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Making a claim against a hospital. Contact us, we are here to help you 0333 358 2345
If you have suffered an injury following treatment in a hospital you may be able to make a claim against that hospital for medical negligence. To learn more or to start your claim, get in touch with our expert team on 0333 358 2345 or contact us online.
Claiming for medical negligence
Unfortunately, during a medical procedure, you may be unlucky enough to suffer additional injuries or complications due to negligent treatment. If this is the case, you may be going through a very difficult time and you may be unclear about whether or not you can bring a claim against the hospital for your injuries.
Personal injury solicitors
You can potentially make a claim against the hospital but to do so it is vital to have the assistance of personal injury/ clinical negligence solicitors with experience in this complicated area of the law.
The first thing you should do is contact First Personal Injury. We can advise you on the validity of your claim and the potential compensation available.
Evaluating whether the injuries were caused by negligence
This is one of the first steps your legal team will undertake as, in certain instances, even if you’ve suffered injury, it’s not always the case that the treatment you received was negligent. In some circumstances, your injury could have been prevented by better quality care or safety measures, but sometimes it just couldn’t have been avoided. Simply suffering an injury doesn’t necessarily give you the right to claim personal injury compensation against the hospital.
In order to make a claim under UK law, it needs to be shown on the balance of probabilities that the medical care you received was negligent and that this care directly caused your injuries.
Standard of proof for medical negligence
For any medical negligence claim brought against a hospital, the following elements must be present for the compensation claim to succeed:
- A duty of care was owed to you by the hospital
- There was a breach of this duty
- This breach of duty caused your injuries (i.e. there was a causal link)
- You have suffered loss or injury as a result of this breach of duty
Who will the claim be brought against?
This will depend on where you were receiving treatment. For example, if you have suffered the injury in an NHS hospital, the claim would be brought against the NHS Trust responsible for the hospital. If you were receiving private treatment, the injury claim would be brought against the private hospital, medical professional or care group responsible.
Is there a time limit on when I can bring the claim?
The claim must be brought within three years of the incident or three years from when the injuries became apparent.
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Get in touch with First Personal Injury on 0333 358 2345 or through our online claim form.