Accident and Emergency Claims

If you or a member of your family thinks they have a claim for medical negligence that occurred during A&E treatment, get in touch with one of our legal experts today.

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Poor A&E care can be life-changing

A&E departments at hospital are busy and staff can make mistakes. Sometimes these errors lead to patients suffering life changing injuries. If you, or someone close to you has suffered because of delays or poor care in A&E you might be able to make a claim for compensation.

All the options, in language you can understand

By speaking to one of our accident and emergency legal specialists, you will find out whether there were mistakes and if you might be entitled to compensation. We will explain all the options open to you in a straightforward way, and if a claim goes ahead, we will guide you through every step.

Financial security for the future

A successful claim can provide financial security for the future, for example if you are unable to work because of the injury, or require specialist equipment, therapy or care. It can also help you understand what went wrong, and who is responsible. While it won’t turn the clock back it can help provide you with a greater understanding and look to ensure that effective lessons are learnt to prevent it happening again.

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Examples of A&E medical negligence claims

A&E claims normally involve one or more of the following:

not taking a proper history from the patient
failure to examine properly
missing signs of deterioration
failure to investigate
mistakes interpreting test results and scans
incorrect or slow diagnosis
missed diagnosis of serious conditions, for example:
- sepsis;
- gastro-intestinal conditions such as ischaemic, perforated or obstructed bowel;
- heart attack;
- aortic dissection or abdominal aortic aneurysm;
- brain injury such as stroke; bleeding in the brain (brain haemorrhage)
- meningitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE);
- Spinal conditions, such as traumatic spinal cord injury, tumour, haematoma, absence and cauda equina syndrome.
missed fractures
wrong treatment or medication
delayed treatment
failure to appropriately refer a patient
hospital acquired ulcers
falls in-around the emergency department
failure to admit, wrongly sending home or not letting a patient know they should return to A&E if there’s no improvement

How a compensation claim can help

A compensation claim can provide security and stability for the future. For example, compensation funds could relieve a stressful situation if you are unable to work because of your injury. The funds could also be used to finance your care requirements, if needed.

Tees is a leading medical negligence law firm, recommended by Legal 500. We have a strong track record of success with claims related to medical negligence from treatment in accident and emergency.

You’ll get an honest assessment after your first consultation about whether your claim has a good chance of success. If we take it on, you won’t pay anything unless you win, because we work on a no win, no fee basis.

We’re also committed to improving medical standards by learning from our clients’ experiences and pushing for change where it’s needed.