Making a medical abuse claim
We can help you make a medical abuse claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. Contact our confidential helpline for a free consultation. Call 0333 888 0445 or send an email to us at [email protected]
If you would like to know where you stand on making a medical abuse claim then our team of expert lawyers is here to help.
Overview of the legal position on making a medical abuse claim
- Duty of care: Hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities owe patients, visitors and staff a legal duty of care. This means reasonable steps must be taken to provide a safe environment, and protection from abuse. If that duty of care is breached, the victim may seek compensation.
- Evidence: Evidence is key to making a successful medical abuse claim. This may consist of witness statements, medical records, professional and disciplinary report, complaints, internal investigations, and police enquiries.
- Types of abuse: Medical abuse can include physical and sexual assault, grooming, harassment, and neglect.
- Specialist legal advice: It is important to obtain legal advice from specialist lawyers. We offer a free consultation service and can undertake work on a no win, no fee basis, so financial concerns should not put anyone off seeking justice.
How we can help with medical abuse
We specialise in dealing with medical abuse claims nationwide and have recovered significant sums of compensation from hospitals and other medical institutions throughout England and Wales, in both the state and private sectors.
While patients should always feel safe when receiving medical treatment, they are not always fully safeguarded. This allows predatory individuals to take advantage of positions of trust, targeting those who are vulnerable.
Abuse can be highly traumatic and cause long lasting harm. We will investigate your case and make sure that you are fully compensated for the impact it has had on all aspects of your health and wellbeing.
In some instances medical abuse can result in a criminal investigation or professional disciplinary proceedings being taken against the perpetrator. However, although a criminal conviction or disciplinary action can be helpful to a compensation claim, it is not essential and you can still bring a claim even if no formal action has been taken against the abuser.
Our track record of success in medical abuse claims
We have successfully resolved countless medical abuse cases, some of which are featured on this website, including:
- Abuse by a care worker
- Abuse in a mental health facility by a healthcare worker
- Compensation for an NHS patient
- £70,000 paid to patient who was abused in hospital
- Sexual abuse in hospital
- Abuse in hospital by a psychiatric nurse
Expert abuse lawyers
Leading abuse lawyer Elizabeth Duncan has assisted with an investigation into the prevalence of sexual abuse in the NHS carried out by the prestigious medical publication, the British Medical Journal. The BMJ report revealed that over 35,000 cases of alleged abuse were recorded by NHS trusts in just five years, though the researchers believe the actual extent of the problem could be much higher due to poor record keeping and underreporting. Read our article about Elizabeth’s involvement with the BMJ sexual abuse investigation.
Free consultations and no win no fee funding
If you have been the victim of medical abuse but are worried about the cost of taking legal action then please do not worry. We offer free consultations and can work on a no win – no fee basis. This means that you don’t have fund your legal costs yourself, and you won’t be left facing a legal bill if you lose your claim.
So, if you have experienced abuse while receiving medical treatment, or while undergoing therapy or counselling, contact us in complete confidence for a free consultation about making a medical abuse claim on a No Win, No Fee basis.