Medical Negligence Compensation Claims in Birmingham
Medical negligence injuries, also known as clinical negligence, are those caused by medical professionals to their patients. Medical professionals such as doctors, dentists, nurses, orthodontists, and surgeons have a duty of care towards the health and safety of their patients. As a result, if a patient suffers an injury due to the medical professional’s negligence, then he or she could make a claim for compensation. Common clinical negligence injuries can be the result of the following:
- Injury to mother or child during childbirth
- misdiagnosis of condition/symptoms
- late diagnosis of condition/symptoms
- prescription of the wrong medicine
- surgical errors
Clinical Negligence Claims – Speak To Expert Solicitors** for Birmingham
Making a medical negligence injury claim can be simple with the assistance of a clinical negligence solicitor** for Birmingham. Your solicitor** will help you to establish liability and negotiate quantum, i.e. the amount of compensation that you should be awarded. Quantum is based on government guidelines and the amount of compensation awarded in previous clinical negligence cases. It will also be dependent on the seriousness of your injuries.
Our medical negligence solicitors** for Birmingham will also help you to recover any subsequent losses you have incurred such as medical bills, care costs and loss of income. You should not worry about paying legal fees for a clinical negligence claim as our Birmingham team will work on your case on a no win, no fee* basis.
Any personal injury claim should be made within three years of the date of the accident, or within three years of the claimant’s 18th birthday in the case of a child. A claim can rarely be made outside these timescales and is likely to require special permission from the courts.
Contact Our Medical Negligence Solicitors** for Birmingham
Call us on 0800 083 8358^. If you prefer, you can also contact us online for more information.
