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Coodes’ Clinical Negligence team is among the leading practices in the South West. We advise clients from all walks of life on a wide range of medical negligence issues and their sometimes life-changing consequences.
If you believe you or a loved one have been injured, scarred or developed an illness or disability as a result of clinical or medical negligence, we can help you secure the justice and compensation to which you are entitled. In many cases, we will be able to support you on a no win no fee basis, meaning that if your claim is not successful, you will not have to pay any legal fees.
Our expert medical negligence lawyers have decades of experience running compensation claims and have helped thousands of patients and their families secure compensation for the consequences of medical negligence and substandard care. We specialise in areas such as cancer misdiagnosis claims, birth injuries, orthopaedic injuries, obstetrics and gynaecology, surgical errors, delays in diagnosis and treatment, and failures by mental health services resulting in serious injury and sometimes death.
Also sometimes called ‘medical negligence’ or malpractice, clinical negligence is a term used to describe the failure of a medical professional or medical organisation to deliver the standard of care expected of them, either through carelessness or a mistake or series of mistakes. Given the range of medical specialisms and treatments, clinical negligence can apply to a very wide range of issues and problems but broadly it covers misdiagnosis, surgical mistakes or poor practice and poor or inadequate treatment.
Medical professionals, by virtue of their training and the trust you put in them and their expertise, owe you a duty of care. When they fail to deliver this, you may be able to make a claim for medical negligence and secure compensation that may go some way to helping and supporting you and your family get your life back on track.
We understand that claims for clinical negligence are upsetting and potentially confusing. You are dealing with a range of emotions – about your injury, the feelings of having been let down and, very likely, your frustration with the ‘system’. We can help. If you, or a member of your family, believe you have been affected by medical negligence from a hospital, GP or other medical professional, our specialist team of clinical negligence lawyers will give you expert, sympathetic and confidential advice and help you progress your claim. Many of the clinical negligence claims we handle are managed on a no win no fee basis, so don’t allow concerns over legal costs prevent you from seeking advice.
By bringing these claims, our clinical negligence solicitors also aim to identify system failures in healthcare where lessons can be learned and changes made to prevent similar issues in the future. Our Clinical Negligence team and individual lawyers are regularly ranked highly in Chambers & Partners directory and the Legal 500 for the quality and professionalism of the service we deliver.
Although our clinical negligence lawyers are based in Cornwall and Devon, we support clients throughout England and Wales and will come to see you wherever you are. We act for clients anywhere in the world, so long as you have been injured in England and Wales.
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