In our hospital claims section you will find all manner of claims when a hospital or hospital NHS Trust can be considered legally responsible liable to pay compensation for injury.
This might vary from hospital medical negligence claims (misdiagnosis, erroneous treatment, failure to treat) to patient and visitor accidents in the hospital (falling out of bed, slipping on flooring, food poisoning), hospital equipment failure and claims by hospital workers for workplace injuries.
You will find medical negligence claims process guides, hospital injury FAQ’s and Q&A (site-visitor questions with our detailed answers) and our hospital injury legal blogs (providing legal tips and updates).
You will also see how claims made on behalf of children follow a modified procedure, so as to ensure that they receive the correct amount of compensation and the compensation monies are properly protected on their behalf.
Simply select the summary of the article or image you are most interested in and you will be taken to our detailed post.
Medical Negligence Claims Guide: Essential Information for Patients Medical negligence can occur in hospitals, GP surgeries, dentists and all areas of healthcare when treatment falls below an acceptable standard and causes avoidable harm. This guide brings together our most helpful articles describing all aspects of making a medical negligence claim. We discuss liability, evidence, time […]
Attend At Hospital / GP To Support Your Claim For Personal Injury Compensation In this article you will discover why it is essential you attend at hospital or your GP immediately following your accident to give yourself the best chance of succeeding in a personal injury claim. We discuss industrial injuries that may necessitate first […]
NHS Compensation Payouts: Claim For Clinical Errors By The National Health Service Find out how to show the NHS has been negligent; with the types of compensation you can claim from the National Health Service; how you solicitor calculates the payout amounts of compensation you are entitled to claim. In addition – we provide examples […]
Hospital Misdiagnosis Claim: Operable Injury Made Worse By NHS Hospital Error Find out in our online Q&A how to claim compensation if you have been subject to misdiagnosis by a consultant in an NHS hospital Hospital misdiagnosis question Can I claim compensation for the misdiagnosis by the consultant in the NHS hospital? Shoulder damage in […]
Hospital Negligence Following A Car Crash On The Motorway Find out in a site visitor Q&A whether you should attempt to claim for hospital negligence when you are already claiming for all of your injuries in a car crash claim from the driver who caused the motorway accident. Car crash and hospital negligence victim question […]
Hospital Negligence Causing Mother’s Death During Childbirth Find out in a Q&A – how a son can claim for the death of his mother during childbirth caused by hospital negligence. Mother’s Death During Childbirth Claim Question My daughter died whilst giving birth to her first child, my grandson who is now 4 years old. Her […]
NHS Patient Complaints: How to complain to an NHS healthcare provider if you suffer injury from treatment or care you have received In this article we explain what the NHS Patient Complaints procedure is; how you can get the details of the specific NHS provider’s complaints procedure; how to complain on behalf of another person; […]
The clinical dispute resolution process you should follow if you have suffered injury from medical negligence The clinical dispute resolution process should be followed for clinical injury claims contemplated against both NHS and private healthcare providers – whether this be a hospital, a GP or a dentist. In this article you will discover – the […]
Tongue Injury Claim: Compensation for tongue deformity due to hospital error In answering a parent’s online question concerning a tongue injury claim due to the lack of medical treatment – we explain how to establish if you have a claim,when the hospital failed to treat your child following an accident leading to tongue deformity, speech […]
Informed Medical Consent Hospital Negligence Claim: UK solicitor explains why you must be informed of the risks of a hospital procedure and provide consent before treatment can begin Informed medical consent hospital negligence claim: Find out why you must provide informed consent before a surgical procedure takes place, what informed medical consent is, why in […]
