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The role of a medical negligence solicitor is often only brought into focus to the public when there is a high-profile case widely reported in the press, resulting in the award of millions of pounds to the victim, but many other circumstances affecting the care of patients can result in compensation for personal injury as a result of hospital treatment.
The Care Quality Commission is the official Government body which oversees both the health and social care services in England and Wales and regularly reports on how people feel about hospital services which they have used.
Although many gave an excellent rating, a worrying proportion continues to feel they receive poor care and some fundamentals have yet to be addressed by certain NHS trusts.
These include the fact that the effects of drugs are not explained to patients or their loved ones and that many are not helped to eat and drink.
While aspects of clinical care are, obviously, the most important when being treated for an injury or ongoing medical condition, other factors can play a part in the recovery and long-term health of a patient.
Prescription errors are not uncommon, in drugs prescribed, their strength and frequency of dose, and these can have serious consequences, particularly for a vulnerable patient.
When someone is weak from illness or sufficiently disabled not to be able to help themselves, they will be unable to move easily and may be unable to eat or drink. If they are neglected by staff, this situation can lead to bed sores developing for immobile people and dehydration or malnutrition for those who lack food.
If either of these circumstances persists, a medical condition is likely to worsen or the patient will recover more slowly than necessary and, depending on the circumstances, a case for negligence may be applicable in order to achieve recognition of failures by health workers and recompense for increased and unnecessary suffering of the victim.
Leading medical negligence solicitors at YouClaim
Because medical negligence is a specialised field of law, if you or a loved one feels that the level of care received in a hospital ward has been poor or that an illness or injury has been made worse as a result, it may be possible for one of our experienced solicitors to help you.
The panel of lawyers used by YouClaim is carefully selected for their expertise and sympathetic manner when dealing with these complex cases of personal injury litigation. They are available throughout the UK and are all supervised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We make a promise of 100% compensation so that if your case is won, as many are, you will keep every penny awarded to you and our other costs, of which you will be fully advised, will be kept to a minimum.
For free initial advice about the procedure for making a claim, you can contact our medical negligence solicitors' team in a number of convenient ways. You can use the online form on this page or call us on 0800 10 757 95 to speak to our helpful advisers.
