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Nursing negligence claims
If you have suffered an injury because of a nursing mistake, our nursing negligence solicitors can help.
Nurses are an essential part of the NHS. The vast majority of nursing care provided within the NHS is of a good standard but, regrettably, sometimes mistakes are made. Examples of mistakes include:
- failure to perform assessments
- failure to prepare appropriate care plan
- failure to follow care plan
- failure to monitor
- medical errors
- prescription drug dispensing errors
- misuse of equipment
- signing death certificates
- failure to escalate concerns to more senior staff
Where nursing errors are made this can have a life-changing impact on a patient. Making a medical negligence claim enables the patient to pursue an appropriate amount of compensation, which in many cases includes rehabilitation support and adaptations to home and work environments.
The nursing negligence claims process
Free initial assessment of your case
When you contact us, our specialist team will provide a free, no obligation assessment of your case.
Gathering evidence
If we take on your case, your medical negligence solicitor will gather the evidence and contact the person or organisation you are bringing a claim against (the defendant).
Expert reports
If the defendant does not admit fault, your solicitor will instruct independent experts to prepare reports on your case.
Valuing the claim
Your solicitor will work out how much compensation you should get based on the impact the negligence has had on your life.
Recovering compensation
Your solicitor will start negotiations with the defendant. The next steps will depend on the defendant’s response. If appropriate, they might seek to settle the claim at this stage.
No win no fee nursing claims
When we take on your claim, there will be no nasty surprises. Our no win no fee agreements mean that if your claim is unsuccessful, there is no financial risk to you as all your legal fees are covered.
This is done by entering into and complying with the terms of a no win no fee agreement. We'll also ask you to take out and comply with the terms of an After The Event (ATE) insurance policy, when appropriate.
About Co-op Legal Services
As part of the largest Co-operative organisation in the UK, Co-op Legal Services works to ensure that our clients receive the best legal advice and support services available from our teams of personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors, legal executives and staff.
We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and several of our Personal Injury Solicitors are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
Co-op Legal Services has over 800 staff working in different businesses with offices in Manchester, Bristol, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sheffield and London.
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