STACKS/GOUDKAMP - MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS 
INJURY COMPENSATION LAWYERS  - SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.

Medical negligence claims are those that involve the claim for compensation (or ‘damages’) from health care providers for injuries caused by medical negligence as a result of the provision of inadequate skill or care.

Also known as medical malpractice or clinical negligence, a personal injury lawyer seeks to obtain fair amounts of personal injury compensation from health care providers including hospitals, doctors, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, pharmacists, physiotherapists and so on.

This page has been written to explain the complexities surrounding claiming for and proving medical negligence. For specific information, please choose from the list below:

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND DUTY OF CARE

Health care providers owe a ‘duty of care’ to the public, which means there are strict regulations to provide treatment with a ‘reasonable standard of care’. In cases of medical negligence, patients and even their family members may reserve the right to commence legal proceedings against health care providers by seeking advice from a personal injury lawyer and lodging a claim for medical negligence compensation.

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HOW STACKS/GOUDKAMP’S PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS PROVE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

To prove medical negligence, our personal injury lawyers must show the courts that the health care provider could, or should have foreseen that their actions may have resulted in injury. If there is a connection between the error of the health care provider’s treatment and the resultant injury, sufficient evidence exists to succeed in a medical negligence compensation claim.

If you have suffered personal injury from a health care provider’s wrongful treatment, you should immediately contact Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers as strict time limits apply to claims of medical negligence compensation.

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EXAMPLES OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers have had success representing victims of medical negligence in the following areas:

• Misdiagnosis / delayed diagnosis
• Dental injuries (such as permanent nerve damage with removal of wisdom teeth)
• Failure to warn / communicate risks of treatment
• Failure to provide appropriate treatment
• Failure to provide referral to specialist(s)
• Failure to perform surgery with ‘reasonable care’ and skill
• Failure to provide post-operative care
• Failure to return test results
• Failure to prescribe the correct medication / prescribe excessive dosage
• Failure to sterilise / monitor pregnancy / monitor birth

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WHAT IS COVERED BY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE COMPENSATION?

A personal injury lawyer can help you obtain medical negligence compensation to cover patient losses. Compensation payouts are not calculated on the level of negligence on the part of the health care provider, instead, they relate to the nature of the injury.

Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers can help you obtain compensation payments for the following:

• A lump sum compensation payment to cover pain and suffering (calculated on a sliding scale predetermined by the courts)
• Medical expenses for treatment of the injury (including long-term treatment)
• Loss of wages and superannuation payments
• Future care expenses
• Miscellaneous costs (home modifications, wheelchairs etc)

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HOW DO THE COURTS ASSESS THE CONDUCT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS?

Personal injury laws in Australia, in cases of medical negligence, allow the courts to assess far more than just the generally accepted practices of the health care provider’s industry.

For medical negligence to be found, your personal injury lawyer will need to demonstrate to the courts that the conduct of the health care provider in question did not conform to the ‘standard of reasonable care’ demanded from their industry under common law.

Secondly, court houses in Australia can take into consideration ‘peer professional opinion’ – that is, whether the health care provider, at the time the injury was sustained, acted with competent professional practice as determined by a ‘significant number of respected’ health care providers in the field.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO CLAIM MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

Start by contacting Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers. Beyond the strict time limits for claiming personal injury compensation, insurance companies and health care providers often enter aggressive litigation or offer severely reduced personal injury settlements due to the threat of having their licenses to practice revoked and/or the time and cost of court hearings.

For this reason, it is vital to contact Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers to get the facts and obtain a satisfactory level of protection.

Our personal injury lawyers understand the bitter emotional remnants that remain when a patient who places faith in a health care provider is wronged. We have helped countless families receive personal injury compensation and are experts with medical negligence cases.

We help families in their time of need by removing the pressure and misunderstanding, and efficiently managing each stage of the personal injury claim. From medical treatment to calculating personal injury compensation, from insurance litigation to personal injury settlement – Stacks/Goudkamp’s personal injury lawyers are there to fight for you.

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HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO RETAIN A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER?

We charge no fees unless the personal injury compensation claim is successful and we pay all outgoings such as fees for medical reports.

To receive the maximum compensation for your personal injury claim, contact Stacks/Goudkamp today and speak with a highly qualified personal injury compensation lawyer.

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