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PostPosted: 13:16 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Recommend A Medical Negligence Solicitor Reply with quote

As the title, along with my own problems recently Im dealing with my dads death, my dad died in hospital last Feb and the inquest has not long finished with the hospital being shown to have caused his death through neglect, the recordings from the inquest actually have hospital witnesses admitting it was there fault and apologizing. The greedy bastard solicitor so far all want 25% of the claim on top of there no win no fee, can anyone recommend a good solicitor without these kind of success fees?.
Its a piss easy win for someone, I even have the internal hospital report that shows there failings.

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PostPosted: 14:44 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

No idea on what they charge but Irwin Mitchell is who my mate used when the nhs did some stuff to his wife during labour which meant their kid was seriously brain damaged.
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PostPosted: 16:28 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

if its that clear cut id be inclined to write to the health trust directly asking for a settlement prior to going to the solicitors. they may pay you off quickly rather than an expensive court procedure.
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PostPosted: 18:18 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Second vote for Irwin Mitchell.

I've been on the other side from them, they're good.
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PostPosted: 18:40 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another vote for Irwin Mitchell. They helped my friend.
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PostPosted: 19:30 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, will call them.
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PostPosted: 21:26 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Money won't bring your dad back, but it will fund medics who may help prevent further deaths.
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PostPosted: 22:04 - 28 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

My pal needs a good negligence lawyer, in short NHS in attempting to fix his heart defect managed to make him
half deaf. He has to wear hearing aids in both ears now and it will only get worse as time goes on.
I'll pass on the recommendation. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 06:26 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Re: Recommend A Medical Negligence Solicitor Reply with quote

Mark65 wrote:
my dad died in hospital last Feb and the inquest has not long finished with the hospital being shown to have caused his death through neglect, the recordings from the inquest actually have hospital witnesses admitting it was there fault and apologizing.


Please don't take this the wrong way.

If it was me, any £££ you get is not going to help.

What I would far rather happen is work with the health authority to ensure that this does not happen again. So that means that they prove to you they have put plans in place to ensure proper training and procedures to cover this mistake.
If they don't then you screw them to the wall.....
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PostPosted: 06:40 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Re: Recommend A Medical Negligence Solicitor Reply with quote

Mark65 wrote:
As the title, along with my own problems recently Im dealing with my dads death, my dad died in hospital last Feb and the inquest has not long finished with the hospital being shown to have caused his death through neglect, the recordings from the inquest actually have hospital witnesses admitting it was there fault and apologizing. The greedy bastard solicitor so far all want 25% of the claim on top of there no win no fee, can anyone recommend a good solicitor without these kind of success fees?.
Its a piss easy win for someone, I even have the internal hospital report that shows there failings.

Thanks
Mark


If you go with any no win no fee Solicitor they will charge a large percentage. They have to make money somehow.

If you think it's clear cut then go with a solicitor that charges and keep all your 'winnings'.

Obviously what happened was sad and wrong, but I'm not sure what getting money from the situation is going to solve. Maybe sue them and put the money back into the NHS as a donation to help train doctors better so it doesn't happen again in future.
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PostPosted: 09:48 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

SophR so good wrote:
Money won't bring your dad back, but it will fund medics who may help prevent further deaths.

Counterpoint: nothing will improve until it's more expensive to get it wrong than to get it right.
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PostPosted: 10:08 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
SophR so good wrote:
Money won't bring your dad back, but it will fund medics who may help prevent further deaths.

Counterpoint: nothing will improve until it's more expensive to get it wrong than to get it right.


If they are sued, then all the money donated to a charity. Then I will agree with this point.
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PostPosted: 10:10 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

NeverAgain wrote:
SophR so good wrote:
Money won't bring your dad back, but it will fund medics who may help prevent further deaths.


Completely different budgets. If he doesn't sue the NHS still won't get more Doctors. Money is set aside for these sort of events. Also, bosses don't give a shit about anything else other than other than money, they certainly don't care for lives or compassion.

The new better Corporate/Foundation NHS.

My view: Use local solicitor; but can agree in court Irwin Mitchel use some top barristers.


I assume you work for Irwin Mitchel? After all, very strange thing to sign up to a motorcycle forum, and your first and only post is about Irwin Mitchel.
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PostPosted: 11:00 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

lihp wrote:
I assume you work for Irwin Mitchel? After all, very strange thing to sign up to a motorcycle forum, and your first and only post is about Irwin Mitchel.


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PostPosted: 11:24 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

NeverAgain wrote:
SophR so good wrote:
Money won't bring your dad back, but it will fund medics who may help prevent further deaths.


Completely different budgets. If he doesn't sue the NHS still won't get more Doctors. Money is set aside for these sort of events. Also, bosses don't give a shit about anything else other than other than money, they certainly don't care for lives or compassion.

