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If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an illness or injury as a result of negligent medical treatment, you can make a personal injury claim for compensation. This type of personal injury compensation claim is often referred to as a Clinical Negligence Claim or a Medical Negligence Claim.
With all clinical negligence compensation claims, you would need to prove that your injury or illness was caused as a result of the negligence of the clinical staff treating you. You would need to prove that the care you received or the decisions made in your case fell short of the standard of care reasonably expected of someone practising in that field. You would also need to show that the errors made caused you additional harm or led to a worse outcome than would have occurred with standard and careful treatment. This is because sometimes errors are made which do not in fact lead to a worse outcome.
Once you appoint a personal injury compensation solicitor, they will assist you in compiling your evidence and presenting it to the third party insurers. Every personal injury compensation claim is very different and while some are settled within a matter of months, others take years. Most cases are settled out of Court; however, some will need to progress this far.
In some clinical negligence cases, many people have all been injured due to very similar circumstances. For example if one particular surgeon, dentist, radiologist or pathologist acts consistently negligently over a period of time, many patients could be harmed. Sometimes, too there are longstanding equipment failures at a hospital or clinic that lead to group claims or contaminated supplies of blood products or transplant material that can affect hundreds of patients.
When this happens, the Court may set a deadline for all injured parties to come forward with their personal injury compensation claim and the group of claims are dealt with as a Multi Party Action with special rules and timetables.
It is therefore, very important to seek legal advice as soon as you realise that you have been harmed by the negligence of a medical practitioner. If you do unfortunately, miss the deadline set by the Court, it may still be possible to make your personal injury compensation claim, although this can be more difficult.
If you or anyone you know thinks they may have a valid Clinical or Medical Negligence compensation claim, telephone us now for accurate claim advice.
There are strict time limits in place to make any personal injury compensation claim. For further information, contact us or visit our Questions Answered page.
Thompsons Solicitors are experts in all personal injury matters. We will be able to advise you whether or not you have a valid claim for compensation. Our specialist personal injury lawyers will be happy to talk you through the process of making a claim in plain English and will be happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. If you do have a valid personal injury compensation claim and you decide to instruct Thompsons Solicitors to deal with the matter for you, we will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for your injury, ensuring that the entire procedure is cost-free for you. Due to different procedures and Law Society regulations different funding arrangements may exist in Northern Ireland. Telephone us now on 08000 224 224 or complete one of our online compensation claim forms.
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