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NHS Compensation Claims

If you believe NHS staff, including nurses, doctors or other clinical staff, have failed to provide an adequate duty of care, you may be entitled to claim compensation.

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Our team of experienced negligence solicitors specialises in handling NHS compensation claims, and we are dedicated to fighting for the rights of those who have suffered harm as a result of medical malpractice. At Forbes Solicitors, we recognise that the NHS plays a crucial role in providing healthcare services to the UK population. However, when healthcare professionals fail to meet the required standard of care, patients may suffer harm, injury or worse. If you or a loved one has been a victim of NHS negligence, our NHS compensation claims solicitors can help you pursue a compensation claim against the NHS. We understand the complex issues involved in NHS compensation claims, and we have a proven track record of securing compensation for our clients.

What is NHS Negligence?

NHS Negligence refers to the failure of the National Health Service (NHS) or its staff to provide appropriate care, which results in harm to the patient. This can take many forms, such as misdiagnosis, delayed treatment.

Though many patients receive the highest levels of care through Britain's NHS, mistakes certainly can happen. Dealing with any sort of health condition can be difficult enough in itself, but if you feel that you have not received the adequate duty of care from your doctors or other health professionals, it can make the situation much worse.

If you have been, or are being, treated by the NHS, you are entitled to basic human rights - this is true whether you have visited your local GP, received treatment in hospital or visited a physiotherapist or counsellor.

If you believe that any of the doctors, nurses or therapists that have treated you have failed to provide adequate duty of care, or not followed regulations to keep you safe or prevent further pain or harm, you may be entitled to claim compensation from the NHS for any injuries or health issues you may have sustained as a result.

At Forbes, our expert team of solicitors can provide legal advice about a range of NHS negligence claims, including:

Misdiagnosis, which can lead to incorrect or delayed treatment
Dental negligence, causing damage to the teeth, gums and jaw
Prescription errors, which can lead to delayed or incorrect treatment
Sustained injuries during or after surgery
Neonatal and birth injuries to either the mother or the child
NHS 'never events', these include all serious medical errors that are completely preventable, such as the incorrect surgery being carried out

At Forbes solicitors, our friendly team of expert medical negligence lawyers understand that NHS negligence claims are more than just money; they're about getting answers and finding a way to rebuild your life. So, if you've sustained health problems or injuries due to the negligence of medical professionals, our team of solicitors are on hand to advise you.

NHS Negligence Claims Case Studies:

Established liability and causation against a hospital trust for a bereaved family. The deceased was presented at the defendant trust hospital complaining of a headache. A CT was negligently reported as negative ,however there was a clear basilar tip aneurysm. 5 years later following a further CT scan a large basilar aneurysm was diagnosed and the patient passed away as a result. The family received compensation of £400,000.
Mismanagement of bowel obstruction causing death of the claimant following a failure to follow a management plan in a timely manner causing cardiac arrest. Family awarded £200,000 in compensation.
The Claimant was awarded £700,000 as a result of the NHS failing to prescribe bone saving medication after being prescribed steroids. The Claimant suffered from mucous membrane pemphigoid, an ocular condition. The treatment involved the prescription of Prednisolone, a powerful steroid. Osteoporosis is a common side effect. It was alleged there was a failure monitor and manage the side effects for 10 months. It was the claimants case, the Prednisolone should have been reduced.

No bone protection plan was prepared or DEXA scan arranged. The Claimant should have been prescribed Immunosuppressant agents, including cyclophosphamide which are known as steroid-sparing agents.

A later private DEXA scan reported early signs of low bone density or osteopenia being caused by the uncontrolled steroid dose.

As a result the Claimant began to experience acute back pain. Osteoporosis was diagnosed.

As a result the Claimant suffered multiple vertebral fragility fractures which has left the Claimant significantly disabled need ground floor accommodation and life long help. Liability was admitted although the extent and cause of the Claimants difficulties were challenged. The claim settled for £700,000 without the need to go to court.