MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
If you have sought medical treatment which has resulted in an adverse outcome you may be entitled to bring a medical negligence claim.
In such situations it can be a very difficult time to try to come to terms with just the health consequences. But there are also the significant financial consequences which often follow to consider too. You may be able to seek medical negligence compensation to recover any losses and expenses which arise.
It is at such times that you need to seriously consider your legal remedies and your ability to seek financial recourse to alleviate the burden you will likely be carrying in terms of lost wages and medical bills etc.
We understand often the most pressing needs after suffering an adverse outcome from medical treatment are:
- Finding out exactly what went wrong and why;
- Getting medical costs (hospital and doctors bills etc) or other treatment costs (such as rehabilitation etc) either paid or reimbursed;
- Recovering lost wages or meeting ongoing expenses;
- Securing funds for home modifications etc or aids and equipment;
- Getting funds to pay for ongoing carers and the like.
These are the sorts of answers/needs you will achieve if you have a successful medical negligence claim. But these sorts of legal claims are often very technical. And, without the help of experienced medical negligence lawyers, are very difficult to prove and succeed in.
In Queensland, you bring a claim for injury compensation against the doctor, hospital or other health professional involved. It is incredibly rare the health care provider is not insured though. And so the claim really proceeds against their insurer. Or, in cases involving the public system, the claim is dealt with through Queensland Health.
But the insurers and Queensland Health etc all tend to defend these claims vigorously. That is why your case needs to be thoroughly investigated and well prepared.
We can help by giving you an upfront and honest assessment of what’s involved in the process and whether it is worthwhile pursuing a medical negligence claim for injury compensation. If it is not, we will tell you. But if it is worthwhile pursuing, we will help you overcome the difficult legal and procedural hurdles you are faced with in such claims. And we will help find the answers you seek, and ensure you recover your losses and expenses in a timely and cost-effective way.
For a free initial, no obligation, discussion with one of our expert medical negligence lawyers please call us or click on the Enquiry button.
In appropriate cases we will happily act on a no-win no-fee basis.
We can come to your home or meet you in hospital if your injuries make it difficult for you to travel (and you would like to get your claim process started quickly).
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