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Torquay Medical Negligence Solicitors

Before you choose a specific firm of solicitors in Torquay to represent you in a legal case to claim compensation for medical negligence, reading the contents of this page will help you make a more informed decision when trying to select a solicitor in England.

First of all, let’s start by answering the question, when is a medical mistake actually classed as clinical negligence? To answer, this, we could say that every valid case of clinical negligence will:

  • Involve a medical professional who had a duty to care for the patient’s health.
  • The medical professional failed in this duty, which caused harm to the patient.
  • This failure of duty on the part of the medical professional could have been avoided.

Medical negligence comes in many forms and is caused by oversight, error, accident or lack of care. It can cause physical harm, and also psychological damage. Typical examples of events that are due to negligence are:

  • Accidents or errors during surgery.
  • Misdiagnosis of a medical condition.
  • Badly administered treatment.
  • Administering the wrong treatment.
  • Allowing a patient to come to hard through inadequate supervision.
  • Wrong prescribed medicines.

This is by no means the full list of ways medical negligence can happen, but these are the most common.

Legal Expert has a proven history that spans the last 30 or more years of claiming compensation for clients in a wide range of medical negligence cases. Our national claims service is available to residents of Torquay and all across the UK.

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What You Need to Know When Choosing a Medical Negligence Solicitor

Finding a good clinical negligence solicitor is much more difficult than finding one to do the conveyancing on your house sale. Every good medical negligence solicitor will:

  • Be able to arrange for you to receive a local medical examination to create an expert medical opinion to support your case.
  • Offer to take on your claim under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
  • Be able to prove that they have won similar cases in the last two years.

A much easier way to make a successful claim for medical negligence compensation is to use the Legal Expert national claims service. As part of this service, we can help residents of Torquay and the whole of the UK connect with the best legal team covering their area, to take on their claims case.

Do You Have to Use a Local Lawyer?

There really is no advantage inherent in using a local legal firm. Every good solicitor will be able to communicate with you using email or VOIP applications such as Skype.

If you use the Legal Expert national claims service, we can arrange for one of our medical negligence team covering the Torquay area to visit your home if you prefer to discuss your case face to face.

Reading a Review of Solicitors Is Helpful

If you can find a review of solicitor firms you are shortlisting as potential legal firms to represent you in a medical negligence claim, then this is a good source of initial information. You should correlate your findings with the opinions of friend and family if they have had any dealings with the solicitors on your shortlist.

Claims Our Clinical Negligence Team Covering Torquay Help With

The clinical negligence team that Legal Expert operates for the Torquay area, is well experienced in dealing with a very wide range of negligence cases, winning substantial compensation awards for our clients.

Below we have outlined a few of the more common types of negligence cases we take on and win regularly. This is not a complete list, so if none of these outlines fit with your specific case, then give us a call so we can talk through your claim with you.

Medical Negligence Birth Injuries

Medical negligence birth injuries can be serious for the mother, and dire for the baby. The mother could suffer injuries such as a broken pelvis, cuts and bruises, damaged pelvic floor muscles or perineal tears. The baby can suffer much more serious damage. Even a mild case of birth trauma can break one or more bones. If the baby is starved of oxygen for even a couple of minutes during the birth, this can lead to permanent brain damage.

If you are a family struggling to come to grips with caring for a child injured during childbirth, the call Legal Expert today. We can help you claim the compensation you are entitled to.

Cancer Medical Negligence Cases

When it comes to different reasons to claim for medical negligence late diagnosis in a cancer case is one of the most serious we come across here at Legal Expert. Cancer victims require rapid treatment in order to have the best chance of making a full recovery. When treatment is delayed due to a late diagnosis, the patient’s life is put at risk.

Legal Expert can help dependants claim compensation for the loss of a loved one due to cancer misdiagnosis cases, including breast cancer medical negligence cases.

Medical Negligence Cases in Hospital

There are many ways that medical negligence cases in hospital can occur. Everything from minor cases of misprescribed medication through to terminal instances of accidents during an operation. In the latter case, the national claims service offered by Legal Expert to residents of Torquay is a solid option, as our local team is experienced in claiming NHS surgery compensation.

Dental Negligence Cases

Accidents and errors during a dental procedure can lead to serious injuries, the kind of injuries that can leave the victim with facial scarring. If the dental surgeon was responsible for these injuries, we can help you claim compensation. For more minor cases, such as dental assistant negligence, we can help with this too.

GP Negligence Cases

You need to be able to depend on your GP to make the best choices when taking care of your health. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. If your GP makes a mistake, such as diagnosing you with a minor medical condition, when you are actually suffering from a much more serious one, then the consequences can be life-threatening.

If you have been the victim of this kind of negligence, then Legal Expert can help you to claim for your GP negligence case.

Nursing Home Negligence Cases

When we view nursing home negligence statistics, we find that the most common type of harm a resident in a nursing home can come to is suffering an injury in a slip, trip or fall accident. This is usually caused by staff being overworked or undertrained, and care levels slipping.

If you need to claim compensation for negligence in a care or nursing home on behalf of a relative, the Legal Expert national claims service is the easiest option.

Statistics for Medical Negligence Claims Against Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Below is a table which shows the number of claims received, and the total paid in negligence damages in relation to the Against Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

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Healthcare Provider Claims Received
2015/16		 Number of Incidents
2015/16		 Payments Made
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 51 * 5,726,756

No Win No Fee Medical Negligence Claims

Legal Expert is happy to offer our national claims service to residents of Torquay and the rest of the UK to make a No Win No Fee dental negligence claim.

No Win No Fee is a kind of Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) which provides ongoing legal representation at no charge. We won’t claim our fee until you actually receive a compensation payment.

Start a Medical Negligence Claim

If you would like to find out how much the average clinical negligence awards are for medical negligence claims similar to your own, then call Legal Expert on 0800 073 8804. We will take the details of your case and then give you an indication of how much in compensation you can claim.

Helpful Links

Claiming tummy tuck compensation

At the above link, you will find our guide to claiming compensation due to medical negligence during a tummy tuck procedure.

NHS info on cosmetic procedures

At the link above, you will find general information published by the NHS on cosmetic procedures.

How to choose a surgeon for cosmetic procedures

More NHS information is available at the link above on how to choose a good cosmetic surgeon to lower the risk of negligence.

Other Useful Guides

Local Torquay Medical Centres

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA

Tel: 0300 456 8000

Web: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/

Mount Stuart Hospital

St Vincent’s Road

Torquay

Devon

TQ1 4UP

Tel: 01803 313 881

Web: https://www.mountstuarthospital.co.uk/

Babbacombe Surgery

St Albans Road

Babbacombe

Torquay

TQ1 3SL

Tel: 01803 312233

Web: http://www.brunelmedicalpractice.co.uk/

Orchards Dental Practice

321 Babbacombe Road

Torquay

Devon

TQ1 3TB

Tel: 01803 389222

Web: http://www.orchardsdentalpractice.co.uk/