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Hartlepool Medical Negligence Solicitors No Win No Fee

By Meg Walkers. Welcome to our guide, which aims to inform you of how to find the best medical negligence solicitors for Hartlepool.

Medical negligence solicitors Hartlepool

Before you choose a solicitor to represent your clinical negligence claim, there are important factors to consider.

In this guide, you will find the information you need to move forward with your case to get the compensation you deserve.

Additionally, we’ll explore the steps you can take to choose the right legal team for you.

However, if you have any further questions, please get in touch with our team of advisors on the details below:

Choose A Section Below

  1. Clinical Or Medical Negligence Claims
  2. Why Is It Important That You Choose The Best Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool
  3. What Types Of Claims Can Our Clinical Or Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool Handle?
  4. What Is The Cost Of Clinical Negligence To The NHS In 2021?
  5. How Will My Compensation Be Calculated?
  6. Could No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool Help?
  7. What Are The Next Steps I Should Take To Seek Compensation For Medical Negligence
  8. Additional Resources And Further Guidance

Clinical Or Medical Negligence Claims

All clinical or medical negligence claims must be able to prove that the trained medical professional caused you further or avoidable harm after providing you with a substandard level of care.

The harm could consist of both physical and psychological injuries. For instance, your doctor may have failed to refer you for further tests that led to a delayed diagnosis of cancer.

As a result, you may have suffered depression, alongside your symptoms getting progressively worse.

Clinical Negligence Standard Of Care

Medically trained professionals must take reasonable steps to prevent you from sustaining further and avoidable harm. For instance:

  • Ensuring the bed rails are up to prevent elderly or vulnerable patients from falling and sustaining an injury.
  • Administering the correct dosage of medication.
  • Referring patients to specialists for further investigation where necessary.

There are various independent regulators responsible for monitoring the care given by different health organisations across England.

For instance, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ensures health and social care providers meet the correct care standards.

If you’ve experienced a substandard level of care, you could raise your concern with the CQC. Alternatively, you could seek advice from medical negligence solicitors in the Hartlepool area.

Is There A Medical Negligence Claim Time Limit?

The Limitation Act 1980 stipulates that you’ll need to put forward your claim within three years of:

  • The date of the incident
  • The date you became aware that someone else’s failings caused or contributed to the further or avoidable harm you sustained

However, the time limit may vary depending on whether you’re under the age of 18 or lack the mental capacity to claim.

A claim could be made on behalf of a child before they turn 18 by applying to act as a litigation friend. For instance, a parent, guardian or solicitor.

Alternatively, they will have three years to put forward the claim themselves from the date of their 18th birthday.

Similarly, an application could be made to act as a litigation friend for anyone who lacks the mental capacity to claim on their own.

If the person recovers their mental capacity, they will have three years from the recovery date to submit the claim themselves. However, if they don’t, the three years will be frozen indefinitely.

As there are a few exceptions, please get in touch with our team of advisors to find out more.

What Steps Can I Take To Build A Strong Claim?

In order to build a strong claim, there are several steps you could take, such as:

  • Obtaining evidence

Medical evidence plays an important role in claims. It can highlight whether a trained medical professional caused the further or avoidable harm you sustained.

The evidence could show whether they provided you with the correct level of care and took reasonable steps to prevent you from sustaining harm.

  • Seeking advice from solicitors for medical negligence

A solicitor with experience handling claims similar to your own could help you understand the steps you need to take to seek compensation.

As these types of claims can often be complex, it can be helpful to have a solicitor with knowledge of the process.

Our medical negligence solicitors for Hartlepool all have prior experience that could help you get the compensation you deserve.

For more information on working with one of our solicitors, call our team on the number above.

Why Is It Important That You Choose The Best Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool?

Choosing the right solicitor could have a positive impact on the claims process you need to go through.

However, there are a few things you should consider when determining whether a solicitor is right for you, such as:

  • Whether they offer a No Win No Fee agreement
  • Whether they have experience handling medical negligence claims

Our solicitors meet both of these criteria and could work on your case to help you get the compensation you deserve.

Should I Instruct a Local Solicitor?

Using local medical negligence solicitors in Hartlepool offers no real benefits in this day and age. Instead, you could choose a solicitor with more experience handling clinical negligence claims to help you get compensation.

Furthermore, you could discuss your claim with a solicitor over email, video call or telephone rather than meeting face to face.

All of our solicitors are experienced in dealing with medical negligence claims. For more information on working with them, call our team on the number at the top of the page.

Hartlepool Solicitor Reviews

Reviews could be an excellent source of information for building a shortlist of possible solicitors.

Additionally, you could cross-check your list by asking friends, family and co-workers if they have dealt with any of the solicitors.

If you’d like to know more about our solicitors, see the reviews left on our page. Alternatively, contact our team on the number above.

What Types Of Claims Can Our Clinical Or Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool Handle?

Legal Expert has plenty of experience in handling claims for clinical negligence and compensation. For instance:

We also have the expertise and the knowledge to help with cases of negligence in both NHS and private organisations.

Below you will find an overview of some of the different claims our solicitors handle. However, please note, this isn’t a full list, so please call us if none of them applies to your case.

