HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Hospital Negligence Claims
There is little doubt that our hospitals are now facing considerable demand for beds and services.
What is hospital negligence?
Any act (or failure to act) by a health professional within a hospital setting, which causes you damage, injury, disease or illness, may constitute medical negligence. It is important to understand that not every action will be deemed in law an act of negligence.

Taking into account the breadth of physical and psychological roles within any hospital across Ireland, there are many examples of potential negligence by health professionals; these might include (but are not limited to) the failure to:

Provide a correct diagnosis in a timely manner
Perform surgical procedures in a safe manner (including anaesthesia)
Carry out medical procedures safely
Review or correctly interpret scans, test results, x-rays, or any other diagnostic method
Assess and treat patients within the required timescales
Make sound clinical judgements
Treat pressure sores
Ensure hospital facilities, instruments, and equipment are sterilised properly
Observe infection control protocols
Inform patients of risks of medication or treatment
Provide the correct medication or correct dosage
Ensure facilities are safe (e.g. free from falls risks)
Communicate effectively at all levels
Assess risks
If you are unsure if the events that happened to you would be considered medical negligence, please contact one of our hospital negligence solicitors who will take the time to hear the details of your situation and advise you of your options.

Can I bring a claim for hospital negligence?
You may be able to bring a claim for hospital negligence which has caused you harm depending on the circumstances. To prove medical negligence, it must be shown that:

The standard of care you received fell below that of a competent health professional of the same level and;
This negligence caused damage or injury.
Ultimately, this test is designed to determine if another health professional in the same role would reasonably have made the same mistake. For example, if an error is made during surgery, it might be deemed that such an event could have happened to any competent surgeon, such were the risks of the procedure. If on the other hand, unreasonable risks were taken which other surgeons would have understood and mitigated, this may suggest negligence has occurred.

If you have reason to believe you have suffered damage or injury as a result of a mistake made in hospital, we may be able to assist you.
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