| If you've been unfortunate enough to have | | | | dental surgery, doctors surgery or any other |
| suffered injury whilst in a medical facility, you will | | | | type of medical facility and had incorrect |
| no doubt realise how traumatic such a situation | | | | diagnoses or have had incorrect surgery for an |
| can be. Some people get so badly affected due | | | | illness or medical problem, prescribed or had |
| to another persons negligence that they can face | | | | administered incorrect medication, that has caused |
| financial ruin, as they are left unable to work and | | | | injury to you, then you may be able to claim. |
| struggle to keep the roof over their head and | | | | Often cases for medical negligence can be very |
| provide for the family. People who have suffered | | | | complex and take time to prove that someone |
| due to someone else's negligence have a legal | | | | has been negligent. If you wish to pursue a claim |
| right to claim damages against the negligent party. | | | | for medical negligence then its vital that you do |
| You can claim compensation for any injury for | | | | this with expert specialist medical negligence |
| accidents suffered where someone else has | | | | lawyers. Successful compensation awards |
| caused this injury; employees or owners of a | | | | obviously vary so much from case to case and |
| medical facility or business must ensure that any | | | | can include loss of earnings as well as pain and |
| patient whilst in their care receives what is | | | | suffering endured. |
| referred to as an acceptable "duty of care". | | | | If you are in this situation and believe you have |
| If an individual believes that they have been | | | | suffered negligence then it's important to speak |
| injured due to someone else's lack of care or | | | | to personal injury solicitors for negligence claims |
| because that person did something that they | | | | as soon as possible. You have three years from |
| should have not, be it from a gp, nurse, dental | | | | the date of knowledge of the injury to pursue a |
| practitioner or surgeon for example then they | | | | claim for medical negligence. So do not delay as it |
| may have grounds to pursue a claim for | | | | may affect your claim by putting it off until later. |
| negligence often referred to as clinical negligence | | | | Whilst compensation may not improve your |
| or medical negligence claims. If you've been | | | | health, it may go some way in helping you |
| neglected in an NHS hospital, private hospital, | | | | recover financially. |