When a hospital doctor or general practitioner delays in providing treatment this can represent a breach of their duty of care.

When a doctor’s failure to diagnose a health problem causes you harm, this is a breach of their duty of care to you as a patient.

When a person is injured or suffering symptoms of an illness and they seek care from health professionals, either at a GP’s surgery or when attending hospital, they expect to be examined physically so that the doctor can diagnose the problem.

A doctor might be deemed negligent if he or she fails to recognise that a patient needs to be referred to a specialist, usually via a hospital, for further tests and treatment.

Misdiagnosis medical negligence occurs when a GP or hospital doctor provides the wrong diagnosis of a condition or illness. This in turn may lead to a delayed treatment and failure to provide the right treatment.

A prescribing error can have serious complications and if your health has been adversely affected as a result of being given the wrong medication or the wrong dose of medication you may be able to make a claim for medical negligence compensation.

When you go into hospital, either for planned care or as a result of a medical emergency, all hospital staff and surgeons are duty bound to safeguard you from harm. If the care you receive falls below an acceptable standard and you suffer illness, injury, or the exacerbation of an existing illness or injury, as a result of sub-standard care, you have the right to claim medical negligence compensation for any associated financial losses and your pain and suffering.

Illnesses arising from bacterial infection caused by poor hygiene standards in hospitals and care homes, or through lack of screening and medical negligence, are particularly distressing and can have significant affects on the health of a patient.

Wellers represents those who have suffered medical negligence. We help them seek the justice they deserve. Our medical negligence solicitors have acted in the following claims.