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If your treatment fell short of the standard that should have been met and left you worse off, you may be able to claim. Our medical negligence solicitors advise people across Middlesbrough and Teesside on the strength of a potential claim and on what compensation could realistically cover.
We are well aware that dealing with a potentially complex legal process is the last thing most people want to have to confront. So, we look after all aspects of the claim: gathering records, instructing experts and dealing with the other side. What you get from us is clear advice and timely updates on progress.
Most of our clients fund their claim with a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which is what people usually mean by no win, no fee. If the claim is unsuccessful, you are not liable for our fees.
Acting early helps. Claims are normally subject to a three-year limitation period, and evidence is easier to secure while records and recollections are fresh. If you are unsure whether your time has run out, it is better to ask than to assume.
If you believe negligent treatment in Middlesbrough has caused you harm, please contact us to book a free, no obligation consultation and an early assessment of the claim.
An amputation that could have been prevented is one of the most serious outcomes in this area of law. Claims commonly involve untreated infection, a circulation problem that was not investigated, or a complication of surgery that went unnoticed. We can review the treatment you received and advise whether the limb could have been saved.
Learn more about our amputation claims services.
Injuries occurring around the time of birth can affect a mother, her baby, or both, sometimes permanently. Claims often turn on how labour was monitored, how quickly concerns were escalated, and the standard of care in the hours afterwards. We approach these cases sensitively and use midwifery and obstetric experts to establish the facts.
Learn more about our birth injury claims services.
Delay in diagnosing cancer can change what treatment is possible and what outcome can be expected. We look at claims where symptoms were put down to something else, an urgent referral was not made, or imaging and test results were reported wrongly. The key question is what earlier treatment would have achieved.
Learn more about our cancer misdiagnosis claims services.
Cauda equina syndrome results from compression of the nerve roots at the base of the spine and requires emergency assessment. If the warning symptoms are not recognised, or scanning and surgery are delayed, the consequences are often irreversible. We can examine how your case was handled from first presentation onwards.
Learn more about our cauda equina syndrome claims services.
Where negligence causes several injuries, or leaves someone dependent on care and equipment indefinitely, valuing the claim properly becomes the main task. Underestimating future needs is an expensive mistake to make. We bring in the medical, care and financial experts required to get the figure right.
Learn more about our complex injury claims services.
When negligent care leads to a death, a claim can address the financial impact on the family and put on record what went wrong. We can act for the estate and for dependants, and can represent the family at an inquest where one takes place. We will keep the burden on you as light as we can.
Learn more about our fatal injury claims services.
Spinal injuries caused by negligent treatment tend to have lasting effects on movement, work and independence. They may follow an operation that went wrong, an unstable injury that was missed, or compression of the spinal cord that was treated too late. Any settlement needs to reflect care and adaptation costs for the long term.
Learn more about our spinal injury claims services.
Brain injuries are among the hardest to live with, partly because their effects are often invisible to other people. Memory, temper, speech and employability can all be affected. We advise where the injury followed a mistake in surgery or anaesthesia, or a failure to treat a bleed, stroke or infection promptly.
Learn more about our traumatic brain injury claims services.
Our position on costs is simple: you should know what you are agreeing to before you agree to it. Most claims proceed under a Conditional Fee Agreement, and if the claim does not succeed our fees are not payable by you.
We will explain the funding in full at the outset, including how costs are dealt with if the claim succeeds and what any insurance policy in place would cover.
Medical negligence claims are civil proceedings, and cases for the Middlesbrough area are handled at Teesside Combined Court Centre in Centre Square. The court deals with county court, High Court and Crown Court work. Most claims are settled through negotiation, so a hearing is the exception rather than the rule.
Learn more about Teesside Combined Court Centre.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the principal acute provider for Middlesbrough and the surrounding area, running James Cook University Hospital along with the Friarage at Northallerton and a range of community services. James Cook is a regional specialist centre, so patients are often referred there from a wide area. Where your treatment took place at a trust site, the claim is brought against the trust.
Learn more about South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust runs the University Hospital of North Tees at Stockton and the University Hospital of Hartlepool. The two Tees trusts now work together as a group known as University Hospitals Tees, but they remain separate legal organisations. That distinction matters because a claim has to be brought against the right one.
Learn more about North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
Whichever NHS trust provided the treatment, the claim will be answered by NHS Resolution, which handles clinical negligence claims for NHS bodies in England. It obtains the trust’s records and its own expert evidence before responding on liability. We manage that process and explain what each response means.
Learn more about NHS Resolution.
For practical advice on a medical negligence claim in Middlesbrough, please contact us and we will be glad to hear from you.
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