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Meningitis is amongst the most grave illnesses that can afflict any child, but it is also one of the hardest to diagnose. In one case, a little girl who was...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/young-meningitis-victim-secures-right-to-millions-in-nhs-compensation/
Anyone who witnesses a shocking event may suffer psychiatric injuries as a result – but should they be compensated if that event arises from negligence? The High Court confronted that...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/children-of-heart-attack-victim-can-pursue-nervous-shock-damages-claims/
Compensation awards in the most serious clinical negligence cases commonly run into millions, even tens of millions, of pounds. However, as the case of a teenager who was born to...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/clinical-negligence-damages-awards-are-no-bigger-than-they-need-to-be/
It is a sad fact that some children suffer violence and injury at the hands of their own parents. However, as was shown by the case of a little boy...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/little-boy-severely-injured-by-his-violent-father-secures-right-to-damages/
No amount of money can ever compensate for the promise of a young life ruined by clinical negligence, but it can at least provide security for the future. In one...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/trainee-teacher-stroke-victim-receives-justice/
Major surgery is sadly never risk free but, if things go wrong, specialist lawyers are thankfully always there to pick up the pieces. In one case, a teenager for whom...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/teenager-left-paralysed-after-spinal-surgery-due-millions/
Prior to any form of medical procedure, patients have an absolute right to be told of the risks involved so that they can make their own fully informed choices. The...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/birthing-pool-tragedy-boy-secures-right-to-substantial-compensation/
To achieve just compensation, medical accident victims must prove not only that negligence occurred but also that their injuries were caused by it. In one case, expert legal representation overcame...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/widower-of-woman-let-down-by-negligent-gp-awarded-260000/
Assessing amounts of compensation due to clinical negligence victims is an inexact science which often requires give and take on both sides. However, a case in which a nine-year-old boy...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/cerebral-palsy-victim-aged-nine-awarded-millions-in-compensation/
Premature babies are intensely vulnerable in their first days of life and failings in their care can have lifelong consequences. In a case on point, a boy who was left...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-left-blind-in-one-eye-after-premature-birth-secures-1-8-million/
It may seem surprising but, in order to win compensation, it is not always necessary to prove that you are a victim of negligence. A striking case on point concerned...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/you-dont-have-to-prove-negligence-to-achieve-justice/
Levels of compensation in some clinical negligence cases may appear very high, but they are no more than is needed to fund a lifetime of care. That was certainly so...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/brave-hospital-negligence-victim-receives-9-4-million-in-compensation/
Medical professionals work under great pressure and mistakes are sadly inevitable – but if their negligence causes injury, it is only right that victims are compensated. In one case, the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/nhs-pays-1-million-after-medical-blunder-causes-new-mothers-death/
The devotion shown by parents of children left disabled by clinical negligence never ceases to amaze – but they can rarely cope alone and seeking compensation is really the only...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/settlement-helps-to-secure-future-care-for-brain-injured-child/
Loved ones of those who die as a result of hospital negligence often understandably proclaim that there is no justice in the world. However, as one case showed, the right...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/family-of-financier-killed-by-hospital-blunder-receives-2-1-million/
Hard-pressed midwives are not infallible and, if their negligence results in your child being born disabled, you owe it to your family to consult an expert solicitor straight away. In...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/millions-for-girl-injured-by-substandard-midwifery-care/
GPs work under great pressure but, where they make negligent mistakes that cause injury to patients, it is only right that compensation is paid. In one case, a man with...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/heart-patient-let-down-by-negligent-gp-due-big-damages-award/
The ever-increasing cost of professional care, combined with low returns on capital investments, have necessarily led to an escalation in the value of damages awards to victims of clinical negligence....
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-starved-of-oxygen-at-birth-achieves-18-million-settlement/
Many parents of children who are born disabled care for them alone without any support. However, as a High Court case showed, looking into the exact circumstances surrounding the birth...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/seeking-legal-advice-may-safeguard-your-disabled-childs-future/
Despite the best efforts of the NHS, it is inevitable that medical mistakes are sometimes made and, when they are, it is important to ensure that victims are fairly compensated....
