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A certain number of reasons for a medical negligence claim have been identified in the UK as being so serious, and so avoidable, that they should be classified as "never events" - things that should never happen.
A list of 8 never events was released in 2009 by the National Patient Safety Agency, which includes such examples of clinical negligence as the surgeon operating on the wrong part of the body, mothers who suffer a fatal post-birth haemorrhage after choosing to have a caesarean section, and surgical instruments being left inside the body.
The guiding principle of the list is to improve reporting of such cases of negligence and avoidable birth injury, rather than to increase the likelihood or value of successful medical negligence compensation claims. If anything, it should reduce the number of times that a clinical negligence solicitor's services are called for as hospitals improve their systems to ensure never events never occur.
However, in the cases where hospital injury does occur, the kind of data gathered by the reporting systems demanded by the NPSA may well prove invaluable to a clinical negligence specialist.
America has had a never events list for some time, and is larger than that of the UK; any potential claimants wondering whether hospital errors affecting them count as never events must bear in mind that an internet search may bring up pages that do not affect UK clinical negligence law. The UK list is available from the NPSA website.
Experts in medical negligence claims for you
If you have suffered personal injury at the hands of medical professionals, whether it was a never event or not, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim. As this is a particularly complex area of the law, it is highly advisable that you take advice from a specialist in this field.
Here at YouClaim, we have a panel of experts that could provide the expertise you need, and can do so in plain English. Our clinical negligence team has a very strong record in securing success for its clients, and we always ensure that you receive the full 100 percent compensation in a won case.
While it may be impossible to provide a completely free service in this field due to its complexity, we always ensure that you are aware of any likely costs before you are committed to them, and strive to claim any costs back for you.
To discuss the ways in which we can support your medical negligence claim, please complete our online claim form, chat to us online, or simply call 0800 10 757 95.
