A Guide To Medication Errors In Healthcare
• An Overview Of Medical Negligence Claims
• What Is The Time Limit For Medical Negligence Claims? (UK)