Our medical negligence experts will handle your claim at no cost to you* and in most cases you will receive 100% of your compensation**.
Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
When we need medical advice or treatment, we place a huge amount of trust in our medical advisors. Most of the time they provide the right advice and treatment, but when mistakes are made they can cause great distress, serious injury and even death.
If you have suffered because of a medical mistake, contact us for expert advice on claiming compensation. We have one of the UK’s largest and most experienced medical negligence teams and have helped thousands of clients to claim compensation. We also understand the human cost of medical mistakes and can provide support, understanding and advice to families affected by negligence.
Our Experience In Medical Negligence Claims
Whatever the circumstances of your injuries, our medical negligence experts have the experience and expertise needed to help you. A number of our lawyers specialise in a specific type of negligence such as birth injuries or negligent surgery, so you can be sure that we have a full understanding of the issues related to your claim.
We understand that making a medical negligence claim can be stressful and upsetting. We will guide you through the process and support you at every stage, ensuring that you’re kept fully informed on the progress of your claim.
Many of our medical negligence lawyers are recommended in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, which are independent guides to the legal profession. With offices across the UK, you’ll find an experienced team of medical negligence experts near you.
How We Handle Medical Negligence Claims
We offer a complete medical negligence claims service, so as well as helping you access compensation we can also assist with:
- Financial planning and investment management once you have received your compensation payment
- Advice on social services, housing, equipment and state benefits
- Management of finances and official affairs if your injuries have left you in need of assistance in this area
- Advice and guidance from our specialist in-house nurses
- Advice on wills and trusts
Above all, we will fight fearlessly to protect your best interests. We will aim to help you recover the best possible compensation settlement and offer you support and advice at each stage of your claim.
The above information relates to the law in England and Wales.
* Subject to entering a ‘No Win, No Fee’ agreement with us and complying with its terms.
** Does not apply to group actions, criminal injuries or accidents and illnesses outside England and Wales and is subject to compliance with the terms of your funding arrangements.
All Scottish cases will be handled by the Scottish law firm with which we are associated, Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP. The law relating to funding is different in Scotland and you will receive separate advice about what that means as well as a separate funding agreement.
Medical Negligence
Our clinical negligence experts have years of experience in helping people claim compensation following mistakes made in Accident & Emergency (A&E).
A cancer misdiagnosis can have a devastating impact on your life. If you have been affected, you may be able to claim compensation.
You may be able to claim compensation if you have injured by defective medical products or medicines.
Our expert team could help you claim compensation if you have been injured during eye surgery, including laser eye surgery.
We have the experience and sensitivity needed to assist you if a loved one has died due to medical negligence.
In the health service, many different areas come under the umbrella of “general medical”. We could help you claim compensation following a wide range of medical errors.
Unfortunately, GPs and other community healthcare professionals sometimes make mistakes that lead to injuries and illnesses for patients.
If you have contracted MRSA or any other illness or infection while in hospital care, you may be able to claim compensation.
Psychiatric patients are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society and deserve access to a consistently high standard of care. If this standard isn’t met, we could help you with a claim.
Our specialist solicitors could help you claim compensation if you or your child have been injured due to a medical mistake during pregnancy or childbirth.
We have a wealth of experience in helping people to claim compensation following medical negligence during surgery.