If you have been involved in a medical situation where you felt you did not get satisfactory treatment, then you have a right to make a medical negligence claim. Most people assume that they have to be nhs medical negligence claims but actually it can be any medical practitioner including private ones. This can therefore include dentists, therapists and anyone practising complementary medicine.
Medical negligence claims are where a person feels that they were either given the wrong treatment, were not given treatment when they felt they should have been or there was a problem such as something being left inside them after an operation. In all of these of these cases, the patient will have suffered as a result. They may have lost time off work, been in significant pain, had a slower recovery or even became seriously ill. They will therefore be able to make a compensation claim.
It is important to realise that treatment outside of the UK may not be covered by the same rules and so if you have had trouble with any treatment you have had abroad, then you may need to contact a lawyer that specialises in medical negligence claims outside of the UK in order to find out. You may not be able t make a claim, but it will all depend on the rules governing that country. If you are even considering treatment abroad, then this can be something worth considering because
You also need to be aware that there is a time limit with all injury claims. In the case of medical negligence it is worth finding out how long you get. It is typically three years after the incident, but with some illnesses, it can take a long time for any symptoms to appear. In these cases, you do get longer, but it may depend on the individual case. It is best to check with a solicitor and they will be able to tell whether you are within the medical negligence claims time limit or not. It is worth asking, even if it has been a while because the compensation could make a significant difference to your life. Imagine what that financial help could do for you and how you could benefit from being able to afford private medical treatment or to pay back any debts you have got in to as a result of not being able to work. It is worth thinking hard about.
