Catastrophic Injury and Specialist Medical Negligence Solicitors
Speak to a medical negligence legal specialist if a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury due to negligent medical care.
Catastrophic injury in the NHS
Most people's experience of an interaction with the NHS is positive and helpful. Their fears may be alleviated, their symptoms diagnosed and, where appropriate, the necessary treatment brings about relief or improvement; where possible.
Very occasionally, however, things go terribly wrong and the patient suffers a truly catastrophic and life-changing injury.
The ramifications can be difficult to manage and extremely difficult to cope with psychologically as well as physically. Friends and family may likewise be severely affected.
If negligent medical care has contributed to this terrible outcome, the patient would be legally entitled to claim compensation for the appalling consequences and the associated financial losses.
Catastrophic injury
Examples of injuries or medical outcomes which might be included in the term 'catastrophic' and which would change the entire course of the patient's life could include the following:
- Severe brain injury, causing physical and cognitive difficulties
- Spinal injuries, causing significant function loss
- Amputation or severe deformity
Where such a significant injury has occurred, the patient's capacity to engage with their former pattern of life is dramatically undermined.
For example, the individual affected may no longer be able to work, suffering a significant loss of earnings.
They may no longer be able to function independently, for either physical or intellectual reasons and require personal care as a result.
Their physical abilities may be severely compromised and they may specialist treatment, equipment and household adaptations in order to manage.
Making a claim for compensation
Where this appalling outcome is due in part or in full to the failings of medical professionals, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
A successful claim would take account of the financial losses, such as those described above, as well as recognising the patient's pain and suffering.
As can be imagined, such claims are extremely complex, requiring the attention of a specialist solicitor as well as the best medical experts who will carefully analyse the patient's medical records in order to identify precisely where things went wrong and the extent to which negligent medical care has contributed to the poor outcome.
A successful claim would then include the financial losses attributable to the negligent care.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors has many years' experience in complex, high-value claims for catastrophic injury and can call upon the services of the most respected medical experts.
Contact us today to talk to an experienced solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
Please call us free on 0800 234 3300 or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
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