Specialist opinion and medical negligence claims

For someone who has suffered the traumas of clinical negligence, a point comes where they must reach a decision: do they only want recognition of their suffering in the form of an apology or do they also wish to seek compensation in the form of a medical negligence claim.

Every year in Britain, thousands of people make medical negligence claims against both private and NHS hospitals for a vast variety of different reasons.

A person might make a medical negligence claim for misdiagnosis, a birth injury, a surgical mistake, MRSA, or simply for generally inadequate care.

So, after someone who feels they have been the subject of clinical negligence has liaised with such organisations as the Healthcare Commission and Health Service Ombudsman in order to investigate making an official complaint, he or she may then wish to contact a personal injury solicitor with a view to making a medical negligence claim.

Once this step has been taken and the specialist medical negligence claim solicitor is investigating a client's right to clinical negligence compensation, the opinion of independent medical experts will usually be sought.

The British Medical Association (BMA) advises that independent medical experts who provide their opinions for medical negligence claims should, at the very least, possess knowledge or experience on the subject of the medical negligence claim which is beyond that which one would reasonably expect of a layperson.

Ideally though, because of the crucial and highly specialised nature of a medical negligence claim, an independent medical expert should be among the foremost experts in their field, objective, impartial and demonstrably able to write a clear medical report, as well as possessing a working knowledge of medical negligence claim procedure rules.

Making a medical negligence compensation claim
If you have suffered personal injury, ill-health or trauma as the result of clinical malpractice, you may be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation.

Here at YouClaim, we have a number of personal injury solicitors on our panel who are among the UK's leading specialists on medical negligence claims.

Over the years they have, time and again, demonstrated their medical negligence claim expertise by successfully resolving the cases they deal with.

When you make a claim with us, you will never, at any stage, have to pay anyone a single penny. And if your claim is successful, you can rest assured that you will keep 100% compensation, as we never take a cut.

Win or lose, no fee it's our guarantee.

So why not get in touch with us today?

You can discuss your claim on e-chat, request we call you back, fill out an online claim form or, alternatively, call us now on 0800 10 757 95.