If you live in Marlborough and believe that you have been the victim of medical negligence, you should talk to specialist solicitors about claiming compensation. Our Wiltshire based team have the expertise you need.

Marlborough and Swindon Hospitals – a History of Recent Problems

NHS patients in Marlborough are usually treated in Swindon’s Great Western Hospital or Marlborough’s own, much smaller, Savernake Community Hospital.

The last few years have sadly seen an ongoing series of serious failures and medical mistakes at the hospitals run by the controlling NHS trust – Great Western Hospitals Trust.

Here are just a few of the very real concerns about medical errors and standards of patient care;

• A report by the Government health watchdog the Care Quality Commission published in January 2016 found that hospitals run by the Great Western Hospitals Trust “required improvement”. Perhaps most worryingly, the CQC stated “overall, we rated the safety of the services in the trust as ‘requires improvement”.

Going into more detail, of the twelve areas looked at by the inspection team, half of them also received a damning judgement of ‘requires improvement’, and worse still, Urgent and Emergency care services were described as ‘inadequate’. Click here if you want to read more about the CQC report

• the trust has a record of numerous “never events”. Never events are serious medical errors that should never have happened.

Recently,  between May 2014 – April 2015, the trust managed to report two “never events”. This was sadly nothing new – but merely the latest in a series of events. For example, the GWH managed six such events in 2011-2012, including one swab that was left inside a breast cancer patient after surgery, and a couple more in 2013.

• Earlier, a woman died at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital after having an epidural anaesthetic injected into her arm rather than her spine in error during labour

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SPECIALIST SOLICITOR ON SIDE

To successfully run your medical negligence claim, your solicitor will need to look through detailed medical records and extract information to find the evidence you will need to prove your case. This requires a good knowledge of medicine on top of legal expertise, and as a result, only specialist medical negligence solicitors will do.

The medical negligence team here at Bonallack and Bishop have many years of experience in this complex area of law and are happy to help clients in Marlborough – and to make home and hospital visits throughout Wiltshire for anyone who is too unwell to travel.

WHY CHOOSE US FOR YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM?

o As you can see, we are genuine specialists

o We are not a faceless claims management company, or call centre operation – we have well established Salisbury and Amesbury solicitors, Bonallack and Bishop, and your case will be run throughout in person by an experienced medical negligence solicitor

o We also offer FREE no strings attached initial advice over the phone as well as a FREE first appointment

o We are happy to make home and hospital visits in Marlborough or indeed throughout Wiltshire for anyone who is too unwell to travel to visit us

o We offer no win no fee agreements for medical negligence claims – so you need not worry about paying legal fees

LIVE IN THE MARLBOROUGH AREA? THINKING OF A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL OUR SPECIALISTS TODAY

If you been the victim of a medical error and live in Marlborough, we can help you recover the full amount of compensation you are entitled to.

• CALL US NOW on Salisbury [01722] 422300 or  FREEPHONE 0800 1404544l  or
• Email our team using the enquiry form below.

If you live in Blandford, it’s sad to say that according to the most recent reports from government’s Care Quality Commission (CQC), there are some real and genuine concerns about the poor standards of care in your local hospitals.

That’s probably why our medical negligence solicitors seem to cover a surprising number of compensation claims following medical errors from people living in Dorset.

BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – “REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT”

Living in Blandford, you will likely have been treated at some point at one of the town’s NHS services, such as Blandford Community Hospital.

Blandford Community Hospital, like 11 other local community hospitals, is run by the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. Unfortunately this particular trust does not have a good reputation.

The latest report on the trust by the CQC 16 October 2015 makes uncomfortable reading for patients in Blandford. The overall rating for the trust was that it “requires improvement”. The good news was that the CCQ’ felt that the Trust had “caring, enthusiastic and committed workforce”. However out of the five main categories, only one was described as good – and that is the “caring” category. The other four categories, which most worryingly included the category of “safe” are all described as “requires improvement”.

Click here for the full CQC report on Blandford Community Hospital.

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL – FAILING TO MEET STANDARDS

And of course, if you need a more serious operation or more specialist care, you may be treated at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. According to the CQC in their latest report on the hospital back in June/July 2013, it completely failed to meet basic standards in 3 out of 5 hospitals. Click here for the full report on Dorset County Hospital.

CLAIMING COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN BLANDFORD

If you have been the victim of medical negligence (or clinical negligence as it’s often called), you are likely to have suffered physically, emotionally and financially. In order to win the compensation you deserve, you will need a specialist medical negligence solicitor on your side.

