Alice Springs Hospital Medical Negligence Compensation Claim Solicitors
According to the World Health Organisation the highest incidence of medical negligence in the developed world occurs in Australia. More than 18,000 people die every year as a result of preventable errors in Australian hospitals and clinics which represents a figure of about 50 fatalities every single day. In addition over 50,000 people suffer from permanent injury every year due to hospital malpractice and a further 80,000 individuals are hospitalised annually as a result of clinical errors. Only a small minority of the victims of medical negligence make a claim for compensation for personal injury. If you have been injured as a result of a clinical accident by a healthcare professional including a doctor, dentist, nurse or technician at Alice Springs Hospital and would like to speak to a medical negligence solicitor without further obligation, just use the helpline or send the contact form or email our offices. A medical negligence lawyer who deals exclusively in personal injury claims will speak to you, giving free advice and information on how best to preserve your legal right to receive compensation as a result of injuries caused by medical negligence at Alice Springs Hospital.
Clinical Errors
Our specialist medical negligence solicitors work in the field of medical/legal compensation. We are able to represent victims of medical mistakes. We know that most hospitals have the highest of medical standards. Even so, mistakes are a part of life. An obstetrician can make a medical mistake that causes permanent brain damage in the infant; a member of the nursing staff can give the wrong dose of the drug; a doctor can misdiagnose a crucial illness. If you believe a similar incident has happened to you in Alice Springs Hospital, contact our free helpline to get advice about what your legal options are.
Ours is a completely free help line for people who believe that a medical negligence has injured them. All of our solicitors are skilled and top notch when it comes to medicolegal law. You will be able to speak to one of them about your injury at the Alice Springs Hospital. You need to know what your legal rights are.
Medical Negligence
When an injury happens, the health professional is considered to be competent if the majority of health professionals in the field believe that the actions during the incident were medically acceptable. In such a situation, the provider will be listed as medically competent. If the majority of health professionals feel that, at the time, the provider's actions were incompetent, then you might be eligible for compensation because of the medical provider’s mistakes.
Compensation
If incompetence exists in your case, you are probably able to get compensation. The amount awarded to you depends on the degree of pain and suffering you underwent, the amount of time you missed work because of the event, the lack of advancement in your work because of the incident, and your inability to get around or your need for home health care following the incident.
A Family Members Death
It is vital to obtain legal advice as soon as one of your family members dies while being cared for by a hospital or healthcare provider, because family members may be eligible for compensation if an error was made in the care. Talk to our free hot line to get advice about the legal situation. A clinical negligence solicitor will be able to represent you at the coroner's inquest to make sure a medical mistake was not made.
No Win No Fee
It is our policy to handle these types of medicolegal cases at no cost to you. We operate under a no win no fee policy, which means you owe us nothing if we don't win your case against Alice Springs Hospital. It means our solicitors will work hard to win your case.
Limits of the Law
There is a statute of limitations regarding cases like this. It means you have only so much time to see a solicitor and file a claim against the healthcare provider or hospital. It also means you must contact our free help line as soon as possible after a possible medical injury has occurred so a claim can be filed before the time runs out. You can email us or talk to our toll free help line to get the advice you need as promptly as possible.