If you live in Marlborough and believe that you have been the victim of medical negligence, you should talk to specialist solicitors about claiming compensation. Our Wiltshire based team have the expertise you need.

Marlborough and Swindon Hospitals – a History of Recent Problems

NHS patients in Marlborough are usually treated in Swindon’s Great Western Hospital or Marlborough’s own, much smaller, Savernake Community Hospital.

The last few years have sadly seen an ongoing series of serious failures and medical mistakes at the hospitals run by the controlling NHS trust – Great Western Hospitals Trust.

Here are just a few of the very real concerns about medical errors and standards of patient care;

• A report by the Government health watchdog the Care Quality Commission published in January 2016 found that hospitals run by the Great Western Hospitals Trust “required improvement”. Perhaps most worryingly, the CQC stated “overall, we rated the safety of the services in the trust as ‘requires improvement”.

Going into more detail, of the twelve areas looked at by the inspection team, half of them also received a damning judgement of ‘requires improvement’, and worse still, Urgent and Emergency care services were described as ‘inadequate’. Click here if you want to read more about the CQC report

• the trust has a record of numerous “never events”. Never events are serious medical errors that should never have happened.

Recently,  between May 2014 – April 2015, the trust managed to report two “never events”. This was sadly nothing new – but merely the latest in a series of events. For example, the GWH managed six such events in 2011-2012, including one swab that was left inside a breast cancer patient after surgery, and a couple more in 2013.

• Earlier, a woman died at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital after having an epidural anaesthetic injected into her arm rather than her spine in error during labour

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SPECIALIST SOLICITOR ON SIDE

To successfully run your medical negligence claim, your solicitor will need to look through detailed medical records and extract information to find the evidence you will need to prove your case. This requires a good knowledge of medicine on top of legal expertise, and as a result, only specialist medical negligence solicitors will do.

The medical negligence team here at Bonallack and Bishop have many years of experience in this complex area of law and are happy to help clients in Marlborough – and to make home and hospital visits throughout Wiltshire for anyone who is too unwell to travel.

WHY CHOOSE US FOR YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM?

o As you can see, we are genuine specialists

o We are not a faceless claims management company, or call centre operation – we have well established Salisbury and Amesbury solicitors, Bonallack and Bishop, and your case will be run throughout in person by an experienced medical negligence solicitor

o We also offer FREE no strings attached initial advice over the phone as well as a FREE first appointment

o We are happy to make home and hospital visits in Marlborough or indeed throughout Wiltshire for anyone who is too unwell to travel to visit us

o We offer no win no fee agreements for medical negligence claims – so you need not worry about paying legal fees

LIVE IN THE MARLBOROUGH AREA? THINKING OF A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL OUR SPECIALISTS TODAY

If you been the victim of a medical error and live in Marlborough, we can help you recover the full amount of compensation you are entitled to.

• CALL US NOW on Salisbury [01722] 422300 or  FREEPHONE 0800 1404544l  or
• Email our team using the enquiry form below.

Do you live in Petersfield? Are you thinking of making a medical negligence claim? Our highly specialist team can help.

LOCAL MEDICAL CARE IN PETERSFIELD

Petersfield Community Hospital has an excellent reputation locally for the level of care it offers, which is very encouraging if you live in and around the Petersfield area and require medical help or assistance. However, things can often go wrong.

There have, unavoidably, been incidences where the level of medical care received by Petersfield residents has been a long way below what should be reasonably expected, resulting in both physical and psychological harm for the people who were supposed to be treated by the professionals. When this kind of negligence occurs, it can be devastating for the person affected as well as their family and friends.

CLAIMING MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE COMPENSATION

A claim for compensation following a medical error involves one of the most complex areas of law, and it really requires a specialist solicitor. If you live in Petersfield, although there are some good solicitors in town, none of them specialises in medical negligence claims.

However here at Hampshire and Wiltshire solicitors, Bonallack and Bishop, our medical negligence team has the specialist expertise you need to make sure you win your claim.