Birth Negligence Claims

Medical negligence during childbirth could cause serious harm to the mother and infant.

The mother could suffer a birth injury such as:

  • Cuts and bruises.
  • Perineal tears.
  • Torn pelvic floor muscles.
  • Broken pelvis.

The infant could suffer injuries such as:

  • Cuts and abrasions.
  • Broken bones.
  • Disfigurement due to scarring.
  • Brain damage.

If the harm sustained could have been avoided had reasonable steps been taken to prevent it, our team could help.

Claims for Hospital Negligence

Negligence could occur in a hospital environment for a wide range of reasons. For instance, inadequate post-surgical care that leads to a patient developing an infection.

Our team of medical negligence solicitors for the Hartlepool area could help provide you with guidance on suing a hospital for negligence.

Claim for Dental Medical Negligence

When a dentist makes an avoidable mistake during a dental procedure, it could cause damage to the patient’s teeth, gums or the soft tissue of the face.

Additionally, injuries could have a cosmetic effect on the patient’s appearance. Living with visible disfigurement may have an adverse psychological effect, even if it is only for a short time as the injury heals.

This is something you could seek compensation for when pursuing a claim for dental negligence. For more information, call our team.

Doctor Negligence and GP Negligence Claims

If a doctor is unsure of how to correctly diagnose you, they may be responsible for referring you for further tests. Failing to do so could lead to your condition worsening and causing you further harm.

Our medical negligence solicitors for Hartlepool could help you if you’ve experienced GP negligence. Call our team for further guidance.

What Is The Cost Of Clinical Negligence To The NHS In 2021?

As per the NHS Resolutions Trust and Authority Claims Data 2019/2020, the table below highlights the following with regards to the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust:

  • The number of successful clinical claims
  • Total paid in damages, NHS and claimant legal costs
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Healthcare Provider Successful Clinical Claims 2019/2020 Payments Made in Damages, NHS and Claimant Legal Costs
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust 40 £9,854,324

How Will My Compensation Be Calculated?

Each medical negligence compensation claim may comprise general and special damages.

General damages allow you to seek compensation for your physical and psychological injuries. However, to accurately calculate how much your claim may be worth, different factors may be considered, such as:

  • The severity of your injury
  • How badly your injury has impacted your quality of life

There are a few things that may be used to determine the nature of your injury. For instance, medical evidence that you provide in support of your claim, such as previous doctor or hospital records.

Additionally, you may also be invited to attend a medical assessment that’s completed independently to produce a current report on the state of your injuries.

Furthermore, the Judicial College Guidelines document may be used alongside any medical evidence to help value your claim.

What Do Special Damages Cover?

We understand that you may experience financial challenges caused by the injuries you’ve sustained.

For instance, some injuries may be severe enough that you’re unable to work while you’re recovering. In these instances, you could seek reimbursement for the loss of earnings incurred as a result. Past and future losses such as this may be claimed under special damages.

Other financial losses might include:

  • Travel expenses
  • Cost of care
  • Medical expenses

Please be aware that you must provide evidence such as receipts or payslips.

For more information on the monetary losses you could claim, get in touch with our team on the number above.

Could No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Solicitors For Hartlepool Help?

Here at Legal Expert, we could offer you the best No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitors to represent your case. This means that if they fail to win your claim, you won’t pay solicitor fees.

If they do win, though, a legally capped success fee will be deducted from your overall compensation settlement figure. However, your solicitor will make you aware of how the fee works before you agree to start your claim with them.

Most importantly, you could avoid costs that may incur while your claim is ongoing such as fees for medical evidence. In addition, you could avoid upfront costs often required for solicitors to start work on your claim.

What Are The Next Steps I Should Take To Seek Compensation For Medical Negligence?

If you have experienced medical negligence, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team. No matter whether you feel ready to start your claim or you need more information.

Either way, our advisors could help by answering your questions or appointing one of our medical negligence solicitors for Hartlepool to work on your case.

So, why not contact us on the following details:

Additional Resources And Further Guidance

See our guide on paralysis medical negligence claims to understand the rights you have to seek compensation.

Our guide on childbirth medical negligence claims for a brain injury could help.

See our guide on claiming compensation for a hernia caused by medical negligence.

The General Medical Council regulates doctors across the UK. See their website for more information on the standard of care you’re owed.

For further clinical negligence statistics, see the NHS Resolutions Annual Report Statistics for 2020/2021.

Further Medical Negligence Guides

Local Hartlepool Medical Centres

University Hospital of Hartlepool

Holdforth Rd

Hartlepool

TS24 9AH

Tel: 01642 617617

Tees Hospital

Junction Road

Norton

Stockton on Tees

TS20 1PX

Tel: 01642 924860

Bankhouse Surgery One Life

Hartlepool Park Road

Hartlepool

TS24 7PW

Tel: 01429 274800

Bentley Mathieson Dentalcare

Stamford House

22 Victoria Road

Hartlepool

TS26 8DD

Tel: 01429 221353

Thank you for reading our guide on finding the best medical negligence solicitors for Hartlepool. We hope you’ve found it beneficial. However, if you need any further information, get in touch with our team on the number above.