Can I Sue Accident and Emergency for Negligent Medical Care?
If you think that you or a loved one may have been the victim of negligent care in Accident and Emergency, contact a legal specialist to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation for negligent medical care
If you have suffered from negligent care by medical professionals in an Accident and Emergency facility, you may well be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Patients who have suffered a poor outcome due to medical negligence are entitled to compensation whether the negligence occurred in Accident and Emergency, at the GP surgery, during a surgical procedure, as an in-patient or even via the NHS 111 service.
The principle remains the same that, if you have been the victim of negligence which has significantly adversely affected your outcome, you are entitled to compensation.
Examples of care in Accident and Emergency which may be regarded as negligent could include the following:
- A misdiagnosis of your symptoms
- A failure to recognise the significance of your symptoms
- A delay in referring you for specialist investigation or care
- A failure to seek a second opinion where it would normally have been considered appropriate
- A failure to provide necessary red flag warnings
- The misadministration of medication or the provision of inappropriate treatment
Speak to a legal specialist
If you suspect that you have been the victim of negligence, the best things to do is to speak to a legal specialist who will be able to investigate the quality of your care and advise you on the way forward.
They will obtain your medical records and undertake an investigation into the quality of your care.
If it appears that you have, indeed, been the victim of negligent care in Accident and Emergency, which has caused you to suffer a poor long-term outcome which would not have been the case with an acceptable level of care, you may be able to make a claim.
Legal experts
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and a wealth of expertise in medical negligence law. Wherever in the medical service your care took place, so long as it was in England or Wales, we should be able to investigate it and make a claim on your behalf.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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