There are currently no law firms in Blandford with a specialist medical negligence solicitor to help you with your compensation claim. By contrast, Bonallack & Bishop in nearby Verwood and Salisbury has the specialist legal team you need.

WHY DO I NEED A MEDICAL CLAIMS SPECIALIST?

Medical negligence claims are particularly complex – they involve not just understanding of law and procedure, but also a significant degree of medical knowledge – so when, for example, your solicitor goes through your medical notes and look at your x-rays, they need to know exactly what to look for. If you’re serious about your medical negligence claim, don’t end up with an accident claim lawyer who only handles the occasional medical negligence case – let alone a generalist solicitor. Rest assured that our team have the expertise you need.

Our team includes members of the two leading nationwide panels for medical negligence solicitors – both the Action against Medical Accidents and Law Society Clinical Negligence Panels. No other law firm in Dorset has members of both of these panels. We are also one of just 120 firms of solicitors [out of 10,000 law firms in England and Wales currently] to carry the Legal Services Commission Specialist Quality Mark for Medical Negligence further demonstrating the expertise in our medical negligence team.

BLANDFORD MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL TODAY FOR FREE ADVICE

Initial phone advice and your first appointment are complete FREE for all medical claims – and we offer home and hospital visits throughout Dorset and Wiltshire.

No win no fee agreements are also available for medical negligence claims – so you don’t need to worry about paying legal fees.

GET IN TOUCH FOR EXPERT ADVICE ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

For FREE phone advice and a FREE first appointment with Specialist Solicitors;

• Call us on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
• Or use the contact form below

Bonallack and Bishop,                    Bonallack & Bishop,
Bank Court,                                        Rougemont House,
Manor Road                                       Rougemont Close,
Manor Road                                       Salisbury,
Dorset,                                               Wiltshire,
BH31 6DY                                          SP1 1LY

Tel: [01202] 834450                         Tel: (01722) 422300

Do you live in Petersfield? Are you thinking of making a medical negligence claim? Our highly specialist team can help.

LOCAL MEDICAL CARE IN PETERSFIELD

Petersfield Community Hospital has an excellent reputation locally for the level of care it offers, which is very encouraging if you live in and around the Petersfield area and require medical help or assistance. However, things can often go wrong.

There have, unavoidably, been incidences where the level of medical care received by Petersfield residents has been a long way below what should be reasonably expected, resulting in both physical and psychological harm for the people who were supposed to be treated by the professionals. When this kind of negligence occurs, it can be devastating for the person affected as well as their family and friends.

CLAIMING MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE COMPENSATION

A claim for compensation following a medical error involves one of the most complex areas of law, and it really requires a specialist solicitor. If you live in Petersfield, although there are some good solicitors in town, none of them specialises in medical negligence claims.

However here at Hampshire and Wiltshire solicitors, Bonallack and Bishop, our medical negligence team has the specialist expertise you need to make sure you win your claim.

DO I REALLY NEED A SPECIALIST MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITOR?

In short, the answer is yes. To make sure that your claim is successful, your solicitor is going to need to prove that a senior doctor or another member of the medical team who treated you, was negligent. Sadly the medical profession seem incredibly reluctant to admit they can ever make mistakes – so often it’s necessary to build up plenty of evidence and a really strong case for any negligence claim to be successful – and that involves a really good understanding of how medical treatment works including;

• understanding any x-rays you had taken

• carefully examining any medical reports about you

• going through your GP and hospital records – which are often handwritten

Our team, all of whom are experienced and qualified solicitors, not call centre operatives, also includes a fully qualified and experienced nurse who has since qualified as a solicitor specialising in compensation claims.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – HOW WE CAN HELP

Making the decision to claim medical negligence compensation is not an easy one. In particular, you are going to need to have a good idea of what’s involved in making a claim and to get an early indication of the chances of winning your claim.

Our team will;

• Provide FREE initial phone advice to you over the phone, without any obligations

• Offer you a FREE first appointment – to discuss your case and give an early indication of whether your claim could be successful

• Make a FREE visit to you at home or hospital in Petersfield, or anywhere in Hampshire, if you’re too unwell to travel

• Will appoint medical specialists to provide a report about your condition – and if necessary can also arrange rehabilitation and occupational therapy for you

• Run your medical negligence claim using a NO WIN NO FEE agreement – so you don’t have to worry about running up a sizeable legal bill

• Keep you regularly updated – in face-to-face meetings in one of our Wiltshire or Hampshire offices, by letter, email, phone or Skype video – whichever you prefer

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS CAN WE HELP YOU WITH?

