Croydon Medical Negligence Solicitors No Win No Fee Claims Guide
By Meg Swift. Last updated 19th November 2021. Welcome to our guide exploring where you can find medical negligence solicitors for Croydon.
Have you experienced clinical negligence in a hospital, doctors surgery, private facility or elsewhere? If so, our guide could help you understand the rights you have to receive the correct standard of care.
For instance, if you suffered further or avoidable harm due to a medical professional failing to give you the correct level of care, you may be eligible to seek compensation.
However, before you hire a solicitor to represent your medical negligence claim, our guide could help provide guidance.
It’s important that you choose a solicitor who can help you get the compensation you deserve by using their previous experience of handling similar claims.
On this page, we will explore the options you have for seeking legal representation. Additionally, we’ll provide information on proving whether medical negligence occurred by looking at the standard of care you’re owed.
Furthermore, if you’re unsure of anything whilst or after reading this guide, our advisors are available 24/7 to answer your questions. Simply get in touch using the details below:
- Phone number – 0800 073 8804
- A member of our team could advise you via the live chat feature below
- Send an enquiry by filling out the contact form
Select A Section For Further Guidance On Finding Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon
- Clinical Negligence vs Medical Negligence
- How Can I Make A Medical Negligence Claim?
- Cost Of Clinical Negligence To The NHS
- Finding The Best Medical Negligence Solicitors For The Croydon Area
- Examples Of The Claims Our Medical Negligence Solicitor For Croydon Can Handle
- What Are No Win No Fee Solicitors?
- Next Steps You Can Take To Find Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon
- Further Resources On Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon
Clinical Negligence vs Medical Negligence
Firstly, it’s important to understand the meaning of medical and clinical negligence. Every trained medical professional is responsible for taking reasonable steps to ensure they provide their patients with the correct level of care.
However, failing to do so could cause different types of avoidable harm. For instance, physical harm in the form of an additional injury or the worsening of a pre-existing injury or condition. Additionally, someone could sustain psychological harm such as stress, depression or anxiety.
In some cases, a medically trained professional could have taken all the reasonable steps and precautions to avoid their patient from sustaining harm. Despite this, it could still occur.
For example, there are often risks involved in different surgical procedures. However, if the surgeon did everything reasonably possible to prevent you from experiencing these risks, but you still sustained further harm, this may not be negligence on their part.
A few examples of how a medical professional could have been negligent include:
- A doctor administering the wrong medication dosage resulting in the patient overdosing.
- The anaesthetist of a surgical team failing to administer and maintain the correct dosage of anaesthetic, causing the person to become conscious during surgery.
- A GP failing to check a patients history before prescribing medication and causing the patient to suffer an allergic reaction as a result.
- A nurse in a care home failing to give a resident their blood pressure medication leading to them suffering an avoidable heart attack.
Clinical Negligence Standard Of Care
All trained medical professionals are responsible for treating their patients with the correct standard of care to ensure they don’t experience further or avoidable harm.
There are various bodies in place to monitor the level of care they provide. For instance, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), an independent regulatory body of different health and social care services in England.
Additionally, the General Medical Council (GMC) are another independent regulator for registered doctors in the UK. They have various guidance on the duties and responsibilities of a doctor. For instance, they should:
- Make the patients care their first concern
- Keep their professional knowledge and skills up to date
- Continue to work within the limits of their medical competence
- Take action if they are aware that a patients safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised
- Treat their patients with respect and dignity
- Listen to and respond to the concerns of their patients
- Provide them with the information they want and in a way they can understand
- Maintain the trust their patients have for them
- Never discriminate against patients
For more information on whether you were provided with the correct level of care, please speak to a member of our team using the number above. Our team of advisors could assist you in finding a team of medical negligence solicitors for Croydon.
How Can I Make A Medical Negligence Claim?
Medical negligence claims are often complex. For that reason, various factors will be considered when looking at whether a medical professional was responsible for causing you further or avoidable harm.
For instance, as part of the claims process, you will need to provide evidence in the form of medical records, such as:
- Reports of previous appointments with your GP
- Reports from previous visits to the hospital
- A diary you’ve kept of your symptoms
Also, an additional report may be produced from an independent medical assessment to highlight the current state of your condition or injury.
The medical evidence could be used to show actions that could have led to negligence, such as:
- Incorrect or delayed diagnosis
- Poor post-operative care
- Wrong medications administered
Furthermore, the Bolam test may be used alongside these pieces of evidence. This can help determine whether a medical professional took reasonable steps to prevent their patient from suffering further or avoidable harm.
The test involves a panel of medical professionals assessing whether the correct level of care was given. If they find that the harm sustained could have been avoided, it may demonstrate that medical negligence occurred.
