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.

People living in Romsey are very lucky to have the highly-rated Romsey Community Hospital [part of the Solent NHS Trust] on their doorsteps. The hospital carries out thousands of medical procedures every year, most of them highly successful, but it would be fair to say that things can on rare occasions go wrong.

From botched operations to negligent care, incorrect diagnoses and poor advice, what constitutes medical negligence is quite a broad spectrum, but if you’ve suffered as the result of a medical professional’s actions (or lack of action) then you could be in line for financial compensation for the hurt you’ve been caused.

If you live in Romsey, you will struggle to find the specialist legal advice you need for your medical negligence claim locally.

Fortunately, Bonallack & Bishop has the expertise you need, offices across Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset and we are happy to make home and hospital visits, anywhere in Hampshire for those who can’t travel.

DO I REALLY NEED A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SPECIALIST?

There are plenty of law firms who deal with accident claims – and some specialise in personal injury work – however very few are true medical negligence experts.

Certainly, there are none currently in Romsey. Medical negligence [often called clinical negligence] is amongst the most complex area of law – your solicitor will need to be not just an expert on law and procedure, but will also need enough medical knowledge to make sense of your x-rays and medical notes, for example.

To give you the best chance of winning the compensation you deserve, you really do need a specialist medical negligence solicitor on your side.

Our medical negligence team also includes a solicitor who previously qualified as a nurse

So if you choose us to help you claim compensation for your medical mistake, you can rest assured our team shares years of experience in successfully helping people throughout southern England recover compensation following medical errors.

ROMSEY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL NOW FOR FREE ADVICE

Our team offer;

o FREE telephone advice

o a FREE first appointment

o no win no fee for medical compensation claims – so you don’t have to worry about paying legal bills and you keep 100% of your compensation.

o home and hospital visits for those who are unable to visit us at our offices

DON’T DELAY – CONTACT US TODAY FOR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM ADVICE

• Email us using the contact form at the bottom of the page

OR

• Call us free on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 or by ringing either our Salisbury or Andover office directly.

Bonallack and Bishop,                      Bonallack & Bishop,
Rougemont House,                           3 Eastgate House,
Rougemont Close                             East Street,
Salisbury,                                          Andover,
Wiltshire,                                           Hampshire,
SP1 1LY                                            SP10 1EP

Tel: (01722) 422300                        Tel: (01264) 364433

If you live in Southampton and have suffered some form of injury as a result of the negligence of a careless medical professional, you will need solicitors specialising in medical negligence to help you claim compensation. Our Wiltshire and Hampshire-based specialist medical negligence team serves Southampton – and can to help you win the compensation you deserve.

A DEDICATED MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE TEAM

Instructing a specialist solicitor is crucial and the team here at Bonallack & Bishop is dedicated to medical negligence claims. In order to gather the evidence needed to win your claim, your solicitor will have to go through your medical notes with a fine toothcomb, picking out the relevant information. They will also need to really understand any specialist medical report and interpret any relevant x-rays for example. This all requires a really thorough comprehension of medical terminology and only solicitors who specialise in medical negligence claims will have the necessary expertise to do this.

If you do instruct us to help you claim your compensation, you won’t be dealt with by an unqualified junior “paralegal” or a call centre operative. We believe medical negligence claims are far too important and complex to be run by junior staff. That’s why here at solicitors Bonallack and Bishop, all of our medical negligence team are fully qualified and highly experienced solicitors – and one of them, prior to qualification as a solicitor spent many years as a specialist nurse.

RECENT EXAMPLES OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN SOUTHAMPTON

We’ve all received medical care that we’ve been unhappy with at some point in our lives, but when that level of care becomes negligence, you may have grounds for compensation. Unfortunately, incidences of medical negligence in and around the Southampton area are, sadly, quite common.

In 2011, a patient at Southampton General Hospital was found to have received negligent care for something as simple as the food being provided to him by hospital catering firm Medirest being judged ‘a disgrace’. The patient won a county court case and was reimbursed for the cost of having to obtain food elsewhere.

Much more seriously, in November 2013 a 19 day old baby with a congenital heart defect died during heart surgery at Southampton General Hospital after being given four times the solution needed to stop his heart during the operation

Then the family of a small girl who died on Christmas Day in 2013 after treatment at Southampton General Hospital received £30,000 compensation from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust after the negligent treatment she received at Queen Alexandria Hospital in nearby Portsmouth.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

• Hospital or at home visits available in Southampton – we understand that you may be unable to travel – which is why our team of solicitors can visit you in hospital or at home if necessary

• Your initial phone consultation is FREE

• Your first face to face meeting is FREE as well

• We also offer ‘no win, no fee’ agreements – which means that you needn’t worry about how you will pay for your legal costs.

