What is Medical Negligence?
A health care provider such as a hospital, doctor, or nurse owes you a duty of care as a patient, and they must provide treatment to you at the required standard of care.
Medical negligence may occur as a result of an act of omission by a health care provider which causes injury or harm to a patient under their care. A health care provider includes a hospital, doctor or nurse and other health general health professionals. A health care provider owes you duty of care as a patient and must provide treatment to you at the required standard of care. For medical negligence to be proved, the act or omission must be proved to fall below this standard of care, and you must have suffered injury or harm as a result. Contact White Jordin Lawyers and we can assist you in making a claim for compensation.
You may be able to make a claim for compensation for medical negligence if:
1. A health care provider such as a hospital, doctor, or nurse has breached their duty of care to you as a patient by providing treatment below the standard of care; and
2. You suffered an injury as a result of the health care provider’s breach of that duty.
Examples of medical negligence
Failure to diagnose a condition
Delay in diagnosing a condition
Failure to perform surgery at a reasonable standard
Failure to carry out proper pregnancy testing
Failure to test for conditions such as Down’s Syndrome
Failure to manage the birth at a reasonable standard
Failure to provide post-operative care at a reasonable standard
Failure to report correctly on test results
Failure to provide appropriate treatment
Failure to refer you to an appropriate specialist
If a health care provider has failed to fully explain the risk of a procedure or treatment to you, and you would not have proceeded with the procedure or treatment if you knew the full risks, and have suffered an injury as a result of the procedure or treatment, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
There are many types of medical negligence cases. If you believe your health care provider has been negligent, it is important that you contact White Jordin Lawyers as soon as possible.
How long do I have to make a claim for compensation?
You have 3 years from the date of the medical negligence to make a claim for compensation. It is important that you contact a lawyer as soon as possible, as by law there are steps that have to be taken before the 3 year time limit expires.