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Expert legal advice and appropriate compensation can help victims of medical negligence pick up the pieces and get on with their lives. In one case, a teenage girl who would...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/courageous-birth-injuries-teenager-wins-550000-from-nhs/
Giving birth is usually a joyful event, but there are risks and experienced legal representation will give you the help that you need if the worst happens. In one case,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/disabled-twin-wins-6-million-from-nhs/
The NHS is an enormous organisation and failures of communication are an ever present risk. In one case, a man who was put through back surgery, despite a clear recommendation...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/nhs-communication-breakdown-leads-to-damages-award/
A 67-year-old woman has received compensation after her dentist failed both to treat her ongoing chronic gum disease and to detect substantial bone loss to her jaw.
Philippa Haye...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-receives-compensation-for-poor-dental-treatment/
Many clinical negligence victims are put off claiming compensation by the prospect of having to relive their agony in court. However, such concerns are generally misplaced as the vast majority...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-due-millions-from-nhs-following-traumatic-ambulance-delivery/
Contrary to what some advertising campaigns might have you believe, it is not always necessary to prove fault in order to win compensation. That point was succinctly made by the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/compensation-without-proof-of-fault/
When doctors make a mistake, it is only right that those who suffer as a result should be fully compensated.
Statistics released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/nhs-pays-out-43-million-in-six-years-for-cauda-equina-syndrome/
The law often lags behind when it comes to keeping up with the speed of social change, as was illustrated by a recent case in which the High Court urged...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/bereavement-damages-and-unmarried-partners-high-court-urges-reform/
A 10-year-old boy left facing a lifetime of disability owing to hospital negligence at the time of his birth has been awarded a compensation package worth up to £9.4 million...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/court-approves-settlement-for-boy-starved-of-oxygen-at-birth/
A woman has secured substantial damages after two different GPs advised her that a mole on her foot, which turned out to be cancerous, was harmless.
The woman made...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/woman-obtains-damages-after-cancerous-mole-missed/
Reaching a successful outcome in a compensation claim depends both on expert legal knowledge and, perhaps even more importantly, negotiating skills.
In one case that proves the point, the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/negotiating-skills-yield-millions-in-compensation-for-disabled-boy/
Compensation awards made to gravely injured victims of clinical negligence often run well into seven figures – but they are no more than is needed when ever-rising care costs and...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/birth-injuries-boy-secures-1-35-million-in-interim-payments/
Victims of accidents or medical negligence sometimes unnecessarily hold back from claiming compensation because they fear the trauma of a court hearing. However, one case in which a boy’s legal...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/dont-let-the-prospect-of-court-put-you-off-claiming-compensation/
Clinical negligence cases are by no means always cut and dried – but a good lawyer can win you compensation with or without an admission of blame. In one case,...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/a-good-lawyer-can-win-even-when-blame-is-denied/
The family of an eight-year-old boy who suffered devastating brain damage during his birth, due to the admitted negligence of hospital staff, have succeeded in obtaining a compensation package worth...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-wins-compensation-for-injuries-suffered-at-birth/
The High Court has been assured that lessons have been learned after a teenage mother died unnecessarily from a common illness following a call to an out-of-hours medical helpline. Her...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/son-awarded-compensation-for-mothers-unnecessary-death/
A wrong judgment call made by an ambulance crew in the midst of a dire medical emergency has left a baby boy facing a lifetime of acute disability. However, thanks...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-left-disabled-by-ambulance-delay-due-millions-from-nhs/
A doctor who conquered childhood disability to achieve success – but whose career was destroyed by a series of hospital blunders after he fell down the stairs at home –...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/doctor-who-fell-down-stairs-wins-450000-in-damages/
A cancer survivor who held a doctor responsible for years of unnecessary suffering has been awarded an interim payment of £100,000 to enable her to meet vital care needs until...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/compensation-for-clinical-negligence-interim-payments/
Lawyers representing a 60-year-old man who suffered a brain haemorrhage the day after he was sent home from hospital have negotiated a £330,000 settlement of his clinical negligence claim against...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/brain-haemorrhage-victim-wins-330000-from-nhs/
A 16-year-old girl from Manchester has received £10,000 in damages after she had to have two teeth extracted because her dentist failed to spot that she was suffering from tooth...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-achieves-10000-settlement-after-dentist-fails-to-spot-tooth-decay/
The consequences of negligence on the part of hospital staff can be dreadful, but a good solicitor can at least help to make them more bearable. In one case, a...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/football-goalie-secures-39000-for-negligent-treatment-of-broken-wrist/
An eight-year-old girl, who faces a lifetime of acute disability due to negligent management of her birth in hospital, has been awarded £7.5 million in compensation in settlement of her...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-injured-at-birth-secures-7-5-million-from-nhs/
Victims of clinical negligence are sometimes reluctant to complain, but they need not suffer in silence and seeking expert legal advice is the first step in obtaining just recompense.
