Surgery compensation claims

Surgery compensation claims are a common type of medical negligence claim that we take forward, and we understand that the harm victims can suffer from can be severe.

When a mistake takes place during surgery, it can be a worrying thing to have to deal with. What will happen next? Will there be more complications? Will more surgery be needed? Not only is there the worry that’s caused, but any additional suffering patients endure isn’t nice to have to experience.

If you have been the victim of negligent surgery, you can be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis. Here’s how we may be able to help you.

Eligibility for surgery compensation claims

Victims can be eligible to make surgery compensation claims if something has happened as part of the surgery process that has led to a patient suffering.

It could be that something before, during or even after the surgery has happened, with this type of legal case covering the whole process. Examples of where people may have a valid claim for injury can include:

• Unnecessary surgery where you only find out it wasn’t required after the procedure;
• Mistakes during surgery, such as accidental damage to surrounding areas or the wrong part being operated on;
• Inadequate aftercare that leads to complications from surgery developing;
• Inadequate advice about risks before surgery or care after surgery that leads to problems.

Some operations have inherent risks where surrounding tissue could be damaged, and there may be no way of preventing this. However, these are risks that should be properly explained to you before you have the procedure. If they weren’t, you may have a case.

Also, if unavoidable damage occurs during the surgery, it should (in many cases) be sorted and corrected as much as is possible there and then. If you discover that you need another operation because incidental damage wasn’t corrected in the first procedure when it could have been, you may have a case.

Circumstances involving the wrong body part is operated on is a clear case of negligence in most scenarios.

No Win, No Fee representation

We can offer No Win, No Fee representation for surgery compensation claims. We are more than happy to offer advice about your potential case on a free and no-obligation basis, and if we feel we can win the claim, we can offer this kind of arrangement.

Clinical negligence is a specialist area of law and these kinds of legal cases can be hard to win. Despite this, we are more than happy to offer agreements that protect our clients in the event that a case doesn’t succeed.

All we ask is that you comply with the reasonable terms of the agreement, and we are happy to write off legal fees if the claim doesn’t win.

Speaking to the team

You can call the team for free advice today on 0800 634 75 75.

If your inquiry is relating to former breast surgeon Ian Paterson, we have a dedicated advice page here.

If the case has resulted in you suffering serious injuries, our team may be able to offer home visits when our Serious Injury Claims Team is on the case.