When it comes to the medical experts we use for our reports, and to help our clients, we strive to only ever instruct the best.
It is important to get an expert medical opinion on your case to evaluate the full extent of the damage and provide evidence of negligence for your case. This is often the key piece of evidence that is required that could dictate whether you have a successful claim or not, and how much you could be entitled to receive.
When it comes to making a medical negligence claim, we will usually need access to your medical records (which we can apply for) so we can fully examine them and form a timeline of events with witness evidence from you. When it comes to getting a medical opinion, the expert can also use your records and arrange an appointment with you as part of the reporting process for the key evidence in the case.
Medical experts we use
The medical experts we use are independent. They are in no way associated with us and they are there to provide an expert, independent opinion on your case. This can help to strengthen your claim for if it ever goes to court and can be used to avoid court as the key evidence in the claim too.
For most legal cases, you will need to meet with the expert for an examination to help them to form a medical-legal report that we use as the key piece of evidence.
We can carefully select appropriate medical experts who are qualified to produce a medical-legal report about your specific issues. On some occasions, more than one medical expert may be needed to form the crucial parts of the evidence for your case.
Why it is important to use medical experts
We always try to make sure that the medical experts we use are specialists in their field. We know it is vital to get an experienced and trusted medical opinion on your case to hopefully provide strong and irrefutable evidence of negligence, where that is the case.
Most cases require this kind of evidence to be used to prove that any treatment, procedures or advice that you have received was negligent. This can be established by obtaining an independent opinion from a medical expert in that same field. If that expert confirms this is the case, and states that they would have taken an alternative approach, for example, that can form a key part of evidence in the medical-legal report.
The medical experts we use can also identify, within their report, the extent of the pain, suffering and loss of amenity that you have suffered from arising from the medical negligence incident. We can then use this information from the report to help us to value your claim and it can also help us to justify any reasonable losses and expenses that you want to include in your claim. Losses could be justifying the need to have time off work and claiming back for lost earnings as a result of any pain and suffering endured.
Make a claim with the Medical Negligence Lawyers
If you believe you have been the victim of a medical negligence incident and have suffered as a result, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim with us today.
Speak to a member of our team today for free, no-obligation advice about your potential claim. We can then discuss your case with you and confirm if we think that you have a claim.
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