Clinical negligence solicitors for misdiagnosis claims

Misdiagnosis of an illness or injury can have life-altering effects on a patient and can even cause death. If you or a loved one has suffered because an illness or injury was not treated correctly or in a timely manner, you may be able to make a claim for compensation through George Ide's experienced clinical negligence solicitors in Chichester.

Three factors for making a claim

For a medical negligence claim to be successful the solicitor must be able to help the client prove at least one of the following:

• A failure to diagnose a condition or injury;
• A failure to refer the patient for further examination or treatment;
• A failure to treat a condition or injury in a manner concurrent with recognised medical best practise.

It is also necessary to be able to prove causation in a clinical negligence claim i.e. what injury resulted from the breach of care and what loss it has caused to the claimant.

To prove negligence it must be clear that the doctor acted incompetently or unreasonably, based on medical knowledge at the time of the incident. It is not enough to prove that another professional would have treated the patient differently. Medical negligence can only be claimed if no competent doctor, acting in a reasonable manner, would have treated the patient in the same way.

So, for a misdiagnosis claim to be successful, the client must prove that a different doctor would have been able to, from the symptoms presented, give suitable treatment or refer the patient to a specialist for further examination.

George Ide for Misdiagnosis claims

George Ide's clinical negligence solicitors in Chichester are able to help you make a claim whether you are in Sussex, Hampshire, elsewhere in the south of England, or indeed anywhere else in the UK.

Our misdiagnosis work covers many issues, but among the most prevalent claims we investigate are:

• Failure to investigate symptoms of serious illness;
• Failure to order tests which could exclude an illness or injury;
• Misreporting of biopsies, scans, blood tests etc.

At George Ide we strive to give you clear, jargon-free advice to let you know quickly where your misdiagnosis claim stands and how the complaints and litigation procedure works.

We will quickly, yet expertly, assess what action should be taken on your behalf and what the likelihood of success will be.

In the event of a successful claim George Ide offers an in-house investment service for any damages payment together with, where required, the establishment of a trust to protect the award.

To find out more about making a claim for misdiagnosis with George Ide's clinical negligence solicitors in Chichester please call our North Street offices on 01243 786 668. Alternatively, click through to our solicitor profiles featured on this page for more information about our team.