Doctor failure claims*

A doctor failure claim* is for compensation after the medical negligence you receive in your treatment by a GP or hospital doctor.

You make the doctor failure claim* for the effects of the medical negligence on your life today and in the future. You may suffer delays in beginning treatment, a missed diagnosis of cancer, or not be referred for treatment due to doctor failure medical negligence.

Medical negligence claim*s in Ireland against the HSE are on the rise. The annual payouts in medical negligence compensation now total over €2 billion, with the effects of staff shortages, cutbacks, and long waiting lists only adding to pressure on doctors. 

Doctor failure should not happen, but you could have a medical negligence compensation claim* when it happens to you.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can look at the details of your case and see if you have a valid medical negligence compensation claim*.

The common types of doctor failure negligence claims range from failing to refer a patient for tests to failing to treat a patient when they are ill to failing to diagnose a condition.

You may get very ill and suffer unnecessary pain and discomfort due to the doctor failure negligence.

Types of doctor failure negligence claims:

A Doctor failure to refer a patient for tests can delay diagnosis and, in some cases, can lead to a condition worsening for a patient. Having a medical test can confirm a diagnosis or help a Doctor diagnose a condition accurately.

Your GP should send a patient for tests when they cannot make a diagnosis from the symptoms or for the patient to begin treatment for a condition. 

The Doctor failure to refer a patient for tests negligence can be:

You may have a medical negligence claim* if the GP does not refer you for further testing when needed.

A doctor’s failure to treat a condition can allow a patient’s health to deteriorate and could put back the correct treatment for many months or even years. 

The failure to treat you according to your symptoms could affect you today and in the future.

The doctor failure to treat a condition negligence can be:

PBN Litigation Solicitors can look at the details of the failure to treat negligence and help form your compensation claim*.

Doctor failure to diagnose a condition lies behind many medical negligence cases in Ireland. The GP or hospital doctor is usually the first interaction a patient may have with the health service, and they rely on the doctor to make a correct diagnosis based on symptoms.

A doctor failure to diagnose a condition negligence may be:

Your doctor should diagnose a condition when you show symptoms, and a failure to diagnose could be medical negligence.

When a doctor fails to follow up on test results, they are in danger of making a misdiagnosis, a missed diagnosis or a delayed diagnosis of a condition. 

The doctor failure could cause you to miss valuable treatment time or have you suffering with unnecessary pain.

Doctor failure to follow up on test results negligence can be:

You could have a medical negligence compensation claim* when a doctor fails to follow up on your test results.

Doctor failure to inform a patient of their condition or the options available to treat their disease could be medical negligence. The GP is responsible for fully informing the patient of their treatment options and the implications of their condition.

A doctor failure to inform a patient negligence could be:

If your doctor fails to inform you of any aspect of your condition and its treatment, you could have a medical negligence compensation claim*.

PBN Litigation Solicitors have the experience in all forms of medical negligence. 

We can look at your case, deal with you in confidence and handle your possible medical negligence claim* for compensation.

Compensation for a doctor failure claim* in Ireland will differ depending on the injury or injuries you suffer due to the medical negligence. 

Any medical negligence, such as the failure to refer you for further tests or the failure to inform you of your treatment options for cancer, can affect you today and in the future.

There is not one fixed compensation award for a medical negligence claim*, and with a doctor failure claim*, you may seek compensation for the injury, discomfort, trauma, and other changes to your life after the negligence by a medical professional.

A medical negligence solicitor can only give you an idea of what is possible when you suffer a breach of duty of care by the doctor and its effects on you.

You could become very ill after a failure to treat your diabetes or the chronic back injury, and you can claim for the care necessary for life and adaptions you may need to make to the home and your car.

With your medical negligence claim*, you seek damages for the effect of the injury or injuries on you and your loved ones today and on your future lives. 

PBN Litigation Solicitors can explain how the process works and how your medical negligence claim* will combine two types of damages.

Damages in a doctor failure compensation claim are a combination of:

The two types of damages consider the effects of a doctor’s negligence before, during and after the diagnosis of your medical condition today and its impact on you.

You have two years to make a medical negligence claim* in Ireland. You have two years to begin legal proceedings when you suffer a doctor’s failure to diagnose your illness or injury.

If a child suffers any form of doctor failure with a medical condition, the parents have until they turn 18 to make a medical negligence claim*. 

Once the child turns 18, they then have two years to make a medical negligence claim*, providing their parents did not make one on their behalf previously.

A case of a doctor failure to treat or refer for tests may not come to light until you are diagnosed later by another doctor or medical professional. 

In this case, you or your loved one may have what is known as a date of knowledge clause. You may make a claim outside of the two-year limit only if the date of knowledge of injury allows it. 

The date of knowledge is the date you became aware the injuries were due to medical negligence by the GP. In such cases, the two-year limit to claim may begin on the day of diagnosing the back injury, diabetes, stroke, or nerve damage. 

In a medical negligence claim* in Ireland, you must have all the paperwork in place and filed within the time limit. Your PBN Litigation Solicitor can help with the claim process and give you a checklist for what is needed to file the compensation claim.

In all claims of medical negligence, the sooner you begin the process, the better it will be for the case. It is preferable to write down what happened while it is fresh in your memory and while the medical evidence can clearly show negligence in your claim for doctor failure.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can look at the details of your doctor failure claim* and get started on a valid medical negligence claim* within the time limits.

Make a medical negligence claim* today by contacting PBN Litigation Solicitors.

If you suffered a type of doctor failure with treatment, such as the failure to treat a digestion issue or to refer you for further testing, then PBN Litigation Solicitors have the experience and expertise to manage your compensation claim. 

You should not have to worry about dealing with the HSE, the private hospital or the courts when recovering from the effects of the doctor failure negligence.

PBN Litigation Solicitors can take on your case and work with you to get the compensation you deserve. 

We pride ourselves in taking the stress out of medical negligence litigation by providing a service dedicated to the client. 

Contact PBN Litigation Solicitors today for all your medical negligence needs.