Clinical Negligence

Do you think you may have suffered an injury as a result of medical negligence?

If you have been injured as a result of a medical accident, the consequences can be serious for you and your family.  In those circumstances it is essential that you get sensitive but realistic advice from a specialist solicitor as soon as possible.

The treatment which the vast majority of people receive from  health professionals is of a very high standard but things can go wrong during medical treatment for many reasons. Sometimes patients have to accept that treatment may not be successful.  Complications can occur for which no one is to blame. Some operations or procedures carry well known risks and you may have been made aware of these at the outset of the treatment. 

However, there are occasions when a patient is injured as a result of a doctor or healthcare professional making a mistake or not taking sufficient care.  This can be medical negligence - also referred to as "clinical" negligence.  

Medical negligence can take many forms.  For example:

• mismanagement of the birth of a child, causing injury to the mother and/or baby;
• being administered the incorrect drug or the incorrect dosage;
• failing to diagnose an illness or injury - e.g. failure to diagnose cancer sufficiently early or to recognise that a bone has been fractured;
• mismanagement of an operation.

Tozers is one of the few firms in the South West specialising in medical negligence claims and we have one of the largest specialist teams.  Three of our solicitors are members of the specialist Law Society Clinical Negligence panel and we have a wide range of experience and areas of expertise within the team.

Inquests

If the unimaginable happens and a loved one dies as a result of hospital treatment - or any other unexpected reason - Tozers also has a team ready to help you through preparations for the possible inquest and beyond.

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Email our clinical negligence team.