Were there any mistakes when you were operated on? We may be able to assist.
Nobody expects to get out of the hospital in a worse condition than when they went in – and while we all understand and appreciate the pressures and strains our physicians are under, medical negligence is never acceptable because of a surgical operation. Fortunately, we are here to assist you.
In the NHS, there were 17,338 medical negligence claims made public in 2016-2017, with 9675 of them resulting in payments to patients.
The demand for NHS services is growing, and with it, the need to stretch a small budget. With personnel continuously overworked, this situation is only getting worse. Unfortunately, these figures continue to rise each year and rarely include those who haven’t complained of negligence yet are now suffering from emotional, physical, and financial strains as a result of their neglect.
What is Medical Negligence?
Medical negligence is a term used to describe a medical professional’s error or omission that falls below the required standard of care. This implies that if you did not fulfil this level of care, you would have been injured or harmed as a result of the doctor’s mistake or negligence.
It is this level of care that will be examined in a legal setting to see if the medical practitioner committed malpractice by comparing their conduct to how it should have been done by a competent professional in the same situation.
How do you know if you have been a victim of negligence?
It usually begins with the patient or his or her family when determining whether negligence has occurred. When it comes to revealing wrongdoing on their part, medical experts are not forthcoming, so it is up to the patient or their loved ones to figure out what happened and whether it deviates from the usual standard of care.
It’s quite common for the patient to believe something went wrong or something terrible occurred that they don’t want to have happened. Similarly, family members of the patient may perceive anything, whether it be witnessing an event firsthand or hearing something is wrong. It is at these times that the patient and his/her family should document their impressions in case the patient sustains an injury as a result of them being written down.
Unfortunately, the legal system has changed dramatically since 2012. Costs are set at a fixed amount so that we are only entitled to a certain amount of money for the work we do, which is very little. As a result, as well as other solicitors, we must deduct part of your award in order to pay our expenses and at the current rate it is limited to 25% of your compensation.
If you are owed £4,000 in compensation and we can save you £1,000 by cutting a deal with the insurance company for your business’s liability policy. Of course, there is an incentive on our part to secure the greatest possible bargain for you – something that is clearly beneficial for both of us.
When Michael Wafer founded Wafer Phillips Solicitors Liverpool in 1990, it was with a passion and determination to represent the interests of victims of crime and negligence in Liverpool and Merseyside. They did this ensuring the system was made to work in their interests, and not against them.