VICTIM OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN SOUTHAMPTON? CONTACT US TODAY

For specialist medical negligence solicitors and the legal advice you need, get in touch with one of our medical negligence solicitors today. Simply

• Call us today on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544 for a FREE initial phone consultation, OR

•  Fill out the enquiry form below to get in touch – or to request a call back at a time convenient to you

We all rely on medical experts when our health fails us, so if you’ve suffered medical negligence at the hands of a doctor, nurse or surgeon the results can be devastating.

If you live in Surrey, we can help you to get the justice you deserve and enforce your right to compensation for the damage that has been caused.

Most firms of solicitors will take on a medical negligence claim, but few have the specialist knowledge required to get a fair and valuable resolution. We are experts in medical negligence, and our team of medical negligence solicitors deal only with claims of this type, allowing you to be able to rely on the experts and be sure that your case is in the best possible hands.

At Bonallack & Bishop, one of the solicitors in our medical negligence team is a fully qualified and experienced nurse. So you know when you instruct us, you’re working with people who really understand medical errors and how the claims process works.

HOW OUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE SOLICITORS CAN HELP

Your solicitor will need to view your GP’s and hospital medical records in order to understand your condition, the way it was diagnosed and treated and the ways in which the medical professional was negligent in his or her care towards you.

This can include viewing, and more critically, understanding and interpreting;

·         x-rays

·         scans

·         GP and hospital notes

The gathering of evidence is crucial to any legal case, and in a serious situation such as bringing about a claim of professional negligence against a doctor or surgeon, having the facts at hand is particularly important.

Medical negligence claims can encompass any one of a range of potential issues, including the failure of a doctor to diagnose a serious medical condition right through to rare but extremely serious issues such as a surgeon amputating the wrong limb. This might sound like a storyline from a sitcom, but surprisingly it does happen and it can naturally be devastating for the patient. No matter how trivial you may feel it is, if you have suffered negligence at the hands of a doctor, surgeon or nurse, you could be entitled to compensation which could help you to rebuild your life and protect others from negligence at the hands of the same medical professional.

EXAMPLES OF RECENT MEDICAL ERRORS MADE IN SURREY HOSPITALS

A woman from Guildford who was blind, deaf, incontinent and suffering from severe dementia was subject to substandard care, had her NHS funding removed and died in 2006. Her son fought for legal recompense and won a payout of £100,000 from NHS Surrey.

Another woman, aged 88, died in Frimley Park Hospital in 2013 after a nurse misread her prescription and administered ten times the appropriate dose of morphine. Her family successfully sued Frimley Health Foundation Trust in court.

At East Surrey Hospital, a woman died from a brain haemorrhage in 2009 after what was described as a ‘catalogue of errors’. Her sister, a nurse, sued the NHS for £250,000. East Surrey Hospital alone paid out £1.8 million in compensation and lawyers’ fees in 2010/11, which is hugely disappointing for local people who put their trust in the staff there.

YOUR MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM – NO WIN NO FEE AVAILABLE

It can seem incredibly daunting to take legal action against a medical professional, particularly at a time when you’re feeling vulnerable and potentially even violated by the action of a person who was supposed to be acting in your best interests and looking after your health.

Our specialist solicitors understand how painful that can be, so we’re here to ensure that you’re in the best possible hands. We provide FREE initial advice — both on the phone and in a face to face first interview — and your claim will be run on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis, ensuring that you don’t need to worry about spiralling legal costs.

When many people see the words ‘no win, no fee’, they think of the ambulance chasers and pop-up firms of claims managers who chase compensation. We are an established firm of solicitors with offices across the south of England, specialising in medical negligence cases with a solicitor who will handle your case personally — no call centres or unqualified teenagers here.

IMPORTANT – DON’T DELAY YOUR CLAIM – CALL US TODAY

It’s really important to know that there are strict deadlines when it comes to claiming medical negligence compensation. So it is vital that you call our team at the earliest possible opportunity.

Leaving it too late could mean that you miss out entirely on valuable compensation for the loss and distress you have been caused.

Don’t risk losing your right to the compensation you deserve — call us today for your free consultation to see if you have grounds for a medical negligence claim.

SURREY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM? CALL FREEPHONE 0800 1404544

If you are the victim of a medical mistake in a Surrey hospital, get in touch with us now – for FREE initial phone advice and a FREE first appointment from our medical negligence experts;

• Call us now FREE on FREEPHONE 0800 1404544
• Or email us using the enquiry form below.