The medical professional is among the most trusted: every day people put their lives in the hands of doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals. Most of the time, the treatment provided improves the health of patients. Sadly, things sometimes go wrong, and as a result of medical treatment, patients suffer physical or mental injury. Medical mistakes can cause serious distress, injury, or even loss of life.
The Clinical Negligence team at Switalskis is experienced in handling medical negligence claims and helping clients to secure compensation that can make life easier when medical treatment has gone wrong.
Our Wakefield-based medical negligence lawyers can travel to many areas of North, South, and West Yorkshire, the East Riding and Humberside, where appropriate. They may also visit clients at home or in hospital.
We are specialists in handling all kinds of medical negligence claims, involving a variety of situations and medical conditions, including:
We need to show that the treatment received was substandard, when compared with the standard of a reasonably competent medical professional in the relevant area of medicine. The burden of proving that the treatment received caused physical harm or financial loss lies with the person making the claim.
We need to show the Court that but for the negligence, the harm would not have occurred in any event. This is, of course, not always straightforward or clear-cut, primarily because the treatment was sought because of the illness. Given that the illness existed prior to the treatment being given, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to determine how an illness would have progressed if the condition had been treated in a different way. Therefore, independent medical evidence is generally essential to proving a causal link between the treatment given and the injury or loss.
Financial compensation can provide some consolation following a medical accident, but at the same time our caring and understanding Clinical Negligence lawyers never forget the human side of medical negligence. We know that an apology and a clear explanation of what went wrong can be essential to helping victims of negligent medical treatment to come to terms with That's why we take a client-focused approach. If you or a member of your family has been a victim of what you believe to be negligent medical treatment, we can offer a service that is tailored to your particular needs, including home or hospital visits from one of our specialist medical negligence solicitors, if appropriate.
We can also assist in Professional Negligence claims against other solicitors in Medical Negligence and Personal Injury cases. Our Solicitors are accredited by the Law Society and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers for Personal Injury cases.
Making a complaint about Medical Negligence
How we can help:
Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Claims against other Solicitors
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