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/millions-in-damages-for-nine-year-old-victim-of-hospital-diagnosis-error/
A failure to diagnose commonplace medical conditions can have consequences that last a lifetime. However, as a High Court case showed, expert legal advice can ensure that fair compensation is...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/congenital-hip-displacement-teenager-awarded-850000-in-compensation/
There can be nothing crueller than injuries suffered by a baby during or soon after birth – but compensation can at least ensure that their care needs are met for...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/wonderful-boy-stricken-by-meningitis-awarded-seven-figure-compensation/
Doctors can be relied upon to do their best but, where negligent mistakes are made, the legal profession steps in to ensure that those who suffer are fairly compensated. In...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/little-girl-due-millions-following-delayed-caesarean-delivery/
Ambulance paramedics work under pressure but, if they make negligent mistakes, it is only right that those who suffer are fairly compensated. In a case on point, a pensioner who...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/necrotising-fasciitis-victim-due-compensation-for-paramedics-error/
General practitioners are not employed by the NHS and are required to make their own arrangements in respect of professional indemnity insurance (PII). That gave rise to a disturbing result...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/limit-on-gps-professional-insurance-cover-leads-to-disturbing-result/
If you have suffered due to a negligent delay in diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition, an experienced lawyer can ensure that you are compensated fairly. In one such...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/teenage-arthritis-victim-awarded-millions-in-compensation-for-late-diagnosis/
Happily, disabled people can live long lives and that is one reason why compensation awards to those who have been injured by negligence frequently run into seven or even eight...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/longer-lives-mean-higher-compensation-boy-wins-26-million-from-nhs/
Many parents of children born disabled believe that fate has dealt them a bad hand and no one is to blame. However, as a High Court case in which a...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/could-your-child-have-been-injured-during-birth-if-in-doubt-consult-a-solicitor/
The devoted care given to disabled children by their parents is often humbling, but where the disability is the result of a medical blunder, the right legal advice can help...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/mother-of-teenager-injured-at-birth-secures-damages-award/
The consequences of hospital negligence are often tragic, but few are more so than the loss of a young mother after giving birth. In one such case, the partner of...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/family-of-mother-who-died-days-after-giving-birth-win-damages/
When a person is injured through the negligence of another, compensation may be due and, given the complexity of the issues in medicine, it is unsurprising that the NHS pays...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/nhs-not-a-soft-touch-for-claims/
Proving negligence on the part of medical professionals can often be relatively easy, but establishing that such breaches of duty are the cause of injuries can be a much tougher...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/disabled-boy-five-wins-2-million-in-damages-after-gps-error/
Smear tests are an invaluable means of detecting early signs of cervical cancer, but they are only as effective as the scientists who analyse the results. In one case, the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/family-of-mother-who-died-following-negligent-smear-test-wins-790000/
GPs work under intense pressure but, when they fail to meet the standards expected of them, it is only right that compensation is paid to patients who suffer as a...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/back-injury-victim-let-down-by-negligent-gp-wins-compensation-claim/
Years pass and memories fade, but the consequences of negligence do not always recede and it is therefore sensible to seek legal advice. The point was proved by a case...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/injured-by-someone-elses-negligence-take-legal-advice/
Lawyers who represent negligence victims can all give examples of extraordinary devotion and bravery on the part of their clients. In a case on point, a couple who adopted a...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/couple-who-adopted-severely-disabled-child-win-650000/
Difficult childbirths are not uncommon and normally the skills of medical staff ensure that all ends well for mother and child. However, when the care they receive is inadequate and...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/babys-spinal-cord-damage-leads-to-compensation-settlement/
Opticians don’t just sell glasses, they perform an important role in spotting potential problems that need to be referred to a doctor. In a case on point, a schoolboy who...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/blind-boy-let-down-by-negligent-optician-wins-six-figure-compensation/
Childbirth is a happy event but, if things go wrong and your child is left disabled, you should seek legal advice right away. In a recent case, an 11-year-old girl...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-struck-blind-following-premature-birth-wins-right-to-nhs-compensation/
For those whose loved ones die as a result of clinical negligence, achieving closure can be as important as obtaining just compensation. That was certainly so in one case in...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/clinical-negligence-closure-can-be-as-important-as-compensation/
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