We put a lot of trust in medical professionals who operate on us. When mistakes happen, they can leave you with unnecessary pain and sometimes leave you unable to work or enjoy your hobbies.
If you’ve sustained an injury after surgical negligence, our lawyers could help you claim compensation from the NHS Trust, private hospital, or clinics.
Our solicitors help many people claim surgical negligence. We understand the issues you may be facing, and our team will work hard to get a positive outcome for you and your family.
If you’d like to know whether you can make a claim after a negligent operation, contact our team and tell us more about what’s happened to you.
We may be able to take your surgery negligence claim on a no win no fee arrangement. These are offered on a case-by-case basis, but means you’ll pay nothing should your claim be unsuccessful.
We can also assist you with Never Events claims. These are incidents that should never happen because of the guidance and safety recommendations set out. We’ve decades of experience handling Never Events claims and can help you claim compensation.
What constitutes surgical negligence?
Surgical negligence happens when surgeons or other medical professionals make mistakes during your operation, leaving you with further problems or injuries. Your surgery and care should meet certain clinical standards, but sometimes mistakes are made.
We could help you make a claim if your surgeon or medical professional:
- Performed the wrong operation or operated on the wrong body part
- Left foreign objects in the body
- Caused infection from poor hygiene
- Didn’t inform you about the risks of surgery or check your suitability for surgery
- Injected too much/too little anaesthetic
- Caused nerve damage or injury to your organs.
This list isn't exhaustive. If you've sustained another injury after surgical negligence, contact our team to see if you can make a claim.
Why choose Irwin Mitchell to help with your surgery negligence claim?
Our medical negligence team is the largest of any law firm in the UK. Their unrivalled experience has helped us secure more compensation for our clients year after year than any other law firm in the UK.
We understand how traumatic surgery negligence can be. That’s why we’ll handle your case with sensitivity, offering support throughout.
We’ll always explain everything to you in plain English. This is to make sure you can make fully informed decisions every step of the way.
While our expert lawyers work on building and settling your claim, you’ll be assigned a Support and Rehabilitation Coordinator. They’ll be a trained medical expert and will be able to identify and find the support you need. This support will always be local to you and could be physical, financial, or psychological help.
We can also help set up a personal injury trust that’ll help make sure your compensation doesn’t impact any benefits you might be entitled to.
Whenever you need to meet any of our experts, we’ll always work in a way that best suits you. That could be you coming to one of our UK offices, our experts meeting you at an appropriate location, or arranging phone or video calls.
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