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Medical negligence claims arise as a result of the failure of a health care provider to treat and care for a patient with a reasonable degree of skill and care which results in injury. If a healthcare professional was careless, lacked proper skills or disregarded established rules then experienced clinical negligence solicitors may be able to prove a case for damages for personal injury.

Medical negligence compensation is intended to put the injured party back into the position that they would have been in if the healthcare problem had not occurred, however monetary damages can never compensate for physical injury or death. The progress of a medical negligence claim can be complex and difficult and only experienced solicitors acting in conjunction with a team of highly skilled medical professionals should handle these cases.

The claim starts with the client attending his solicitor and giving a statement of the circumstances of the potential claim. If the solicitor sees that there is a reasonable chance of a successful outcome he will write to the local health authority requesting release of the medical records in order that they can be considered, on behalf of the claimant, by a consultant who specialises in that particular field of medicine. If the consultant reports that it is his opinion that there has been negligence and the Health Authority’s insurers refuse to accept liability and pay compensation for injury then legal proceedings are usually issued in the local county court based on the consultants opinion following medical examination of the client. These proceeding continue to a conclusion in a trial of the issues.

Cases usually take 3 years or more to fully resolve however in simple cases where there is an early admission of liability it may be possible to settle in less than a year. The limiting time factor is often the length of time that it takes for the injury to reach a stable state and expert consultants are in such demand that they often have a waiting list in excess of 6 months for appointments.

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