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Kingston upon Hull Medical Negligence Solicitors No Win No Fee

By Stephen Dallas. Welcome to our guide about hiring medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull personal injury claims. When you have a medical issue, you expect that the doctors and nurses treating you will do so with dignity, compassion, and competence. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case and if you’ve suffered as a result of medical negligence then you shouldn’t have to bear the consequences alone.

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Kingston upon Hull Medical Negligence Solicitors

The decision to make a claim against a healthcare provider with solicitors can be emotionally fraught. Finding the right medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull claims can not only mean you get a better compensation package at the end of the process. They will also have the experience to support you through the difficult emotions putting a claim together can raise.

Keep reading this guide, to learn more about what to consider when hiring a solicitor to support a medical negligence claim in the Kingston-upon-Hull area. We’ll explain how our own advisors and solicitors could potentially assist with your claim. We’ll also talk through different types of medical negligence claims which could be made. In addition, we’ll explain how we could assist with such claims. This guide also explains how to make your medical negligence claim on a No Win No Fee basis. We’ll also discuss the benefits this approach can bring to you.

How to contact us

If you still have any questions after reading this guide, you are welcome to contact our advisors online or by phone. You can call us on 0800 073 8804. To contact us online, you can use our online contact form or our online live chat. You can access the chat on this page and other sections of the website.

Why use Medical Negligence Solicitors Covering Hull?

In today’s modern, connected, digital world you are no longer tied to using your faithful family solicitor for all your legal matters. This means you can use the right legal experts and clinical negligence solicitors who cover the Hull area for your claim. You can take advantage of cumulative years of experience and expertise that a single high street practice simply can’t offer. And with video conferencing, 24-hour advice lines and fast email response you can keep abreast of developments in your case whenever you like.

But shouldn’t I get recommendations for the best solicitors in Kingston-Upon-Hull?

No one is saying you shouldn’t talk to family and friends about who they’ve used for legal advice when it comes to finding medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull claims. Reading online reviews and testimonials is also a great way to find a trustworthy guide to help you with your compensation claim. But while the opinions of others can help you make a shortlist, it’s up to you to speak to the medical compensation lawyers you are thinking of instructing and make your own mind up based on the quality of solicitors available to cover your area.

What sort of claims do clinical negligence solicitors in Kingston upon Hull typically deal with?

There are lots of categories of claims, but a good legal team, backed by experienced medical claims lawyers, will have experience in dealing with most of them.

Hospital negligence compensation claims

In Hull, some people may make a personal injury claim against an NHS or private hospital which is local to the area. That’s provided they have evidence that a local hospital has harmed them through negligent behaviour that breached a duty of care they were owed. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are responsible for running Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

If you have evidence to support an NHS medical negligence claim, you may wish to discuss the matter by contacting the Patient Advice and Liasion Service or going through the hospital complaints procedure as well as consulting a solicitor. Make sure you keep records of everything that is discussed so that we know the whole picture if you decide to take the matter further.

Even if you, yourself, weren’t the victim of clinical negligence during a stay in a hospital you may be able to claim on behalf of someone who was, if:

  • the person involved died as a result of the negligence;
  • or the person involved is not considered to have the capacity to do so, for example, if they are a child.

GP negligence claims

A medical negligence claim involving a GP needs to show that they provided substandard care. Medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull claims should be able to help with this. This could include:

  • Not diagnosing your complaint correctly;
  • Not prescribing the correct drug;
  • Prescribing a drug you are known to react to;
  • Didn’t warn you about side-effects or the risks of a treatment regime
  • Didn’t advise you to make follow-up appointments for monitoring during your treatment.

Even if your injuries weren’t caused by something in the list above you may still be able to make a claim. GP negligence claims can be complicated so call us to discuss the details to see what your next step should be and whether you have a case with a solicitor covering your area.

Cancer Negligence Compensation

Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event and the thought that you could receive anything other than first-class care is an extremely frightening idea. Medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull claims know that cancer negligence claims are exceeding tricky as cancer is notoriously difficult to treat.

Many claims focus on delays in diagnosing cancer, or where the cancer was initially misdiagnosed. Other claims could be the result of the incorrect treatment being given or mistakes being made during treatment or surgery.

Nursing Home Compensation Claims

When we grow old we expect that, sooner or later, we will become unable to care for ourselves and may need to move into a nursing home. For some elderly patients a poor standard of care results in injuries.

If you have concerns about the care you or your loved one have received in a nursing or care home speak to our expert team who can offer you advice on making a nursing home compensation claim.