...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/victim-of-a-negligent-operation-dont-suffer-in-silence/
Doctors cannot be expected to be infallible, but it is only right that patients who suffer as a result of negligence on their part should be compensated.
In one...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/blood-clot-victim-receives-200000-nhs-payout/
With specialist legal advice, victims of medical negligence can swiftly win compensation to help meet their immediate care needs. In a case which showed how fast the law can move...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/the-law-moves-swiftly-to-award-birth-injury-boy-1-2-million/
Doctors often work under extreme pressure, but the standard of care which they are expected to give their patients is unwavering. In one case, a man who suffered heart failure...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/stroke-victim-wins-250000-for-hospital-negligence/
In personal injury cases, a defendant is normally considered to have been negligent if they failed to do something that a reasonable person would have done, or did something that...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/negligence-can-include-one-off-errors-of-judgment/
The family of a 10-year-old boy who faces a lifetime of disability due to negligent post-natal care have secured a compensation package worth more than £6 million to cover the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/boy-10-awarded-more-than-6-million-for-negligent-neo-natal-care/
A woman who went into hospital for what should have been routine hip replacement surgery – but emerged with serious and disabling nerve damage – has won the right to...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/negligent-hip-replacement-victim-wins-compensation-fight/
Compensation claims normally have to be lodged within three years of an accident and seeking prompt legal advice is therefore essential. However, that time limit was waived in the case...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/contaminated-epidural-mums-compensation-hopes-boosted/
The widow and five children of a man who died following an operation at a private hospital that was meant to relieve the pain of his bad back have achieved...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/family-of-negligent-operation-victim-awarded-seven-figure-payout/
A man whose hip became infected after an operation but who was not treated with antibiotics for more than ten days has won a settlement from his local NHS trust...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/hospitals-failure-to-treat-infection-leads-to-claim/
A teenager with cerebral palsy caused by an injury to his brain at birth has won the right to compensation from the NHS to pay for the lifetime of specialist...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/teenager-with-the-mind-of-a-toddler-wins-millions-from-nhs/
A ‘delightful and determined’ nine-year-old girl who was left with a dysfunctional arm after excessive force was used during her forceps delivery is to receive compensation of £486,000 from the...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/girl-injured-during-forceps-delivery-wins-486000/
Compensation paid to negligence victims is strictly ring-fenced and can normally only be used in their best interests. However, in one case, a judge has ruled that a boy’s private...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/womans-damages-can-be-used-to-fund-brothers-education/
A retired businessman, who has been plagued by severe pain and disability since botched knee replacement surgery, has achieved a settlement of his claim against the NHS Commissioning Board worth...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/botched-knee-replacement-pensioner-wins-380000/
Obtaining compensation in clinical negligence cases very often requires extensive negotiation and compromise. However, proof of fault is by no means always necessary. In one case, a schoolboy who was...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/you-dont-always-have-to-prove-fault-to-win-compensation/
An 18-year-old girl who was left to face a lifetime of disability after medical staff failed to pick up a hormonal abnormality following her birth has won an NHS compensation...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/treatment-delay-teenager-wins-6-25-million-from-nhs/
A pensioner who was left with a weak, husky and painful voice as a result of negligence on the part of the doctor who had operated on her at an...
https://www.medicalaccidentexperts.co.uk/library/medical-negligence/pensioner-left-with-weak-voice-after-negligent-surgery-wins-35000/
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