The Right to Compensation for NHS Negligence
If a medical professional within the NHS commits an act of negligence or only provides substandard care, the impact on the patient can sometimes be significant and possibly life-changing. A successful claim for compensation can help to address the new challenges.
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Whether this occurs in the GP surgery or in any of the many wards in a hospital, or during an interaction with NHS 111 or the ambulance service, the patient's entitlement to compensation remains the same.
If the medical failing has caused the patient to suffer a significantly worse outcome than would have been the case with an acceptable level of care, the patient may be entitled to make a claim.
An act of negligence is not restricted, for example, to an error in surgery but may occur in a wide range of procedures including examination failures, diagnosis failures, referral failures, safety-netting failures, medication errors and many, many more.
The key is whether or not the error had a negative impact on the patient which has adversely affected their health and quality of life.
The nature of compensation
The compensation which a patient may receive depends on the impact of the negligence.
If, for example, the result of the negligence is to reduce the patient's capacity to work, their loss of earnings would form a part of their claim.
If the impact of the negligence has necessitated the use of specialist equipment or required specialist treatment or some degree of personal care or assistance, the associated costs would be included in the claim.
The importance of specialist legal support
Because of the complexity and variety of medical care, and the legal requirements and deadlines associated with medical negligence claims, it is essential that anyone affected by medical negligence seeks the advice and support of a legal specialist.
If you suspect that either you or a loved one have been the victim on substandard or negligent medical care, contact a medical negligence solicitor.
They will listen to your account of what has happened and, if appropriate, will obtain copies of your medical records in order to investigate the quality of your care.
They will have access to the best medical experts who will analyse your records closely for evidence of negligent care.
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Contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, 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.
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