Last updated 28th January 2025. Welcome to our guide on hiring medical negligence solicitors for Ashford Kent compensation claims.

Have you experienced medical negligence that happened in Ashford? You could be entitled to claim medical negligence compensation. Let Legal Expert help you find the right medical negligence solicitor to make your claim. We are a trusted legal firm and our team have up to 30 years worth of experience supporting victims of medical negligence claim compensation for any neglect suffered.

Our clinical negligence solicitors cover the whole of the UK. Call us today for your free consultation, we will let you know if you have a legitimate case to claim for medical negligence, which happened in Ashford, let you know you much compensation you could be owed and provide you a fully-qualified medical negligence solicitor to handle your case.

Call Legal Expert today on 0800 073 8804 for your free legal consultation and to proceed with your clinical negligence claim.

A Guide To Hiring Solicitors For Medical Negligence In Ashford

First of all, let’s define medical negligence. Medical negligence, also referred to as clinical negligence, is when a patient experiences a negligent action or inaction from a medical professional or medical organisation during treatment. This negligence action or inaction could be any form of substandard care, including a medical mistake, issuing the wrong treatment or a misdiagnosis. If you, the patient are caused an illness, injury or the worsening of an existing medical condition due to the neglect then you are legally entitled to claim for medical negligence compensation.

To make a clinical negligence claim your medical negligence solicitor who will represent you in the case will have to provide evidence of the following:

1. That you the Claimant were a patient of the Defendant (the medical practitioner or organisation that treated you) and subsequently they owed you a duty of care.
2. That the Defendant performed a negligent action or inaction, breaching their duty of care to you.
3. That the negligent action or inaction caused an accident which could have been avoided, which led to you becoming ill, injured or it worsened an existing medical condition.

Another thing you need to know before you make a clinical negligence claim is that in the UK, you have three years from the day the accident in question took place, or that you realised that you have been harmed to claim medical negligence compensation. If your medical negligence claim is outside the time limit, call Legal Expert. There are sometimes exceptions applied to this rule, so an advisor can let you know whether or not you can still follow through with your claim.

Do I Need To Use Medical Negligence Solicitors In Ashford Kent?

Our clients commonly ask us “Do I need to use a local solicitor?”; the answer is no. We advise that when it comes to picking a specialist medical negligence solicitor to handle your case that your search or decision should be based on experience and knowledge rather than location.

Although some claimants worry that using a solicitor that is based in a different town or city will make it harder to communicate with their medical negligence solicitor, using digital communications like email or mobile phone text messages allows you to keep in regular contact with your solicitor.

What Claims Do Our Medical Negligence Solicitors For Ashford Kent Handle?

If you have been a victim of medical negligence that happened in Ashford, you could be entitled to claim compensation.

Legal Expert’s top clinical negligence team cover compensation claims for the following:

• Hospital negligence
• GP negligence
• Cancer misdiagnosis negligence
• Birth injury clinical negligence
• Nursing and care home medical negligence

These are just some examples of the types of clinical negligence claims that we cover, so if you have experienced any type of medical negligence then we can help. 

How To Start A Claim For Ashford Kent With Medical Negligence Lawyers 

Before finding out whether you can connect with one of our medical negligence solicitors for Ashford, you should think about what evidence you can gather to best support your claim.

The best types of evidence to gather are:

• Copies of your medical records. After suffering medical negligence, you should seek further medical attention to identify the extent of your avoidable harm. 
• Copies of any emails and letters you have confirming any appointments you had with the medical professional that breached their duty of care. 
• Contact details from any witnesses to the medical negligence. For example, if anyone else attended your appointment with you, or if there was another medical professional present.
• Photographs of the visible effects of your avoidable harm. 
• A personal symptoms and treatment diary regarding your avoidable harm. 

If you need assistance in gathering all your evidence, then one of our medical negligence lawyers for Ashford can help you, providing you have an eligible claim. Gathering evidence is just a small part of our solicitors’ services to make the claims process as easy as possible for you. So, please contact us today if you’re seeking Ashford medical negligence solicitors.

No Win No Fee Compensation Claims In Ashford, Kent

If you are looking for a medical negligence solicitor in Ashford or one that covers the Ashford and Kent area, you may want to consider using a No Win No Fee solicitor to make your clinical negligence claim. A No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor will offer you a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), this means that you will not have to pay your solicitor’s fee unless you win your case. This is also known as a No Win No Fee compensation claim.

For many medical negligence claims, using a No Win No Fee solicitor is the easier way to make your compensation claim, as there is no upfront fee to pay, and there is also no financial risk as you will only pay if you win your case. To enquire about making a No Win No Fee compensation claim for medical negligence, call Legal Expert today to speak to one of our friendly advisors about No Win No Fee.

Useful Links

The NHS Constitution of England

An NHS guide to patient’s rights

How Much Compensation Can I Claim For Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims?

Check out our guide on how you may be able to claim compensation if you’re affected by a misdiagnosis of cancer.

Popular medical practices in Ashford, Kent

NHS Hospital – Ashford Hospital
London Road, Ashford,
Surrey, TW15 3AA
Tel: 01784 884488
Web: www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ashford-hospital

Private Hospital – One Ashford Hospital
Kennington Road
Willesborough
Ashford,
TN24 0YS
Tel: 01233 423000

GP Surgery
Stanwell Road Surgery
95 Stanwell Road
Ashford
Middlesex, TW15 3EA

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