clinical negligence
Your primary objective is the provision of first rate healthcare
to your patients. But if patients are dissatisfied and claims are
brought this can be a source of great stress for everyone involved.
Our lawyers understand the challenges you face and we provide
pragmatic solutions, handling claims quickly, efficiently and
sensitively and collating evidence to help you reduce risk.
- our experience – members of the NHS Litigation Authority and
Medical Protection Society panels as well as acting for insurers of
private healthcare providers. Extensive experience of the full
range of claims, from large obstetric brain damage actions to
claims against alternative medicine practitioners and prison
healthcare providers
- one of the largest dedicated clinical negligence and human
rights teams in the UK - including nine partners based in
Nottingham and Birmingham, representing healthcare providers across
the country
- constantly at the cutting edge – responding to national
consultations about issues such as access to justice, costs and
damages on behalf of our clients
- pioneering solutions – we devised a unique process for handling
hundreds of claims from children who had been inappropriately
medicated over many years, using a panel of experts who meet with
the parents to decide on all the issues without going to court
- specialist advice on related issues – including inquests, risk
management and regulatory proceedings
- ongoing training and support – regular seminars held at our
clients’ premises and our own offices, including our course for
clinical claims managers
Result: ensuring the best outcomes
for your organisation; effective risk prevention; round-the-clock
access to expert advice