The new better Corporate/Foundation NHS.

My view: Use local solicitor; but can agree in court Irwin Mitchel use some top barristers.


Money is only set aside because of all these medical negligence vultures. If people stopped sueing they could put the money back into the main budget. This is money set aside from our taxes, meant to be used for medical needs but can't be.

Rogerborg: humans will always make mistakes. It's shit when it happens but unless we replace all doctors and nurses with robots there will still be errors from time to time. The threat of being sacked, having wages docked etc will not help that because as a vocational path these folk already want to do the best they can.
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PostPosted: 11:45 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just remember folks, it's referred to as "practising medicine" for a reason.
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PostPosted: 11:52 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

My dad was left 10hrs, nobody transferred information about his condition, thats nurse to nurse,doctor to doctor, they didnt fill out the paperwork and didnt put the information on the system, 4 massive communication failures at a teaching hospital. Because of that they have introduced new working practices, ffs the nurses were not trained on how to look after diabetic patients. All they had to do was give him his fuking insulin but they didnt they left him, he even had his own insulin with him.
The coroner ripped them to pieces in the inquest, the diabetic specialist said if he had just had his insulin he wouldnt be dead.
I would be happy to have the doctors and nurses who didn't treat him or the management prosecuted but as we know this does not happen in this country, and since my mother now has less money to live on im quite happy to sue the bastards, at least my mum will have no worries for her remaining time.
So if you think im a vulture for suing, see what you would do if the killed one of your parents.
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PostPosted: 12:20 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

SophR so good wrote:


Money is only set aside because of all these medical negligence vultures. If people stopped sueing they could put the money back into the main budget. This is money set aside from our taxes, meant to be used for medical needs but can't be.

Rogerborg: humans will always make mistakes. It's shit when it happens but unless we replace all doctors and nurses with robots there will still be errors from time to time. The threat of being sacked, having wages docked etc will not help that because as a vocational path these folk already want to do the best they can.


To do nothing, to not use the law to hold the NHS to account is to acquiesce and allow poor or negligent practice to continue.

Regardless of compensation, legal action forces the examination of negative events in healthcare (whether blame is apportioned or not) and will bring about improvements in future even if only to avoid further litigation.

Doctors, nurses and others in the NHS may well be following their vocation but it is often the systems they work within and the management culture that lead to failures. These too need to be exposed and changed.

It's harsh to use the word vultures here. Mark65 and his family have suffered greatly because his Dad was failed by the institution that was meant to help him.

If his Dad had been killed by a drunk driver no one would blame his family for seeking justice.
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PostPosted: 12:46 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess I just see it from the other side. I'd like the nhs to have enough money for staff and training that mistakes don't happen.

And I've seen lives of doctors and nurses ruined by lawsuits. They may not get prosecuted but they do get struck off. For one mistake out of the thousands that go fine. There's some pretty nasty suicide statistics related to things like this too. The management don't care, they won't change the working patterns, they just punish those below them.

But if you're of the view life for a life that's your game. I hope you've never made a single mistake.
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PostPosted: 13:00 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am sorry for going off on one, I have a lot on my plate at the moment, mistakes can be made I know, we have all done them, but it was a huge catalogue of mistakes by well paid consultants and nurses and yes now something has been put in place, training and extra staff to stop this from happening to others, so at least that has come out of it. I don't seek stupid compensation, just enough to help my mum.
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PostPosted: 13:16 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats good. By the way it wasn't you I was calling a vulture, it's the solicitors who encourage everyone to sue for as much as possible after any kind of mistake so they get a nice cut of tax payer money.
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PostPosted: 14:10 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

SophR so good wrote:
I hope you've never made a single mistake.


I take it that was directed at me?

During my career I have been the subject of and the instigator of external inquiries into healthcare failings.

Both were equally horrible.

However, both led to learning and improvement. The odds of the events that occurred happening again were reduced because, as a result of being held to account, those involved knew what had gone wrong and why. In both cases relatives as well as professionals benefitted by getting the truth even if they didn't like it. However what relatives also got was understanding and closure.

As you of all people know (you're in research right?) there is more learning gained when things go wrong, than when things go right. The trick is to admit/expose mistakes and stop them happening again, not pretending they don't happen for fear of upsetting someone.
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PostPosted: 15:22 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Irwin Mitchell reckoned it would be hard to prove a case despite me having a recording of the Head of Patient Safety Systems saying "we absolutely have messed up the handling of your concerns. it's a no brainer for me, we absolutely got it wrong" and "we absolutely got it wrong Stephen and I'm really sorry". Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 15:41 - 29 Oct 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:
lihp wrote:
I assume you work for Irwin Mitchel? After all, very strange thing to sign up to a motorcycle forum, and your first and only post is about Irwin Mitchel.


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