Other Medical Negligence Claim

Medical negligence occurs when a medical professional gives a patient substandard care and this causes an injury. A legal service provider will be able to offer you expert advice in this area of law.

You will need to show that the substandard medical treatment has caused you further injury. Your legal service provider will be able to fully advise you on the evidence required to prove this. Your medical records and a medical report from an independent expert are likely to be required. No win no fee claims usually have to be brought within three years of the date you first knew or should have known that you have suffered an injury due to medical negligence.

You must show that you have suffered damage that is worthy of compensation as a result of the substandard care. Damage can include physical and mental injury as well as financial losses such a loss of earnings. 

This commonly asked question varies from case to case and it is not always possible to provide an accurate estimate until all of the information relating to a case is gathered. Once you have selected your preferred legal service provider, however, they may be able to give you an estimate based on the compensation typically awarded for similar cases.

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An average medical negligence claim may take between 18 and 24 months to settle. If the case is particularly complex, the case could take longer to resolve.

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