However, it’s important to note that other factors will be considered before a final decision is made about your claim.
For more information, please call our team on the number above. They can provide further guidance on how medical negligence solicitors for Croydon could help you through the different stages of your claim.
Cost Of Clinical Negligence To The NHS
According to the NHS Resolution Annual Report Statistics, 3,578 settled claims during 2020-2021 cost between £1,001- £25,000 in damages.
However, it’s important to be aware that compensation isn’t always awarded in settled claims. For instance, a claim may settle in favour of the defendant. According to the Annual Report Statistics, 4,985 claims were settled without incurring any cost of damages during 2020-2021.
More specifically, the graph below shows the total costs paid out in damages and legal costs for both the NHS and claimants for successful claims. The figures are provided by NHS Resolution’s Trust And Authority Claims Data 2019/2020.
Finding The Best Medical Negligence Solicitors For The Croydon Area
In order to choose a suitable clinical negligence solicitor to represent you, you may wish to consider whether they have experience handling cases similar to your own in the past.
We have explored a few ways you can search for a solicitor in the sections below.
Alternatively, you could call our team to discuss whether one of our medical negligence solicitors for the Croydon area could take on your case. Simply use the number at the top of the page.
Do I Have To Use A Solicitor Based In My Area?
At one point, you may have been limited to using a solicitor from your local area. However, there is no reason for you to stick with a local firm due to the internet allowing you to search for a specialist solicitor located further afield.
Instead of meeting your solicitor face to face, you can use other forms of communication to discuss your claim. For instance, email, telephone or video chat can allow you to keep in touch with your legal team no matter where they happen to be.
Here at Legal Expert, our solicitors can work with claimants across the country. For more information, please speak to a member of our team.
Check Medical Negligence Solicitors Reviews
If you can find an honest and current review site, this could be a good way to find initial information about the legal firm with whom you wish to work.
Furthermore, you could use these reviews to create a list of solicitors you think might be suitable.
Additionally, you could cross-check your list with your friends, family and work colleagues to see if they have any experience with the legal firms or solicitors on your list.
Examples Of The Claims Our Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon Can Handle
Our medical negligence solicitors for the Croydon area have experience dealing with many different types of claims.
For instance, clinical negligence claims against NHS. However, it’s important to be aware that NHS Resolution may be involved as they deal with claims for compensation on behalf of the NHS in England.
Other types of claims our solicitors could handle, might include:
- Birth injury claims: For instance, a mother who sustained a perforated organ due to the surgeon cutting too deeply when performing a C-Section.
- Hospital negligence: A claim may be made for an infection you developed from the hospital having poor hygiene.
- Misdiagnosis or incorrect diagnosis claims: For instance, a fracture that was incorrectly diagnosed as a sprain due to the doctor failing to order an X-ray.
- GP negligence claims: This could include claims for harm sustained after a doctor prescribed you the wrong medication after failing to check your patient history.
If you have experienced a similar type of negligence, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team of advisors.
What Are No Win No Fee Solicitors?
A No Win No Fee agreement means that you won’t be asked to pay solicitor fees if your medical negligence claim is unsuccessful. Furthermore, you can avoid paying an upfront fee that is often required when seeking the services of a solicitor to start work on your claim.
In addition, you could put forward a claim without legal representation as there is no initial cost involved. However, there are other costs that your claim could incur while it’s ongoing such as fees for medical evidence. Whereas these costs are covered under the agreement.
If your claim is successful, you’ll pay a small success fee that’s deducted from the compensation package you’re awarded. However, your solicitor is obligated to make you aware of this fee before you agree to hire them to start work on your claim.
All of our solicitors can take cases on this basis. If you’d like to learn more, contact our team on the number above.
Next Steps You Can Take To Find Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon
If you want to begin your clinical negligence claim, get in touch with our team. An advisor can take details of your case and assess whether you could pursue a claim to seek compensation.
Additionally, they can offer advice on the next steps you could take to build a strong claim. So, use the details below to get in touch:
- Phone number – 0800 073 8804
- A member of our team could advise you via the live chat feature below
- Send an enquiry by filling out the contact form
Further Resources On Medical Negligence Solicitors For Croydon
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Local Croydon Medical Centres
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Phone number: 020 8401 3000
Croydon Group Practices
299 Thornton Road
CR0 3EW
Phone number: 0208 683 1255
Croydon Dental Care
60-62 Church Street
Croydon
CR0 1RB
Phone number: 020 8686 6222
We hope our guide exploring how to find an experienced team of medical negligence solicitors for the Croydon area has helped. However, if you require any further information, call our team on the number above.