Birth Injuries Medical Negligence

Whether you go into hospital or to the Fatima Allam Birth Centre you expect to come home with a healthy baby. Unfortunately, childbirth is a risky process and sometimes things can go wrong. Consultants and Midwives have a duty of care to the mothers and babies in their units and if you can show that they did not meet this duty of care you may be able to claim compensation.

Even the best medical negligence solicitors who can help claimants in Kingston-Upon-Hull can’t put together a claim if what happened was pure bad luck. The types of situations in which there might be the basis for a claim can include:

  • failure to notice the symptoms of pre-eclampsia
  • not monitoring the baby during labour
  • not taking steps to resuscitate a baby after birth quickly enough

Many babies that suffer injuries at birth will develop cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy or varying types of paralysis due to being starved of oxygen.

Dental Negligence Claims

Suffering from toothache due to a botched dental procedure or, living with the effects of poor dental treatment, can be a surprisingly difficult and life-altering experience. After all your smile is often one of the first things people notice about you.

Clinical negligence lawyers can deal with claims as a result of dental treatment as easily as they can deal with other types of claims. Dental negligence claims could include:

  • not obtaining full consent before performing a treatment
  • causing injury through negligent treatment
  • misdiagnosis – for example not spotting early signs of decay or oral cancer

Hull Medical Negligence Compensation Calculator

By now you may be wondering whether or not it’s worth talking to solicitors who can cover Kingston-Upon-Hull. Perhaps you are concerned that you don’t have a strong claim or that you won’t receive much compensation – even with the help of the best solicitors.

If you speak to our advisors, they can thoroughly assess the strength of your claim based on the details and evidence available. If you have grounds to make a claim, our advisors can also discuss potential compensation amounts which may be offered. While some websites may offer a compensation calculator, these can only offer rough estimates at best. By speaking to our advisers, you can get a better understanding of your potential compensation amount based on the specifics of your case.

Below we’ve included some statistics on compensation paid out by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust towards claimants.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust compensation statistics

The NHS has published data for the 2019/20 period showing how many personal injury claims different NHS trusts received during that time. It also shows how much the trusts spent on resolving claims during the same time period. The data reveals the following about Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust:

  • The Trust received 97 personal injury claims during the 2019/20 period.
  • In the same period, the Trust spent a total of £19,660,485 on resolving claims made against it.
  • Among all the money the Trust spent towards claims, £13,461,560 was paid to claimants to cover their damages. The Trust also spent £1,684,066 on its own legal costs.

Claiming on a No Win No Fee basis

We offer a No Win No Fee Medical Negligence package which means should your claim not be likely to result in a compensation payment we won’t proceed which leaves you free to get on with your life.

You may also be eligible for compensation for loss-of-earnings and to cover costs incurred due to your injury. Your medical claims lawyers will be able to advise further.

Funding Your Compensation Claim

Many people worry about how much using a solicitor might cost. We offer a No Win No Fee service which means should your claim not conclude successfully you won’t be required to pay us anything at all. No Win No Fee Medical Negligence claims are perhaps the most common way in which medical compensation lawyers are paid. Give us a call to discuss how it works in more depth.

How Legal Expert Can Help You

Legal Expert can provide medical negligence solicitors for Kingston upon Hull claims and claims elsewhere around the UK. We can handle your claim quickly and efficiently. We are available 24 hours a day through our friendly helpline 0800 073 8804 on or you can use our contact form and we’ll get back to you shortly.

Helpful Links

Not sure where to turn to for further information? Here are some helpful links related to medical negligence claims.

About No Win No Fee Claims

If you’re looking to find out more about how to go about starting a No Win No Fee suit against the NHS or any other clinic, read this guide first.

Medical Negligence Compensation Calculator

If you’d like to know how much you could be looking at receiving for a medical negligence claim, see this guide.

Further Helpful Guides

Local Hospitals:

Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road
Hull
HU3 2JZ
Tel: 01482 875875

Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital
Lowfield Road,
Anlaby,
East Yorkshire
HU10 7AZ
Hospital reception: 01482 659 471
Email: info@spirehull.com

Local Dentist:

My Dentist
Priory House Dental Care,
1133 Hessle High Road,
Kingston upon Hull,
HU4 6SB.
Tel: 01482 347350

Local GP Surgery:

Kingston Medical Centre
151 Beverley Road
Hull
HU3 1TY
Tel: 01482 344880

Thank you for reading our guide about starting a personal injury claim with the help of Kingston upon Hull medical negligence solicitors.