Hospital Negligence Claims

Hospital Negligence

If you or a loved one’s treatment fell below the standard of care expected whilst at hospital causing you harm or injury due to the negligence of hospital staff then you may be able to make a hospital negligence compensation claim.

Negligence may arise at any point during the medical care process. Examples of hospital negligence include –

• Failing to identify the symptoms of an illness or failing to identify the illness at all
• Prescribing incorrect medication
• Providing incorrect treatment
• Delays in treatment
• Errors made whilst in Accident and Emergency,
• Failure to obtain informed consent
• Surgical error or negligence (injuring a nerve, an incision in the wrong place, operating on a wrong part of the body or a piece of surgical equipment left inside the body)
• Wrongful administration of anesthesia
• Needlestick injuries
• Where a patient picks up an infection such as MRSA during their hospital stay. (It is important to note here that it is not always possible for hospitals to eliminate MRSA completely but should the virus take hold and make the existing condition much worse then there could be cause for making a claim.)

The consequences of such errors can be life changing, affecting your career, income and family life. The effects in more serious cases can be deadly.

The majority of us will never have to deal with these scenarios thankfully as the majority of patients are treated effectively and feel safe in hospital, there are however occasions when things do go wrong and deciding to bring a claim against the National Health Service can be a very difficult decision.

To prove hospital negligence, two things are required:

• Fault – the medical/healthcare professional failed to carry out their legal duty of care
• Avoidable harm – the failure (fault) caused you to be in the position you are now in, with serious and prolonged suffering

By establishing a failure of the medical/healthcare professional to fulfil their duty to you and therefore determining causation, compensation entitlement can be won.

Our specially trained solicitors are experienced in handling such sensitive matters and will help you to achieve the compensation you deserve. A legal claim must usually be made within three years of the incident occurring. If you are unsure of the timescales, our solicitors will look into this for you.

If you or a member of your family have suffered as a result of a hospital negligence then our legal team is here to help.

Contact us today for free, no obligation advice regarding your hospital negligence claim – either by calling us free on 0800 061 4944 , or by requesting a free call back, whereby one of our team will contact you at a time of your choice, to discuss your situation.

Claremont Legal are here to help you seek compensation for your Clinical Negligence – contact us today to find out how we can help you to put things right.