Why bring a clinical negligence action?
There are a variety of reasons for bringing a clinical negligence action; to get an apology, an explanation, a better understanding of what may have caused a child’s disability and potentially financial compensation to help pay for extra support and care required as the result of disability. Furthermore a successful clinical negligence action may result in improvements being made to clinical practice thereby reducing the likelihood of further accidents. Inevitably, the input of parents and carers in the early stages of a clinical negligence investigation leads to the re-opening of old wounds. However, choosing the right lawyer, with a detailed knowledge of cerebral palsy and the issues it raises, considerably reduces the stress for all involved. The process of a clinical negligence action should enable you to: • Access full medical records. • Obtain an independent and unbiased medical expert’s opinions on what happened from examining those records (from an obstetrician, paediatrician a