Our team cover the full range of negligence claims. Amongst the more common claims we deal with are the following;

• Birth Injury Claims

• Cancer Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis

• Cerebral and Erbs Palsy

• Failed Sterilisation and Vasectomy Claims

• GP errors

• Fatal injury claims and inquests

• Medication and prescription mistakes

• Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis

• NHS Accident and Emergency department mistakes

• Pregnancy or maternal injuries

• Pressure sore claims

• Surgical mistakes

• Women’s Medical Negligence claims

LIVE IN PETERSFIELD – THINKING OF MAKING A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL US TODAY

Remember – don’t delay getting in touch with our team. Why? There are strict time limits that apply to any claim for medical compensation, and if you delay contacting a solicitor too long, you might lose your right to claim medical compensation completely.

So for specialist advice today,

• call us FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 OR

• Fill in the contact form below to request a call back at a time convenient to you

Do you live in Portsmouth? Have you been injured as a result of a medical error?

Here at Bonallack & Bishop, we have a team of specialist medical negligence solicitors ready to help you win the compensation you are entitled to.

RECENT MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES IN PORTSMOUTH

Although the level of care in the NHS in Portsmouth is generally good, things do often go wrong. In 2012, a 22-month-old baby died from a serious infection from treatment at Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital after doctors failed to provide the correct treatment.

In 2014, a twelve-year-old boy was awarded more than £6.7m after suffering brain damage following treatment at St Mary’s Hospital in Milton when he was four years old. Hospital staff tragically failed to act quickly enough to spot his condition, leading to him having a cardiac arrest and resultant brain damage. He has since lived with severe disabilities.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Having a solicitor on your side who genuinely specialises in medical negligence compensation must not be underestimated. Not only will your case involve complex legal work, but your solicitor will need a good understanding of medical concepts. Why? To give you the best chance of winning the compensation you deserve, your solicitor will need to build your case and collect evidence – which will involve looking at and understanding x-rays, hospital notes, GP records, and expert medical reports, for example.

These days there are a lot of solicitors who may offer to run your medical negligence case for you – but very few have the genuine expertise you need.

Here at Bonallack and Bishop, one of the solicitors in our specialist team is also a fully qualified and experienced nurse. So you can rest assured that by instructing us, you really are instructing medical specialists.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – WHY CHOOSE US?

Appoint us to help you with your medical negligence compensation claim because:

• As you can see, we are genuine specialists

• We make home and hospital visits to those who cannot visit us due to their injuries – both in Portsmouth and throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset.

• Your first consultation over the phone is FREE

• Your first face to face appointment is also FREE

• We can run your claim using a Conditional Fee Agreement (no win, no fee)- so there’s no need for you to worry about paying legal costs.

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM IN PORTSMOUTH? CONTACT US TODAY

If you’re thinking of claiming compensation for a medical accident, get in touch with us today. Call us now for free initial advice over the phone or email us using the form below.

• For your FREE first phone consultation, call 01722 422300, or

• Send out team an email using the contact form below.

Medical negligence is sadly far too common. Although we all put our trust in those medical staff who are trained and employed to provide us with healthcare, sometimes things do go wrong and serious and irreparable damage can be caused. Unfortunately, the situation in Weymouth is no different.

For example, recently one Weymouth woman had minor thumb surgery at Dorset County Hospital and experienced complications afterwards which were caused by wiring being left in her thumb following the operation. She needed another operation to remove the wire and had to undergo unnecessary further care. In court, she won her medical negligence case and was awarded compensation for the hospital’s error.

If your health has been damaged in some way by a negligent medical professional, you deserve a fair level of compensation. Whatever medical error gave rise to your claim, our team are specialists at recovering compensation for victims of medical negligence [often referred to as clinical negligence – it’s the same thing].

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS ADVICE IN WEYMOUTH? LOOK NO FURTHER

Currently no law firm in Weymouth has a specialist medical negligence solicitor. But luckily for victims of careless medical professionals, we at Bonallack & Bishop [ Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire based Solicitors] has a specialist team serving Dorset.

We understand the complexity of medical claims – not simply the law and procedure, but our team also have enough medical knowledge so that when they look at your x-rays and GP or hospital notes, they understand what they are looking at.

FREE HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS

Home and hospital visits are always available throughout Dorset for those whose injuries make it difficult to travel.

