CURRENT LEGAL ARTICLES

A reasonable standard of care is required. Where a medical professional has deviated, the courts will have regard whether it was a course no other medical practitioner would have taken with ordinary care. 

• Cosmetic Surgery Claims
• De Puy Artificial Hip Replacements 
• Operating on the wrong part of the body (or the wrong person)
• Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose
• Incorrect test results or the failure to act on test results
• An error in performance during a surgical procedure
• Inadequate follow-up care of a patient after discharge
• The failure to communicate the risks associated with a surgical procedure
• Contracting a hospital infection such as MRSA due to poor hygiene
• The  extraction of the wrong tooth or the oversight of a gum disease
• Experiencing anaesthetic awareness during a surgical procedure
• The lack of nursing care during recovery – commonly resulting in bedsores
• Birth Injuries
• Cerebral Palsy claims
• Cauda Equina
• Mesh Implants
• Dental Claims
• Supply of the Wrong Medication or Treatment
• Leaving foreign bodies inside a patient during surgery
• Operating without consent
• Failure to dress a wound appropriately leads to a severe infection which impacts severely health