One of the ways to get justice for poor outcomes caused by poor care provided through the NHS is to make a claim against the NHS. The NHS pays out over £2 billion in compensation each year to settle claims of medical negligence. In order to manage these claims, the NHS has a ...
In order to bring a claim for damages against the NHS or other treatment providers, a Claimant must satisfy two legal tests, namelybreach of duty and causation. Breach of duty refers to the failure of a medical professional to uphold a reasonable standard of skill and care, when compared to...
The test for whether medical negligence occurred is threefold. You’ll need to demonstrate that you were owed a duty of care, that the duty was violated, and that you suffered harm as a result. The second part of this is usually the trickiest.According to a precedent set by Bolam v Fri...
Claim agreed against trust for facial injuries caused by fall We settled a claim against Surrey and Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for a 53 year old woman who suffered a significant fall when she was a patient at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Our client attended A&E following repeated ...