How to Claim Compensation for a Fatality Due to Medical Negligence
When a loved one dies under medical care, it is always a sad and, sometimes, shocking occurrence. If the fatality occurs due to medical negligence, the shock is all the greater. A successful compensation claim may help to heal the wound and address many of the issues which the loss of the loved one leaves behind.
When to make a claim
It may be possible to make a claim for compensation if your loved one has been the victim of negligent medical care, resulting in their death when this should not have been the case with an appropriate level of medical care.
The nature of the negligence may vary widely. Amongst a range of other possibilities, your loved one may have died due to a delay in diagnosis, for example, or due to a delay in treatment, or due to an accident in surgery or due to negligent care of sepsis.
It is important to be aware that claims for compensation for medical negligence are linked to a three-year deadline. This means that the claim has to be issued with a court within three years from the date of the alleged negligence. Before this deadline, the patient's medical records need to be scrutinised by the best medical experts in order to identify whether or not there has been an act of negligence.
How to make a claim
The first step is to talk to a medical negligence solicitor. They will obtain copies of your loved one's medical records and, where appropriate, talk to you in depth in order to produce a witness statement about what has happened.
The best medical experts will be employed to analyse the content of all the necessary medical records and judge the quality of your loved one's care. They will identify whether or not your loved one was the victim of negligence and, furthermore, assess the impact which any negligence had on the outcome.
If it is found that medical negligence had played a role in the death of your loved one, an analysis of the financial implications will be carried out.
Speak to a legal specialist
If you are struggling with the shock and financial implications of your loved one's untimely death, contact Glynns Solicitors to assess the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
One of our team of experienced solicitors will be happy to discuss your situation and consider the possibility of you making a claim for compensation.
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