Medical negligence compensation
Who can you turn to if you have been injured due to inadequate treatment or lack of judgement?
We are fortunate that we live in a country where the standards of healthcare are usually very high and cases of medical negligence are low. We can and should place our trust in medical practitioners and healthcare professionals who provide everything from routine treatment for minor ailments to life saving care for thousands of people every year. However, on occasions things go wrong – sometimes with fatal or catastrophic consequences for the person involved.
If you feel that you have been adversely affected following incompetent care or lack of judgment at your GP surgery, a clinic or hospital, you are one of an estimated 5% of people in the UK who feel dissatisfied by the diagnosis or treatment of a condition.
7,000 people each year make medical negligence compensation claims as a result of the pain and ill health they have suffered in the hands of a medical practitioner.
Who can you turn to
YouClaim have particular expertise in the field of medical negligence. We provide an injury claim service that can help you to get the settlement and support to which you are entitled if you have been injured or suffered ill health as a result of treatment you have received either privately or on the NHS.
No amount of money can turn back the clock or ever truly compensate someone following an injury arising from medical negligence. Access to rehabilitation services, further treatment where appropriate and support services to help you move on with your life, physically, emotionally and financially, is available though and should be sought.
Taking action also helps to improve standards of health care in this country and to prevent similar instances of medical negligence happening to other patients in similar circumstances.
Specialist medical negligence solicitors
Our panel of personal injury solicitors have successfully pursued medical negligence cases of varying severities, regularly achieving exceptional results for our customers. Some of the types of medical negligence claims in which we have specific expertise include:
- Orthopaedic negligence
- Accident and emergency negligence
- Cancer misdiagnosis
- Surgical errors
- Obstetric and gynaecological negligence
- Erbs Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, and other natal and neonatal conditions
Compassionate and understanding
Many of our customers are very distressed having experienced medical negligence whilst they were in what they believed to be the safe hands of a medical practitioner or establishment that they thought they could trust. We understand the devastating effect that incompetent medical care and treatment can have. We can offer a positive step forward whilst at all times being sensitive to the needs of our customers at a difficult time in their lives.
Contact us for free legal advice
If you or a member of your family has been affected by medical negligence, we offer free and impartial legal advice. Chat to us live via e-chat and we can advise you of all your options without any obligation or pressure to pursue a medical negligence claim. To make a claim for medical negligence compensation simply telephone 0800 10 757 95 or fill in an online claim form and we will call you back and do all we can to help.
