Medical Negligence: A Major Threat to the Society
Hospitals and healthcare centers rendering medical services within the UK are lately facing oodles of complaints from the patients' families.
The grievances vented are mostly concerning poor services, professional incompetency, inappropriate disease diagnostics, surgical accidents, negligence of practitioners, etc.
The above cases are clearly contrary to the Consumer Protection Decree of the UK that authorizes the payers to receive an acceptable standard of service in exchange of their investments.
Medical negligence cases are widespread inside and around the United Kingdom, affecting a whole mass of patients, both physically and psychologically.
The immediate repercussion of the cases is that the patients are rapidly losing their faith on the medical community.
The last year has seen the worst of clinical negligence cases, which have led the victims to break the silence finally, and raise their voice in the court.
Birth injuries, death at the stage of pregnancy, loss of senses, death during child birth, loss of organs, punitive damages, psychological strain, etc.
and anything else that breaches the duty that the medical person or organization owes to the patient is considered as a case of medical malpractice or negligence.
Legal actions can be taken against the concerned entities, if they fail to provide the care promised at the time of admission.
In legal parlance, the damages caused by medical negligence are of varied types, assuming the way they affected the patient's health and life.
Pecuniary losses are those that are inflicted on an emotional level.
Results of such damages are loss of fun and frolic in life, breakage in relationships, perpetual depression, diffidence, alienation, etc.
Under punitive damages come both financial and other immaterial losses.
A compensation can be claimed in the court for both the medical expenses one has incurred and the physical distresses undergone.
Whether it is a medical center, a doctor, dentist, surgeon or psychiatrist who has caused you undue pain and sufferings, complaints can be lodged against them.
If the case is proven true in the court, they are legally obliged to compensate for your losses.
Medical negligence solicitors are the professionals who offer specialized services for these particular cases.
However, the legal process of medical malpractices is no different from no-fault accidental cases and come under the civil code of law.
A deadline of three years is set for the victims to do the necessary paperwork and file a claim case against the opponent.
Medical errors are considered to be a serious legal offense in the UK and claimants are granted fair recompenses.
The grievances vented are mostly concerning poor services, professional incompetency, inappropriate disease diagnostics, surgical accidents, negligence of practitioners, etc.
The above cases are clearly contrary to the Consumer Protection Decree of the UK that authorizes the payers to receive an acceptable standard of service in exchange of their investments.
Medical negligence cases are widespread inside and around the United Kingdom, affecting a whole mass of patients, both physically and psychologically.
The immediate repercussion of the cases is that the patients are rapidly losing their faith on the medical community.
The last year has seen the worst of clinical negligence cases, which have led the victims to break the silence finally, and raise their voice in the court.
Birth injuries, death at the stage of pregnancy, loss of senses, death during child birth, loss of organs, punitive damages, psychological strain, etc.
and anything else that breaches the duty that the medical person or organization owes to the patient is considered as a case of medical malpractice or negligence.
Legal actions can be taken against the concerned entities, if they fail to provide the care promised at the time of admission.
In legal parlance, the damages caused by medical negligence are of varied types, assuming the way they affected the patient's health and life.
Pecuniary losses are those that are inflicted on an emotional level.
Results of such damages are loss of fun and frolic in life, breakage in relationships, perpetual depression, diffidence, alienation, etc.
Under punitive damages come both financial and other immaterial losses.
A compensation can be claimed in the court for both the medical expenses one has incurred and the physical distresses undergone.
Whether it is a medical center, a doctor, dentist, surgeon or psychiatrist who has caused you undue pain and sufferings, complaints can be lodged against them.
If the case is proven true in the court, they are legally obliged to compensate for your losses.
Medical negligence solicitors are the professionals who offer specialized services for these particular cases.
However, the legal process of medical malpractices is no different from no-fault accidental cases and come under the civil code of law.
A deadline of three years is set for the victims to do the necessary paperwork and file a claim case against the opponent.
Medical errors are considered to be a serious legal offense in the UK and claimants are granted fair recompenses.