DO I REALLY NEED A SPECIALIST MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITOR?

In short, the answer is yes. To make sure that your claim is successful, your solicitor is going to need to prove that a senior doctor or another member of the medical team who treated you, was negligent. Sadly the medical profession seem incredibly reluctant to admit they can ever make mistakes – so often it’s necessary to build up plenty of evidence and a really strong case for any negligence claim to be successful – and that involves a really good understanding of how medical treatment works including;

• understanding any x-rays you had taken

• carefully examining any medical reports about you

• going through your GP and hospital records – which are often handwritten

Our team, all of whom are experienced and qualified solicitors, not call centre operatives, also includes a fully qualified and experienced nurse who has since qualified as a solicitor specialising in compensation claims.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – HOW WE CAN HELP

Making the decision to claim medical negligence compensation is not an easy one. In particular, you are going to need to have a good idea of what’s involved in making a claim and to get an early indication of the chances of winning your claim.

Our team will;

• Provide FREE initial phone advice to you over the phone, without any obligations

• Offer you a FREE first appointment – to discuss your case and give an early indication of whether your claim could be successful

• Make a FREE visit to you at home or hospital in Petersfield, or anywhere in Hampshire, if you’re too unwell to travel

• Will appoint medical specialists to provide a report about your condition – and if necessary can also arrange rehabilitation and occupational therapy for you

• Run your medical negligence claim using a NO WIN NO FEE agreement – so you don’t have to worry about running up a sizeable legal bill

• Keep you regularly updated – in face-to-face meetings in one of our Wiltshire or Hampshire offices, by letter, email, phone or Skype video – whichever you prefer

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS CAN WE HELP YOU WITH?

Our team cover the full range of negligence claims. Amongst the more common claims we deal with are the following;

• Birth Injury Claims

• Cancer Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis

• Cerebral and Erbs Palsy

• Failed Sterilisation and Vasectomy Claims

• GP errors

• Fatal injury claims and inquests

• Medication and prescription mistakes

• Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis

• NHS Accident and Emergency department mistakes

• Pregnancy or maternal injuries

• Pressure sore claims

• Surgical mistakes

• Women’s Medical Negligence claims

LIVE IN PETERSFIELD – THINKING OF MAKING A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL US TODAY

Remember – don’t delay getting in touch with our team. Why? There are strict time limits that apply to any claim for medical compensation, and if you delay contacting a solicitor too long, you might lose your right to claim medical compensation completely.

So for specialist advice today,

• call us FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 OR

• Fill in the contact form below to request a call back at a time convenient to you

Do you live in Portsmouth? Have you been injured as a result of a medical error?

Here at Bonallack & Bishop, we have a team of specialist medical negligence solicitors ready to help you win the compensation you are entitled to.

RECENT MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES IN PORTSMOUTH

Although the level of care in the NHS in Portsmouth is generally good, things do often go wrong. In 2012, a 22-month-old baby died from a serious infection from treatment at Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital after doctors failed to provide the correct treatment.

In 2014, a twelve-year-old boy was awarded more than £6.7m after suffering brain damage following treatment at St Mary’s Hospital in Milton when he was four years old. Hospital staff tragically failed to act quickly enough to spot his condition, leading to him having a cardiac arrest and resultant brain damage. He has since lived with severe disabilities.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Having a solicitor on your side who genuinely specialises in medical negligence compensation must not be underestimated. Not only will your case involve complex legal work, but your solicitor will need a good understanding of medical concepts. Why? To give you the best chance of winning the compensation you deserve, your solicitor will need to build your case and collect evidence – which will involve looking at and understanding x-rays, hospital notes, GP records, and expert medical reports, for example.

These days there are a lot of solicitors who may offer to run your medical negligence case for you – but very few have the genuine expertise you need.

Here at Bonallack and Bishop, one of the solicitors in our specialist team is also a fully qualified and experienced nurse. So you can rest assured that by instructing us, you really are instructing medical specialists.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – WHY CHOOSE US?

