by John O' Reily | Jun 20, 2026 | Medical Negligence
QUICK ANSWER You can claim compensation for a hospital acquired infection (HAI) when poor infection control — not the infection itself — caused you avoidable harm. The key is proving negligence: that the hospital fell below the accepted standard of hygiene, screening,...
by John O' Reily | Jun 17, 2026 | Medical Negligence
Quick Answer: You can make a sepsis negligence claim in the UK if a doctor or nurse negligently failed to spot, investigate or treat sepsis in time, and that delay caused you avoidable harm — organ damage, amputation, a longer recovery, or the death of a loved one....
by John O' Reily | Jun 9, 2026 | Brain Injury, Latest News, Medical Negligence, Surgical Negligence
Quick Answer: Yes — if a loved one died because of negligent hospital care, you can claim compensation under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934. Eligible family members can recover a fixed bereavement award of £15,120,...
by John O' Reily | Jun 2, 2026 | Latest News, Medical Negligence
Quick Answer: GP negligence covers any failure at primary care that causes avoidable harm — including failure to refer a patient to a specialist, missed cancer diagnosis, prescribing errors, inadequate examinations, and failure to act on test results. The 10-minute UK...
by John O' Reily | May 27, 2026 | Medical Negligence, Surgical Negligence
Quick Answer: A&E negligence covers harm caused by substandard emergency care in NHS or private accident and emergency departments. The most common claims involve missed sepsis, missed heart attacks, missed strokes, missed fractures, triage errors, and...
by micadmin | May 11, 2026 | Cancer Misdiagnosis, Medical Negligence
The short answer: If bowel cancer was misdiagnosed or diagnosed late due to medical negligence, you may be entitled to compensation ranging from approximately £20,000 to over £450,000 depending on the stage progression caused by the delay, the treatment required, and...
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