Our team of lawyers have extensive experience in managing clinical negligence claims on behalf of our clients. We understand serious injury or death can occur as a result of a failure to diagnose, treat or properly manage in a medical setting. We have set out below some of our areas of expertise. It is not exhaustive but it gives an indication of the types of claim we are able to help with:
Spinal Injury
We have expertise in spinal injury clinical negligence claims, including failure to diagnose medical conditions (e.g. osteomyelitis and Cauda Equina Syndrome), failure to obtain informed consent, and sub-standard surgery and treatment. Our previous experience has allowed us to work closely with spinal surgeons, musculoskeletal radiologists and micro-biologists to address appropriate standards of care and injuries caused due to negligent treatment. In addition, we are experienced in working with appropriate experts to identify and quantify our clients’ individual specialist needs. We work with experts in care, occupational therapy, accommodation and assistive technologies, to name but a few.
Orthopaedic injuries and amputations
We are experienced in dealing with various orthopaedic injuries arising as a result of clinical negligence. Such claims can include failure to diagnose medical conditions, substandard surgery and treatment, and failure to obtain informed consent. We have worked over many years with orthopaedic experts, including those specialising in lower limb injuries, upper limb and shoulder injuries, wrist and hand injuries and injuries to the hips and pelvis. Our expertise extends to injuries leading to amputation and we have worked closely with specialist teams in amputation cases to maximise our clients’ independence, ensuring access to experts in rehabilitation medicine, prosthetics and specialist physiotherapists.
Delayed cancer diagnosis
We have expertise in cancer-related clinical negligence claims, including misdiagnosis, mistreatment and delayed diagnosis. Our previous experience has allowed us to work closely with multiple experts including oncologists, neuroradiologists and surgeons in order to fully address all aspects of our client’s claims. We recognise the complexity of these cases and the need to deal with sensitive and difficult issues to try to ensure that injuries and loss are fully compensated for and that the needs of our clients and their loved ones are protected in the future.
eye Injuries
Injuries to the eyes can have life-changing consequences. We have expertise in dealing with ophthalmic clinical negligence claims including cases of failure to diagnose and delayed diagnosis and treatment leading to impaired vision and blindness. This experience has enabled us to work closely with ophthalmic experts to ensure that all aspects of medical treatment and the extent of the damage caused by negligence can be addressed. Additionally, we have specialist expertise in assessing both the losses and the necessary aids and equipment required to assist clients who have suffered eye injuries to ensure a maximum return to independence. This has included the provision of funds for assistance dogs.
Dental Injuries
Our expert team have acted for a number of clients where negligent dental treatment has caused injury and loss. We have experience of working with a range of experts to identify and address both the alleged negligent treatment and the causative consequences of the same. We are experienced in considering the specialist and often costly treatment that is necessary to try to remedy and address the injuries suffered. This inevitably often involves a long-term projection in terms of future treatment to ensure that these injuries are managed and maintained throughout the injured person’s lifetime.
Fatal accidents
We have extensive experience in dealing with fatal accident cases arising as a result of clinical negligence. If a member of your family has died as a result of negligent medical treatment a claim may be brought on behalf of the estate of the deceased person as well as any dependents of the deceased person. As in other clinical negligence cases it is necessary to prove both a breach of duty of care by the treating medical professionals and further that the breach caused the injuries and or death to occur. Such cases can be complex but we have successfully been able to argue some less typical “dependencies” which have enabled future financial provision for family members. Our experience in dealing with such matters means we are able to provide support to bereaved families including representation at coroners inquests and criminal hearings which is usually recommended.