Appoint us to help you with your medical negligence compensation claim because:

• As you can see, we are genuine specialists

• We make home and hospital visits to those who cannot visit us due to their injuries – both in Portsmouth and throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset.

• Your first consultation over the phone is FREE

• Your first face to face appointment is also FREE

• We can run your claim using a Conditional Fee Agreement (no win, no fee)- so there’s no need for you to worry about paying legal costs.

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM IN PORTSMOUTH? CONTACT US TODAY

If you’re thinking of claiming compensation for a medical accident, get in touch with us today. Call us now for free initial advice over the phone or email us using the form below.

• For your FREE first phone consultation, call 01722 422300, or

• Send out team an email using the contact form below.

When you live in a relatively affluent county such as Oxfordshire, you might expect to receive an exceptional level of medical care. When that doesn’t happen, you can easily feel upset and victimised. We put our trust in doctors and medical professionals and when we come to suspect negligence on their part, it can be very distressing.

One Banbury woman, for example, successfully sued Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in April 2015 after proving that her father had been left with a head injury after a male health care assistant used a physical restraint to calm him down whilst he was being treated for severe dementia at the Fiennes Centre mental health unit.

Bringing a negligence claim against any doctor, nurse or surgeon can be daunting – but our experienced medical negligence team are here to make the process much easier for you.

If you live in Oxfordshire and have suffered through the actions of a negligent health professional failing to carry out their responsibilities properly, you may well have a claim for medical negligence [also referred to as clinical negligence – means exactly the same thing].

CAN I BRING A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM?

For your medical negligence claim to succeed, your solicitor will need to establish two facts;

1.      Your solicitor will need to prove that a medical professional has failed to carry out their responsibilities properly in particular, there must be a “breach of duty” — or fault — by the doctor or medical professional in which the standard of care you received fell below that which could be reasonably expected by a medical professional.

2.      Your solicitor will also need to be able to show that the negligent action caused you harm and could have been avoided.

If these two conditions are met, you are likely to have a strong case for a successful medical negligence compensation claim.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A GENUINE SPECIALIST

if you have been the victim of a medical error, then you have already put your trust in a medical professional, and you really don’t want to leave your claim in the hands of a solicitor who doesn’t specialise in the sort of compensation claims.

If you instruct us here at Bonallack & Bishop to run your medical claim, you won’t be dealt with by an unqualified youngster or faceless call centre operative.

We believe medical negligence is too important for that.

All our medical negligence claims are run by specialist solicitors – and our team includes a solicitor who is also a qualified and experienced nurse- and who worked at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital before becoming a solicitor

So if you appoint Bonallack and Bishop, you can be certain that we’ve been independently accredited as genuine specialists.

YOUR MEDICAL CLAIM – DON’T WORRY ABOUT PAYING LEGAL COSTS – NO WIN NO FEE AVAILABLE

With our team of specialist medical negligence solicitors, if we don’t win your case you won’t pay a penny. This is often known as ‘no win, no fee’, although that term is often used by firms of claims managers who take on bulk caseloads. You will, no doubt, have seen the adverts on television.

We, however, are a firm of specialist solicitors who deal with medical negligence claims representing clients throughout the south of England.

YOUR SOLICITOR – BUILDING YOUR MEDICAL CLAIM

Your medical negligence solicitor will need to view all of the evidence, including your medical records from both your GP, x-rays, specialist reports and any hospital records. Understanding these documents requires medical knowledge – another reason why these kind of claims need expert solicitors.

Collecting the evidence to prove your case is crucial – and in particular, where the reputation of a qualified medical professional is at stake, the courts will want to see that all reasonable measures and steps have been taken to review all of the evidence in your case.

WILL I NEED TO GO TO COURT? DON’T WORRY

The thought of going to court can put many people off of bringing about a medical negligence claim – but the reality is that only a very small number of cases ever need to go to a contested hearing at court.

