Medical Negligence - Adviceline Injury Lawyers 

Types of Claims

As the treatment of medicine is extremely complex and varied, so too are the circumstances in which medical negligence is alleged. Some common examples include:

• inadequate surgical treatment
• misdiagnosis
• delay in diagnosis
• failure to refer to appropriate specialists
• obstetrics including prenatal and post natal care
• dentistry and orthodontics
• failure to warn or informed consent – where a patient needs to prove that if he/she had been told of the risk of injury that ultimately eventuated, he/she would not have consented or agreed to have the medical treatment
• wrongful birth – where a patient has lost the opportunity to have an abortion as a result of negligent treatment, or a patient has a baby and incurs costs associated with raising that child
• lost chance – where a patient has lost the opportunity to avoid a particular medical condition/injury