LIVE IN WEYMOUTH – THINKING OF CLAIMING MEDICAL COMPENSATION? DON’T DELAY – CONTACT US NOW

Medical negligence can happen anywhere, but when it happens in your home town with medical professionals who you trust, it can be particularly distressing. In 2009, a Chippenham man fell and injured his wrist and hand whilst playing football. The X-ray service at Chippenham Community Hospital x-rayed his wrist and those x-rays were then reviewed at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, but both missed a fractured left scaphoid.

Six months later when he returned to his GP to complain of discomfort, the fracture was finally spotted. Due to requiring more extensive medical treatment and a longer period of recovery due to the hospital’s negligence, the Hospital Trust settled on a compensation figure of £15,000 which was paid to the man in 2011.

WHY ONLY A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE EXPERT WILL DO

In order to win your medical compensation claim, your solicitor will need to extract crucial pieces of information to be used in evidence from complicated medical records. This requires a good understanding of medicine as well as legal expertise and only specialists will have this kind of knowledge across the two professions.

If you instruct us, your case will not be run by an inexperienced junior – but by an experienced solicitor from our team who you will meet. What’s more, one of our medical negligence solicitors is also a fully qualified nurse.

So if you instruct our medical negligence team you can be sure that you have specialists running your claim.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

We offer;

• FREE initial telephone advice
• A FREE first appointment
• No win no fee agreements – so you need not worry about how you will pay legal fees
• Home or hospital visits – we understand that your injuries may prevent you from coming into one of our offices to speak to us in person, which is why our team are happy to visit clients in Chippenham, or indeed anywhere in Wiltshire, at home or in hospital if they have trouble travelling.

CHIPPENHAM MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CONTACT US TODAY

Have you suffered medical negligence at the hands of Chippenham Community Hospital, or one of the other hospitals serving both Wiltshire?

If you leave it too long to start the medical negligence compensation claims process you may find that the time period in which you are entitled to make your claim elapses. So, to avoid missing out;

• Call us now free on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544, or locally on Salisbury (01722) 422300 today, or
• Email us using the contact form below:

Although we all put our trust in medical staff to look after us, things can often go wrong. In the case of grandmother Janet Hardingham from Trowbridge, the Royal United Hospital in Bath failed to treat her for lung cancer despite having spotted it three years earlier. On being told she had just months to live, she took the hospital to court and was awarded £75,000 in compensation.

Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. In fact, many people from Trowbridge have suffered damage or upset at the hands of a medical professional and could well be entitled to a large amount of financial compensation for what they’ve been through – whether it results from medical care received at Trowbridge Community Hospital itself, or from one of the other hospitals, GP Surgeries and clinics serving Trowbridge and West Wiltshire.

Victims of medical negligence in Trowbridge looking for expert legal advice in Wiltshire need look no further than specialist Wiltshire based law firm Bonallack & Bishop. Call our expert solicitors for help with your medical negligence claim.

A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SPECIALIST MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

Having a specialist solicitor in charge of your medical claim can make a huge difference to the damages you receive. Generalist solicitors who try their hand at this area of law tend to discover very quickly that it is extremely complex.

To give you the best chance of being awarded the full level of damages that you deserve following a medical error, you are going to need a solicitor with a detailed understanding of both the legal process and the medical issues involved in any medical negligence claim.

Our solicitors have specialist expertise and will be able to properly understand the many hundreds of pages of medical notes used in your case to construct a strong argument to support your claim.

5 REASONS TO CHOOSE US FOR YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM

We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards of client service. Below are four ways in which we like to make the claims process easier for our clients:

1. We offer a FREE initial telephone consultation

2. The first face-to-face meeting is also FREE – in our Salisbury or Amesbury office or in your home or in hospital, if you can’t travel

3. We can make home or hospital visits to clients in Trowbridge, and throughout Wiltshire

4. We can run medical claims on a no win no fee basis – so you don’t need to worry about paying your legal bill, but can concentrate on getting better.

5. Our clients like us – in a recent survey of over 400 of our clients, a full 98% said that they were happy to “recommend the firm” to other people.

DON’T DELAY – CALL OUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE EXPERTS TODAY

Strict time limits apply to all medical negligence claims so it is important that you start the claims process as soon as possible. Our solicitors have the experience and expert knowledge required to recover the full amount of compensation you deserve.

For FREE initial advice, just call our medical negligence claims solicitors today;

• locally on Salisbury [01722] 422300 or FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
  OR
• email us via the contact form below.

