If you’ve sustained a new or worsened injury or illness because of a medical professional’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation
— GMP Law’s medical negligence lawyers can help ensure you receive the compensation you’re owed.
Medical Negligence Compensation Claims With GMP Law
Through a medical negligence claim, you can receive compensation for financial losses, including coverage for lost income, medical bills and the costs of ongoing care.
You may also be entitled to compensation for psychological damages, a payout that recognises the emotional trauma caused by the negligence, including anxiety, depression and general loss of enjoyment in life.
To begin the claims process or simply enquire, book a free, confidential consultation with a medical negligence solicitor.
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Examples of Medical Negligence
If you’ve become injured or ill — or your condition has worsened — because of a medical practitioner’s negligence, you likely have grounds for a medical negligence claim.
Five common types of medical negligence
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Surgical
Where a surgeon makes a mistake during surgery, causing otherwise avoidable health complications.
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Medication
Involving incorrect prescription, dosage, or administration of medication, leading to adverse effects on the patient’s health and well-being.
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Post-operative
When inadequate care or monitoring following surgery leads to complications or worsens the patient's condition.
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Delayed or misdiagnosis
When a healthcare provider fails to correctly diagnose a medical condition or takes an unreasonably long time to do so — resulting in poor health outcomes.
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Failure to obtain informed consent
Where a medical professional doesn’t clearly inform the patient about the risks and alternatives of treatment, resulting in the patient undergoing medical care without fully understanding or agreeing to the potential consequences.
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- Surgical: Where a surgeon makes a mistake during surgery, causing otherwise avoidable health complications.
- Medication: Involving incorrect prescription, dosage, or administration of medication, leading to adverse effects on the patient’s health and well-being.
- Post-Operative: When inadequate care or monitoring following surgery leads to complications or worsens the patient's condition.
- Delayed or Misdiagnosis: When a healthcare provider fails to correctly diagnose a medical condition or takes an unreasonably long time to do so — resulting in poor health outcomes.
- Failure to obtain informed consent: Where a medical professional doesn’t clearly inform the patient about the risks and alternatives of treatment, resulting in the patient undergoing medical care without fully understanding or agreeing to the potential consequences.
Your solicitor will help you to determine your compensation eligibility during your free consultation.
Making a Claim
The process starts by booking an obligation-free consultation with one of our specialised medical negligence lawyers. During your consultation we will assess the strength of your case, and advise you on the best legal pathways forward.
We’ll also inform you of our ‘no win no fee’ guarantee. Through this policy, we take on all the costs of your case and only get paid if you win, meaning you can access specialised legal services without personal financial strain.
If you decide to proceed, you can be assured that GMP Law will fight to win you maximum compensation, in the minimum time possible.
Why GMP Law
With GMP Law, you gain compassionate, committed and competent legal services that have resulted in a 98% success rate across over 35,000 claims, translating to billions of dollars for our clients.
In the instance of your medical negligence claim being particularly complex, our difficult case policy comes into play. This policy calls on our senior lawyers and experienced management team to oversee notably challenging cases, ensuring that we achieve the best results for you.
Our Guarantee
No Win, No Fee
Not all ‘No Win No Fee’ legal firms are the same. Here at GMP Law, we cover 100% of all upfront costs.
If you don’t win, we won’t charge you anything for our work — that is the basis of our law firm.
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