In most cases, especially if the negligence is beyond doubt,  then the NHS or insurance company defending the case may step in to settle the claim, well before it gets in front of a judge. You might not even be chasing compensation and may simply want an apology and explanation. We can help you obtain this, but formal complaints must be made within six months, so it’s vital you don’t delay action.

BONALLACK & BISHOP – GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR CLIENTS IN OXFORDSHIRE

High standards of client care are really important to us. Contact one of our solicitors today and you will get;

•          FREE initial phone advice – with no strings attached
•          your first interview FREE of charge
•          home and hospital visits anywhere in Oxfordshire if you’re unable to travel
•          a no win no fee agreement to run your claim for compensation – so you don’t need to worry about paying legal costs

DON’T DELAY STARTING YOUR CLAIM

It is vital that you start your claim for medical negligence within three years of the date of the negligence occurring-  or you risk losing your right to claim entirely, in which case you will never know if you could have won the compensation you deserve.

So make sure that you get the right legal advice as soon as possible after the incident, while the facts are still fresh in your memory.

OXFORDSHIRE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL FREEPHONE 0800 1404544

If you have been the victim of a medical error, contact us now – for FREE initial phone advice and a FREE first appointment from our accredited medical negligence specialists;

• Call our team now FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
• Alternatively, you can reach us via email using the enquiry form below.

If you live in Southampton and have suffered some form of injury as a result of the negligence of a careless medical professional, you will need solicitors specialising in medical negligence to help you claim compensation. Our Wiltshire and Hampshire-based specialist medical negligence team serves Southampton – and can to help you win the compensation you deserve.

A DEDICATED MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE TEAM

Instructing a specialist solicitor is crucial and the team here at Bonallack & Bishop is dedicated to medical negligence claims. In order to gather the evidence needed to win your claim, your solicitor will have to go through your medical notes with a fine toothcomb, picking out the relevant information. They will also need to really understand any specialist medical report and interpret any relevant x-rays for example. This all requires a really thorough comprehension of medical terminology and only solicitors who specialise in medical negligence claims will have the necessary expertise to do this.

If you do instruct us to help you claim your compensation, you won’t be dealt with by an unqualified junior “paralegal” or a call centre operative. We believe medical negligence claims are far too important and complex to be run by junior staff. That’s why here at solicitors Bonallack and Bishop, all of our medical negligence team are fully qualified and highly experienced solicitors – and one of them, prior to qualification as a solicitor spent many years as a specialist nurse.

RECENT EXAMPLES OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN SOUTHAMPTON

We’ve all received medical care that we’ve been unhappy with at some point in our lives, but when that level of care becomes negligence, you may have grounds for compensation. Unfortunately, incidences of medical negligence in and around the Southampton area are, sadly, quite common.

In 2011, a patient at Southampton General Hospital was found to have received negligent care for something as simple as the food being provided to him by hospital catering firm Medirest being judged ‘a disgrace’. The patient won a county court case and was reimbursed for the cost of having to obtain food elsewhere.

Much more seriously, in November 2013 a 19 day old baby with a congenital heart defect died during heart surgery at Southampton General Hospital after being given four times the solution needed to stop his heart during the operation

Then the family of a small girl who died on Christmas Day in 2013 after treatment at Southampton General Hospital received £30,000 compensation from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust after the negligent treatment she received at Queen Alexandria Hospital in nearby Portsmouth.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

• Hospital or at home visits available in Southampton – we understand that you may be unable to travel – which is why our team of solicitors can visit you in hospital or at home if necessary

• Your initial phone consultation is FREE

• Your first face to face meeting is FREE as well

• We also offer ‘no win, no fee’ agreements – which means that you needn’t worry about how you will pay for your legal costs.

VICTIM OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN SOUTHAMPTON? CONTACT US TODAY

For specialist medical negligence solicitors and the legal advice you need, get in touch with one of our medical negligence solicitors today. Simply

• Call us today on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 for a FREE initial phone consultation, OR

•  Fill out the enquiry form below to get in touch – or to request a call back at a time convenient to you

We all rely on medical experts when our health fails us, so if you’ve suffered medical negligence at the hands of a doctor, nurse or surgeon the results can be devastating.