When you live in a relatively affluent county such as Oxfordshire, you might expect to receive an exceptional level of medical care. When that doesn’t happen, you can easily feel upset and victimised. We put our trust in doctors and medical professionals and when we come to suspect negligence on their part, it can be very distressing.

One Banbury woman, for example, successfully sued Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in April 2015 after proving that her father had been left with a head injury after a male health care assistant used a physical restraint to calm him down whilst he was being treated for severe dementia at the Fiennes Centre mental health unit.

Bringing a negligence claim against any doctor, nurse or surgeon can be daunting – but our experienced medical negligence team are here to make the process much easier for you.

If you live in Oxfordshire and have suffered through the actions of a negligent health professional failing to carry out their responsibilities properly, you may well have a claim for medical negligence [also referred to as clinical negligence – means exactly the same thing].

CAN I BRING A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM?

For your medical negligence claim to succeed, your solicitor will need to establish two facts;

1.      Your solicitor will need to prove that a medical professional has failed to carry out their responsibilities properly in particular, there must be a “breach of duty” — or fault — by the doctor or medical professional in which the standard of care you received fell below that which could be reasonably expected by a medical professional.

2.      Your solicitor will also need to be able to show that the negligent action caused you harm and could have been avoided.

If these two conditions are met, you are likely to have a strong case for a successful medical negligence compensation claim.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A GENUINE SPECIALIST

if you have been the victim of a medical error, then you have already put your trust in a medical professional, and you really don’t want to leave your claim in the hands of a solicitor who doesn’t specialise in the sort of compensation claims.

If you instruct us here at Bonallack & Bishop to run your medical claim, you won’t be dealt with by an unqualified youngster or faceless call centre operative.

We believe medical negligence is too important for that.

All our medical negligence claims are run by specialist solicitors – and our team includes a solicitor who is also a qualified and experienced nurse- and who worked at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital before becoming a solicitor

So if you appoint Bonallack and Bishop, you can be certain that we’ve been independently accredited as genuine specialists.

YOUR MEDICAL CLAIM – DON’T WORRY ABOUT PAYING LEGAL COSTS – NO WIN NO FEE AVAILABLE

With our team of specialist medical negligence solicitors, if we don’t win your case you won’t pay a penny. This is often known as ‘no win, no fee’, although that term is often used by firms of claims managers who take on bulk caseloads. You will, no doubt, have seen the adverts on television.

We, however, are a firm of specialist solicitors who deal with medical negligence claims representing clients throughout the south of England.

YOUR SOLICITOR – BUILDING YOUR MEDICAL CLAIM

Your medical negligence solicitor will need to view all of the evidence, including your medical records from both your GP, x-rays, specialist reports and any hospital records. Understanding these documents requires medical knowledge – another reason why these kind of claims need expert solicitors.

Collecting the evidence to prove your case is crucial – and in particular, where the reputation of a qualified medical professional is at stake, the courts will want to see that all reasonable measures and steps have been taken to review all of the evidence in your case.

WILL I NEED TO GO TO COURT? DON’T WORRY

The thought of going to court can put many people off of bringing about a medical negligence claim – but the reality is that only a very small number of cases ever need to go to a contested hearing at court.

In most cases, especially if the negligence is beyond doubt,  then the NHS or insurance company defending the case may step in to settle the claim, well before it gets in front of a judge. You might not even be chasing compensation and may simply want an apology and explanation. We can help you obtain this, but formal complaints must be made within six months, so it’s vital you don’t delay action.

BONALLACK & BISHOP – GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR CLIENTS IN OXFORDSHIRE

High standards of client care are really important to us. Contact one of our solicitors today and you will get;

•          FREE initial phone advice – with no strings attached
•          your first interview FREE of charge
•          home and hospital visits anywhere in Oxfordshire if you’re unable to travel
•          a no win no fee agreement to run your claim for compensation – so you don’t need to worry about paying legal costs

DON’T DELAY STARTING YOUR CLAIM

It is vital that you start your claim for medical negligence within three years of the date of the negligence occurring-  or you risk losing your right to claim entirely, in which case you will never know if you could have won the compensation you deserve.

So make sure that you get the right legal advice as soon as possible after the incident, while the facts are still fresh in your memory.

OXFORDSHIRE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL FREEPHONE 0800 1404544

If you have been the victim of a medical error, contact us now – for FREE initial phone advice and a FREE first appointment from our accredited medical negligence specialists;

• Call our team now FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
• Alternatively, you can reach us via email using the enquiry form below.