Has you GP failed to refer you or diagnose you properly?

We specialise in medical negligence claims and we have expert medical negligence lawyers working for us who are fighting daily battles for the rights of those who fall victim to medical negligence. Whilst the idea of having to sue a doctor or the NHS is certainly unpleasant, when you have suffered due to negligence that could easily have been avoided, you have the right to make a claim.

Funds are put aside for people to claim from when they have legitimately suffered unnecessarily at the hands of a medical professional. In this article we will have a look at GP’s who fail to refer or diagnose patients.
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Compensation claims: surgeon operates on wrong body part

Whilst medical negligence claims are inherently hard to win with the law surrounding them known to be complex, there are some cases that are often known as ‘open and shut.’

One such example is of a surgeon operating on the wrong area of you by mistake, or perhaps where a general treatment provider performs treatment in the wrong area also. Here we have a practically clear case of negligence – there really is no excuse for such a catastrophic and preventable failure.
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Faulty medical products compensation claims

There are a lot of standard law firms out there who practice many areas of law that are unrelated to personal injury, and there are a lot of law firms that only assist with basic and straightforward injury claims. Faulty medical product claims are often complex big cases and they require particular expertise to fight them.

Luckily for you, if you are looking for advice about faulty medical product compensation claims, we’re the lawyers to ask.
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Victims of contaminated NHS blood scandal launch disability discrimination claim

You may recall the scandal where imported blood between 1970 and 1991 was found to have been contaminated, leaving thousands of people suffering from lifelong blood borne like HIV and Hepatitis C. According to a recent all party parliamentary report, it is thought that more than 30,000 may have been infected following NHS blood treatment.

Only 6,000 have been identified and the report confirms that over 1,500 were infected with HIV between 1978 and 1985. Now the BBC has reported that three victims have launched claims for disability discrimination for their payments for Hepatitis C.
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Surgical Mesh and Transvaginal Tape Advice

The MHRA has investigated complications and serious injuries suffered by a small minority of people who have received surgical implants to treat conditions like pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. Incidents have been reported from around the world, and millions of pounds have been paid out for cases in America.

Our specialist medical negligence team can help you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you have suffered complications following surgical mesh and tape implants.
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NHS ‘crisis’ as waiting times are up and pressure is increased

It’s been in the news over the last few days and weeks that the NHS is under even more pressure and the targets for waiting times are falling for the first time in a decade. Increasing pressure which has been described as ‘intolerable’ is putting peopl’s health – and lives – at risk.

Reports have confirmed that a ‘major incident’ has been declared, which means special measures are needed to cope with the increased pressure.
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Medical Negligence: a little advice

Medical Negligence is a term that gets thrown about a lot, but few people know what it exactly means and are therefore less informed when it comes to knowing if they have a legitimate claim or not. In this blog we hope to help you out by explaining what Medical Negligence is and how you can go about claiming if you think you have suffered due to a medical negligence incident.
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D’Mello Patients Face Long Wait for Results

We’re already taking on cases for victims of Mr Desmond D’Mello who was secretly filmed by a whistle blower ignoring important NHS infection control procedures; putting thousands at risk of serious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis.

Recent press sources from the NHS have confirmed that more than 2,000 people have contacted the advice line and been for testing for blood-borne viruses that D’Mello could have exposed them to. Our own sources have indicated that patients face a potentially lengthy and agonising wait for help and results.
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Loss of teeth, or tooth damage, injury compensation claims

I bet there aren’t many people out there who enjoy going to the dentist – teeth and damage to the teeth isn’t a very pleasing thing to think about, is it?

Tooth damage or loss of teeth in an accident can be a real nightmare – there’s the constant pain, expensive dental work, and the vanity issue of looking different due to noticeably missing teeth.

So what can you claim for, if you need to make a claim for compensation for teeth damage or loss of teeth?
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No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Solicitors

Finding a lawyer to represent you for a medical negligence case on a true and genuine no win, no fee basis can be a very hard thing to achieve. Even in the best of cases a clinical negligence claim can be very hard to succeed with because they are inherently difficult to prove.

A lot can go wrong with these cases, and because the burden of proof is on you as the victim, it can mean it’s hard to achieve a victory for a claim. We offer genuine no win, no fee agreements for medical negligence claims so read on to find out if we can represent you.
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