If you live in Surrey, we can help you to get the justice you deserve and enforce your right to compensation for the damage that has been caused.

Most firms of solicitors will take on a medical negligence claim, but few have the specialist knowledge required to get a fair and valuable resolution. We are experts in medical negligence, and our team of medical negligence solicitors deal only with claims of this type, allowing you to be able to rely on the experts and be sure that your case is in the best possible hands.

At Bonallack & Bishop, one of the solicitors in our medical negligence team is a fully qualified and experienced nurse. So you know when you instruct us, you’re working with people who really understand medical errors and how the claims process works.

HOW OUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITORS CAN HELP

Your solicitor will need to view your GP’s and hospital medical records in order to understand your condition, the way it was diagnosed and treated and the ways in which the medical professional was negligent in his or her care towards you.

This can include viewing, and more critically, understanding and interpreting;

·         x-rays

·         scans

·         GP and hospital notes

The gathering of evidence is crucial to any legal case, and in a serious situation such as bringing about a claim of professional negligence against a doctor or surgeon, having the facts at hand is particularly important.

Medical negligence claims can encompass any one of a range of potential issues, including the failure of a doctor to diagnose a serious medical condition right through to rare but extremely serious issues such as a surgeon amputating the wrong limb. This might sound like a storyline from a sitcom, but surprisingly it does happen and it can naturally be devastating for the patient. No matter how trivial you may feel it is, if you have suffered negligence at the hands of a doctor, surgeon or nurse, you could be entitled to compensation which could help you to rebuild your life and protect others from negligence at the hands of the same medical professional.

EXAMPLES OF RECENT MEDICAL ERRORS MADE IN SURREY HOSPITALS

A woman from Guildford who was blind, deaf, incontinent and suffering from severe dementia was subject to substandard care, had her NHS funding removed and died in 2006. Her son fought for legal recompense and won a payout of £100,000 from NHS Surrey.

Another woman, aged 88, died in Frimley Park Hospital in 2013 after a nurse misread her prescription and administered ten times the appropriate dose of morphine. Her family successfully sued Frimley Health Foundation Trust in court.

At East Surrey Hospital, a woman died from a brain haemorrhage in 2009 after what was described as a ‘catalogue of errors’. Her sister, a nurse, sued the NHS for £250,000. East Surrey Hospital alone paid out £1.8 million in compensation and lawyers’ fees in 2010/11, which is hugely disappointing for local people who put their trust in the staff there.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – NO WIN NO FEE AVAILABLE

It can seem incredibly daunting to take legal action against a medical professional, particularly at a time when you’re feeling vulnerable and potentially even violated by the action of a person who was supposed to be acting in your best interests and looking after your health.

Our specialist solicitors understand how painful that can be, so we’re here to ensure that you’re in the best possible hands. We provide FREE initial advice — both on the phone and in a face to face first interview — and your claim will be run on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis, ensuring that you don’t need to worry about spiralling legal costs.

When many people see the words ‘no win, no fee’, they think of the ambulance chasers and pop-up firms of claims managers who chase compensation. We are an established firm of solicitors with offices across the south of England, specialising in medical negligence cases with a solicitor who will handle your case personally — no call centres or unqualified teenagers here.

IMPORTANT – DON’T DELAY YOUR CLAIM – CALL US TODAY

It’s really important to know that there are strict deadlines when it comes to claiming medical negligence compensation. So it is vital that you call our team at the earliest possible opportunity.

Leaving it too late could mean that you miss out entirely on valuable compensation for the loss and distress you have been caused.

Don’t risk losing your right to the compensation you deserve — call us today for your free consultation to see if you have grounds for a medical negligence claim.

SURREY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL FREEPHONE 0800 1404544

If you are the victim of a medical mistake in a Surrey hospital, get in touch with us now – for FREE initial phone advice and a FREE first appointment from our medical negligence experts;

• Call us now FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
• Or email us using the enquiry form below.