Medical Negligence Compensation Claims
Medical negligence is, fortunately, rare. All doctors, nurses, surgeons, dentists, and medical consultants have a duty to give their patients competent, professional advice and treatment. For the vast majority of the time, they carry out their work to a very high standard, but sometimes mistakes happen.
Careless advice or treatment can result in considerable suffering for patients. It can take many forms, such as a wrong diagnosis resulting in wrong treatment, or a delay in diagnosis so that the correct treatment was not given until too late, or mistakes on the operating table. If negligent medical treatment has been given, a patient can be entitled to compensation not only for any pain and suffering caused, but also for loss of salary and other financial losses.
Types of Claim We Can Help You With
We have helped many people to recover compensation for medical negligence, including the following types of claims:
· Wrong diagnoses allowing a condition to get worse,
· Prescribing incorrect d medication
· Refused correct treatment; and
· Injured whilst on the operating table.
Making a Claim
It is important to remember that doctors are not miracle workers, and do not pretend to be. They cannot guarantee a cure, and they cannot necessarily tell immediately what the matter is with anyone. Different doctors may prescribe different treatment for the same complaint. The law simply says that they must show the care and skill of an ordinarily competent doctor, and they are only liable to pay damages if they do something which no competent doctor would do.
To make a successful claim, we normally first have to recover all the patient’s medical records, and then get a full report from an independent medical expert in the field. As a rule a patient only has a good claim if the report’s conclusion is that the doctors were negligent. A helpful report may result in a quick out-of-court settlement, or can be used as the basis for a court action.
At McKay Norwell we use our many years experience in medical negligence matters to provide you with expert assistance in as short a period of time as possible.
If you feel that you have been the victim of medical negligence, you need our skilled advice to ensure that all the correct documents are obtained and the right questions asked. The sooner you contact us after the event, the higher your chances of success will be.
Free, No Obligation Assistance
Simply call us for a free, no obligation discussion today on 0131 222 8000 or complete the enquiry form on the right of this page and we will be delighted to help you. |
