Our expert medical negligence lawyers will handle your claim at no cost to you* and in the vast majority of cases you will receive 100% of your compensation**.
Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
If your health, or the health of someone close to you, has suffered as a result of a medical procedure or because of sub-standard healthcare or management, Irwin Mitchell can help you.
At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your medical negligence claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to medical negligence, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling General Medical Problems With Expertise And Sensitivity
We understand that you’ll be going through an emotional time. You may be worried about your future, about your long-term care or about your financial security. You may be grieving the loss of a loved one. Whatever your circumstances, you’re here because you want to find out exactly what happened and why.
Our team of sensitive lawyers has a wealth of experience in cases like yours. We’ll find the answers you’re looking for – and we may be able recover compensation for you too.
We say ‘may’ because it can be difficult to prove that you or your loved one’s condition was caused by negligence and wasn’t just an unfortunate accident. But rest assured, if your life has been affected through medical malpractice or carelessness, we will do everything in our power to unearth the truth.
Proven Expertise In Cases Involving General Medical Issues
Irwin Mitchell is one of the largest and most experienced law firms in the country and our team includes many of the country’s finest specialist lawyers. They work in highly focused teams, offering the best legal expertise when recovering compensation in cases involving general medical problems.
In the health service, many different specialisms come under the ‘general medical’ umbrella. We want to make sure that you have the right lawyer to represent you, one with lots of experience in the specific area that applies to you. Some of the more common cases we encounter include:
- Cardiology
- Care of the Elderly
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Drug reactions
- Gastroenterology
- General practice (your GP)
- Haematology
- Infections – MRSA and C Difficile
- Intensive care
- Ophthalmology
- Pressure sores
- Respiratory damage
- Strokes
Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Cases Involving General Medical Problems
Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to assisting you to recover appropriate compensation.
We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous medical and clinical negligence fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.
We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of compensation recovery for various forms of medical and clinical negligence, and to ensure that fairer compensation is awarded.
Case study 1
Angela attended her dentist to have a troublesome wisdom tooth taken out. However, instead of extracting the wisdom tooth, the dentist removed one of her healthy molars.
This wholly inappropriate dental treatment left Angela with an unsightly gap in her teeth and the prospect of undergoing remedial dental treatment.
With our help, Angela received £5,250 in compensation.
Case study 2
Jean had her gall bladder removed by keyhole surgery. After she was discharged from hospital, she continued to suffer from excruciating pain and severe vomiting. When she was finally readmitted, scans revealed that her bile duct was leaking fluid into her stomach.
Instead of clipping the cystic duct, the surgeon who performed Jean’s operation had clipped the common bile duct. This caused the leak, which resulted in numerous major complications for Jean.
We represented Jean in a claim against the local NHS Trust and she was awarded over £200,000 in compensation.
Case study 3
Laura had a history of behavioural difficulties and had been in care for much of her life. She was 15 when her foster carers found her collapsed at the bottom of the stairs screaming. They rushed her to hospital, where her temperature rose and she lost consciousness. Despite this, the doctors failed to perform a full neurological assessment. Instead, they put all Laura’s symptoms down to her behavioural problems. She was diagnosed with a urine infection and discharged.
Shortly after, Laura was moved to another foster placement, during which her condition deteriorated. She had to be airlifted to a different hospital, where she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and had emergency surgery.
Sadly, Laura is now blind. Had the tumour been detected earlier, she would not have lost her vision. With our help, Laura pursued a medical negligence claim against the NHS Trust and received £715,000 in damages.
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.