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In a medical negligence claim, the term negligence has a distinctive meaning pertaining to an ability to prove neglect on the part of a third party, but in determining what constitutes medical negligence it may be useful to look at the etymology of the word.
Negligence originated in the mid-fourteenth century from the Latin neclegentia, neglegentia meaning carelessness or heedlessness from neglegentum the preposition of neglegere "to neglect".
Neglect is the act of failing to pay attention to something, disregarding or being remiss in the care or treatment of something or someone. It is an omission through indifference or carelessness and the failure to perform a task or duty, etc.
Negligence is therefore the quality, fact or result of being negligent; the neglect of a responsibility.
In law the major definition of negligence is a "failure to exercise the care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation".
However, there are several types of negligence from a litigation point of view, including; collateral negligence, comparative negligence, contributory negligence, criminal negligence, ordinary negligence, gross negligence, negligence per se, passive negligence and, of course, medical negligence.
Also sometimes known as clinical negligence, or even medical malpractice, medical negligence is professional negligence, by act or omission, by a healthcare provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury, illness or death of the patient.
Making a medical negligence claim with YouClaim
The compensation solicitors on YouClaim's panel all work under the strict guidance of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority and, as such, provide a claims service of the utmost quality and professionalism.
Whilst the complexities of most medical negligence claims will require the payment of some costs in order to instigate the claim, we always endeavour to keep these costs to a minimum and we will endeavour to explain all the potential costs and fees you are likely to face, so that you may make an informed decision as to whether or not you wish to proceed with the claim.
If you decide to go ahead with a medical negligence claim through YouClaim you can be assured that our success rate is high and in a won case you will receive 100 percent compensation.
For a no-obligation chat about making a medical negligence claim with YouClaim, call our free helpline now on 0800 10 757 95, have an echat, or fill in an online claim form and we will call you back at a time to suit you.
