Medical Negligence Claims

Our experienced lawyers have recovered millions of pounds for clients who have sustained brain injuries at the time of their birth. Injuries such as this can have a devastating impact on both the child and their family. As well as representing children who have been affected by an injury sustained at the time of their birth, we often act for mothers who have suffered injury during pregnancy or labour. Claims include, vaginal tears, issues involving caesarean sections, ectopic pregnancies, fertility/IVF and failed sterilisation claims.

These cases are very common and can range from a misdiagnosed fracture meaning a patient has to undergo surgery as a result of a delay in diagnosis to hip replacements being performed negligently.<br /> Sometimes, an injury that appears to be of modest severity can have a profound effect on the patient. Orthopaedic injuries can be so severe that they require individuals to change careers or even give up work altogether.

Over the years treatments for cancer have been improved and life expectancy has been significantly increased. However an early diagnosis is often crucial and a delay in diagnosis or a misdiagnosis of cancer can be fatal. The symptoms of cancer can be sometimes be confused with other illnesses. However, medical professionals should arrange for all appropriate investigations to be undertaken to ensure that cancer is ruled out. If they fail to do so a claim may arise.

Our lawyers frequently deal with clinical negligence claims against GPs who have failed to refer a patient for specialist review or have misdiagnosed a condition without ensuring that other causes are ruled out.

In the current world of ‘selfies’, image and the way we look is king. Cosmetic surgery is a multi-million pound industry but surprisingly it is very poorly regulated with the effect that vulnerable patients are often seriously let down. Our lawyers have specialist experience of dealing with negligent cosmetic surgery cases from straightforward breast augmentation claims to issues surrounding gynaecological procedures and FGM. Slee Blackwell LLP has been successfully involved in the PIP breast implant litigation and have represented hundreds of women, here in the UK and abroad.

More and more people are undergoing cosmetic dentistry to achieve the celebrity smile they desire. However, the outcomes patients have been promised by their dental surgeons are not always achieved. It is in these cases that victims turn to specialist lawyers like us. We also represent patients whose routine NHS and private dental procedures have been performed negligently leading to the unnecessary loss of teeth and costly dental work having to be undertaken.

Spinal injuries arising from medical accidents can be devastating and often have life changing consequences for the victim. When considering the impact of a spinal injury on a patient’s life it is vital that all potential financial losses are considered, particularly those that will arise in future years. It is important that the lawyer assesses the claim in detail to ensure that the maximum level of compensation is recovered.

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