Get Help From Medical Negligence Solicitors

When we are injured or have an illness we may visit the GP, hospital or other healthcare provider. We trust that medical professionals will meet professional standards and treat our condition correctly. However, when healthcare professionals do not uphold professional standards, you could be harmed unnecessarily. If this is the case, you might have a valid compensation claim. In this article, we examine how a medical negligence solicitor could help you seek compensation.

Furthermore, we also look at the process of claiming for negligent treatment while explaining how a solicitor could help you through this. Finally, we look at how you could claim for medical malpractice with a solicitor on a No Win No Fee basis.

To start a medical negligence claim,

  • Call our team on 0800 652 3087 to start your medical negligence claim.
  • Begin a claim online by filling out our contact form.
  • Message us using the live chat below.

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How Can A Medical Negligence Solicitor Help Me Claim?

Before we look at how a medical negligence solicitor could help you we will outline what counts as medical negligence.

Medical negligence, medical malpractice or clinical negligence are terms used to describe instances in which a medical professional fails to meet their duty of care to a patient, causing avoidable harm. Healthcare professionals must meet the minimum expected standard when treating a patient. This is their duty of care and it is automatically owed to you when a medical professional agrees to provide you with treatment.

Examples of negligent treatment could include medical misdiagnosis, medication errors, surgical negligence and other errors.

Medical negligence could have a serious impact on your health. For example, the misdiagnosis of cancer could result in your cancer becoming terminal where it may not have been.

If you have sustained unnecessary harm, a medical negligence solicitor could help you to claim compensation. Whilst you do not have to use a solicitor in order to claim compensation, doing so can give you a greater chance of getting the best possible outcome.

Medical negligence cases can be complex. They may involve a lot of technical medical and legal terminology.

A solicitor could help you by;

  • Explaining the compensation claim process.
  • Helping you to gather evidence to support your claim.
  • Establishing negligence.
  • Drafting relevant paperwork, such as the letter of notification and letter of claim to send to the defendant.
  • Negotiating with the defendant to secure you the best possible settlement and requesting interim-payments if necessary.

Call an advisor to check your medical negligence claim eligibility.

What Information Would A Medical Negligence Solicitor Need?

A medical negligence solicitor will need to thoroughly prove what happened to you. They will work to establish that the medical professional provided negligent treatment. They also will work to show that the injury, illness or worsening of a condition was caused by the negligent treatment and your financial losses.

Evidence which could help support medical negligence claims may include;

  • Contact information from anyone who attended medical appointments with you where the negligent treatment occurred. They can be approached to provide witness testimony later in the claims process.
  • Copies of your medical records. These should show the original diagnosis and treatment provided, as well as any subsequent diagnosis and treatment.
  • Statements from an independent medical expert. As part of your claim, your medical negligence solicitor may request you undergo an independent medical assessment.
  • Scan, X-ray and test results. These could show the original condition and how it has progressed. For example, if it was missed when it shouldn’t have been.
  • Financial records (such as wage slips, bank statements and invoices) which show how the injury impacted you.

For more information on what proof of medical negligence may be needed for medical negligence claims contact our team.

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Do I Need To Use A Medical Negligence Solicitor Near Me?

There is no legal requirement for you to use medical negligence solicitors near you. If you do choose to make a medical negligence claim with a solicitor, you may choose any, regardless of where they are based.

Today, many medical negligence claims may be conducted without the need for you to meet your solicitor in person. Your medical negligence solicitor could communicate with you about your claim using email and phone calls. This means you are not limited to choosing between legal firms in your local area or the area in which the incident occurred.

One of our solicitors could represent you no matter where in the country you live. They can communicate with you about your medical negligence compensation case without you needing to visit them in person.

For more information on how a medical negligence solicitor could help you, please contact our team today.

What Is The Claims Process For A Medical Negligence Claim?

Steps in the medical negligence compensation claims process may include;

  • Firstly, your solicitor may help you to make a formal complaint to the relevant medical practitioner or healthcare body.
  • Your solicitor will then request access to your medical records and start to assemble other evidence.
  • They may request that you attend a medical assessment with a relevant medical professional.
  • Your medical negligence solicitor will then draft a letter of notification to inform the defendant that you intend to make a claim. Subsequently, they will also submit the letter of claim.
  • They will then negotiate with the defendant and attempt to settle the case without the need to go to court.

For more information on how to claim compensation for cases such as hospital negligence, please contact our team.

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Can I Make A Medical Negligence Claim On A No Win No Fee Basis?

At Medical Negligence Assist, we have years of specialist experience in helping people to make successful medical negligence claims. Our team could help you to claim compensation for negligent treatment and care.

One of our solicitors could help with your clinical negligence claim on a No Win No Fee basis. This is generally done by offering to handle your claim through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

When your medical negligence solicitor provides a No Win No Fee service, they:

  • Don’t require you to make upfront payments towards their work on the case.
  • Also won’t ask for fees as the claim progresses.
  • Additionally, you won’t be charged for their services if the claim fails.

Instead, you will only need to pay any legal fees for your solicitor’s services at the end of your claim, if successful. This is called a success fee. It will be deducted by your solicitor from the awarded compensation. Furthermore, the percentage which may be deducted is limited by law. So you will get the majority of your compensation.

Speak to our team today about starting a compensation claim on a No Win No Fee basis:

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Learn More About Making A Medical Negligence Case

Below, you can find further examples of helpful medical negligence compensation claim resources from across our site:

Where to read more about negligent medical treatment:

  • If you suffered harm due to care provided by a nurse, they may have breached their duty of care as set out by the Royal College of Nursing.
  • The NHS Constitution for England sets out patients’ rights.
  • You can find a hospital using this resource from the Care Quality Commission.

Thank you for reading our guide on how a medical negligence solicitor could help you. If you are ready to make a medical negligence claim, please contact our team.