How do I know if I have a case for medical negligence?

Are you unsure if you have a valid claim for negligence? Do you need assistance in verifying the truth of your claim? Were you truly a victim of wrongful treatment? Before you reach out to a negligence lawyer to take legal action against a healthcare provider, you may want to be certain that you have been a victim of medical negligence. 

It is also important that you’re aware that not all medical malpractice cases are enough to warrant a claim. You must have suffered an injury or complication as a result of the injury for you to make a claim.

Here are some signs that may indicate potential negligent medical care, providing validation for your concerns;

1. You Suffered Avoidable Injuries Or Complications Following Your Treatment: You expect to feel better after receiving treatment but this is not always the case. The mistakes of your GP, nurse, surgeon or other healthcare professional can cause you to suffer harm, trauma or complications which may need longer time to recover from or which may lead to lifelong disabilities.

Therefore, if you or your loved one has suffered unnecessary physical or psychological damages following your treatment, you may have a medical negligence case.

2. You Suffered From Surgical Mistakes: This is obviously a case of medical malpractice. There are different forms of surgical injuries you may suffer which could lead you to make a compensation claim. Some are surgical errors which should not even happen and are known as “Never Events.” 

Examples include- surgery on the wrong body site, wrong surgery, retained instruments or contracting an infection following a surgery.

If this is the case with you or your loved one, you may have a clinical negligence claim. Reach out to us for advice and legal help.

3. Your Consent Wasn’t Sought: Before undergoing any medical procedure including surgeries, your doctor has to explain what the procedure entails. This includes any risks, benefits or potential complications as well as chances of success of the procedure. This is so that you know exactly what you are facing and if you want to go through with the whole process of not.

Lack of informed consent here refers to ;

• Your doctor performing a procedure on you which you did not agree to.
• Your doctor failing to give you the full details of the treatment plan or procedure and had they done that, you would have refused or made another choice.

However, you would only be able to make a claim in such a case if you suffered harm.

4. You Are Not Getting Better Even With Your Treatment: While on treatment, ideally you should be showing signs of improvement. But if the treatment prescribed is not helping you get better, there could be a chance that you have been misdiagnosed and therefore receiving the wrong treatment for your ailment.

This is really a serious case as you could either become sicker and may never make a complete recovery. When the right treatment is delayed, it increases the recovery time and may even need a more serious procedure to treat due to the complications that may have happened before the misdiagnosis was identified.

5. A Medical Staff Admitted To Being At Fault: While this can be quite a rare occurrence, a member of the medical staff that attended to you may open up on being at fault or negligent in his or her duty to care for you resulting in the injury you or your loved one suffered. This is most likely a case of medical negligence.

Other scenarios that could tell you if you have a case of medical negligence include-

• If you develop new symptoms while on treatment
• Your doctor isn’t addressing your concerns
• Delays in commencing treatment or referring you to a specialist for expert care, etc.

Contact Us for Legal Assistance Today 

Every patient is owed a duty of care by his or her doctor or other healthcare professional under whose care he is. Should you or your loved one experience substandard care, negligent treatment, you may have a case for medical negligence.

All you have to do is to contact us via our helplines, request a callback or fill out our free online forms to reach out to us. We have a free chat session where we will discuss your claims and if we are convinced that you have a valid claim, we put you through to our partnered medical negligence solicitors who will handle your potential claim. 

As determined by them, your case may be handled under a no win no fee policy, which ensures that you can make your claims without having to bother about paying upfront legal fees.

Contact us 0800 644 4240 as soon as you can as you have a limited time to make your claims.