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Clinical negligence, or medical negligence, happens when a medical professional breaches their duty towards you.
See also:
Medical negligence compensation claims
A breach of duty means that the standard of care you received was below the standard that could reasonably be expected of a competent healthcare professional.
Examples of medical negligence include errors and delays in diagnosing a complaint to procedural healthcare issues.
Clinical negligence categories include:
- Birth injuries
- Cosmetic and plastic surgery
- GP negligence
- Hospital neglect
- Misdiagnosis
- Orthopaedic negligence
- Prescription error
- Surgical errors
With Quittance Legal Services, your medical negligence claim will be handled by a highly-experienced solicitor with an excellent track record of winning compensation for claimants affected by the negligence of a medical professional.
Medical Negligence Case Examples:
Undiagnosed Throat Cancer Led to 500,000 Compensation
10,000 Awarded for Nasal Burns Sustained by Child
5,500 Damages for Pain from Delayed Treatment
17,250 Awarded for Chemical Burn
2.89M Awarded for Loss of Amenity and Future Care
125,000 Awarded Following Mastectomy Surgery
51,200 for Leg Injury Caused by Prescription Error
3M Damages for Brain Injuries During Childbirth
£100,000 Awarded for Delays in Hospital Treatment
35,000 Damages for Gp Delays Diagnosing Cancer
20,000 Damages for Poor Quality Dental Work
45K Damages for Scarring from Plastic Surgery
22,000 Awarded for Leg Burns Suffered During Surgery
300,000 Damages for Blood Clot Causing a Stroke
60,000 Awarded for Bladder Injured During Operation
20,000 Awarded After Optician Misdiagnosis
£3.9M Damages for Brain Damage Caused by Dehydration
12,500.00 Damages for Hospital-Acquired Infection
10,000 for Ill Health Caused by a Faulty Pacemaker
3,500.00 Award for a Prescription Error
22,000 Awarded After Experimental Drug Use Injury
220,000 Awarded for Chronic Pain After Surgery
420,000 Awarded Following Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
£40,000 Awarded for Bowel Surgery Complications
140K Awarded to 17 Yr Old Who Suffered Facial Injuries
230K Damages Awarded to a Boy with Cerebral Palsy
230K Awarded for Female Reproductive System Injuries
3.2M Settlement for Child Diagnosed with Epilepsy
£6.9M Damages for Failed Meningitis Diagnosis
45,000 Damages Awarded for Injuries from Facelift
£45,000 Damages for Negligent Cosmetic Eye Surgery
12K Awarded for Negligent Laser Eye Surgery
Patient Awarded £110,000 After Contracting MRSA
15,000 Awarded for a Pressure Sore Injury
67,400 Awarded Following Negligent Liposuction
£13,800 Awarded for Legionnaires Disease
Airedale NHS Hospital Trust Claim
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Claim
Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospital Claims
Barnsley Hospital NHS Trust Claim
Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals Claim
Birmingham Children's Hospital Trust Claim
Birmingham Women's NHS Trust Claim
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Claim
Countess of Chester Hospital Compensation Claim
County Durham & Darlington NHS Trust Claim
East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Claim
East Kent Hospitals University Trust Claim
Epsom & St Helier University Hospital Claim
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital Claim
Great Western NHS Hospital Claim
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust Claim
Harrogate and District NHS Trust Claim
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust Claim
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital Claim
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Claim
James Paget University Hospitals Claim
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust Claim
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Claim
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Claim
Mid Essex Hospital Services Claim
North Middlesex University Hospital Claim
Northampton General Hospital Claim
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Claim
Nottingham University Hospital Trust Claim
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust Claim
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust Claim
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Claim
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospital Claim
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust Claim
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Claim
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust Claims
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Southend University Hospital Trust Claim
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Claim
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Claim
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Claim
University College London Hospital Claim
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Southampton Claim
University Hospitals of Leicester Claim
University Hospital of Morecambe Bay Claim
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Claim
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Claim
West Suffolk NHS Hospital Claim
West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust
Western Sussex Hospitals Trust Claim
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Claim
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Claim
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Claim
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Claim
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Claim
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
50,000 Awarded After Cosmetic Dentistry
261,938 Awarded After Private Hospital Negligence
5,000 Awarded Following Wrong Site Surgical Negligence
£5,200,000 Awarded for a Spinal Abscess Injury
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Claim
£13,800 Awarded for Legionnaires Disease
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Case studies are for informational purposes only and aim to help prospective claimants understand the injury claim process. They are based on cases handled by Quittance panel solicitors or sourced from public court records.