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When medical treatment goes wrong, the effects are rarely limited to the injury itself. Our medical negligence solicitors act for people across Hull and the East Riding, helping you work out whether the care you received fell below an acceptable standard and what a claim might cover.
We know that starting a claim is rarely the first thing on your mind after avoidable harm. There is often a diagnosis to come to terms with, further treatment to get through and money to worry about. Our job is to take care of the legal aspects and keep you informed, so nothing about the process catches you by surprise.
Most of the claims we take on run under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), better known as no win, no fee. Our fees would not be payable by you if the claim did not succeed, which means you can find out where you stand without putting your finances at risk.
Timing matters as, n most cases, there is a three-year period in which to bring a claim, counted from the date of the negligent treatment or from the point you realised the harm may have been caused by it. Some situations are treated differently, including claims involving children and people who lack capacity, so it is worth asking early rather than assuming you are out of time.
If you think something went wrong with your treatment in Hull, please contact us to arrange a free, no obligation consultation and an initial view on whether you have a claim.
Amputation is sometimes unavoidable. It becomes a negligence issue where earlier treatment would have saved the limb, for example when an infection, a problem with the blood supply or a complication after surgery went unrecognised for too long.
If you believe your amputation could have been prevented, we can look at the decisions made about your care and advise whether a claim is realistic.
Find out more about our amputation claims services.
Something going wrong during pregnancy or delivery can affect a mother, a baby, or both for the rest of their lives. Claims often centre on how quickly a problem in labour was spotted and acted on, or on the standard of care given afterwards. We handle these cases carefully, working with midwifery and obstetric experts to establish what should have happened.
Find out more about our birth injury claims services.
With cancer, time is usually the deciding factor. A symptom that was not taken seriously, a scan reported incorrectly or a referral that was never made can mean treatment starts at a later stage than it should have. We instruct oncology experts to compare the treatment you received with the treatment you should have had.
Find out more about our cancer misdiagnosis claims services.
Cauda equina syndrome affects the nerves at the base of the spine and needs emergency surgery. Where the warning signs are missed at a first hospital assessment, or scanning is delayed, the damage can become permanent. If you were sent away and later diagnosed with the condition, we can review how your symptoms were handled.
Find out more about our cauda equina syndrome claims services.
Some claims cover several injuries at once, or involve care and equipment needs that will last for decades. These cases turn on getting the valuation right, not just on proving what went wrong. We instruct experts across the relevant specialisms so that future costs are properly accounted for rather than underestimated.
Find out more about our complex injury claims services.
Losing someone because of avoidable failings in their care is a distinct kind of loss. A claim can establish what happened and recover the financial losses the family has been left with, and it may run alongside an inquest. We deal with the legal work and keep the demands on you to a minimum.
Find out more about our fatal injury claims services.
Damage to the spinal cord changes what a person can do, often permanently. Claims arise from operations carried out badly, from injuries missed on admission, and from conditions left untreated until pressure on the cord became irreversible. Compensation needs to cover adapted housing, care and lost earnings as well as the injury itself.
Find out more about our spinal injury claims services.
Brain injuries are unpredictable in their effects. Memory, mood, speech and the ability to hold down a job can all be affected, sometimes without any obvious outward sign. We advise where a brain injury has followed a surgical mistake, a problem with anaesthesia, or a failure to treat bleeding or infection quickly enough.
Find out more about our traumatic brain injury claims services.
We are straightforward about money. Most claims we run are funded by a Conditional Fee Agreement, so there is nothing to pay towards our fees if the case does not succeed and no interim bills to meet while it is ongoing.
Before we start, we will set out how the funding works, what happens to costs if the claim succeeds, and what any insurance policy in place would cover. You will not be asked to commit to anything until that is clear.
Medical negligence claims are civil proceedings, and for claimants in the city they would usually be issued or heard at Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre on Lowgate. The building houses both county court and Crown Court work. Most claims settle without a final hearing, so many clients never attend.
Find out more about Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, and is the main acute provider for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. If your treatment took place at either site, the claim is brought against the trust, with NHS Resolution responding on its behalf.
Find out more about Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and community services across Hull and the East Riding. Not all negligence happens on a hospital ward, and we also advise on failures in community treatment, mental health care and follow-up.
Find out more about Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS Resolution defends clinical negligence claims on behalf of NHS organisations in England. It is the body your claim will be addressed to in practice, and its response sets the pace of much of what follows. We deal with it directly and explain each stage as it happens.
Find out more about NHS Resolution.
For clear, practical advice about treatment that went wrong in Hull, please contact us and we will give you a straight answer on whether there is a claim worth pursuing.
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