# Medical Negligence Claim

> An independent, plain-English UK information resource on clinical negligence law, the rights patients hold under UK statute and common law, and how compensation claims actually work in practice. This site is a public information service — it does not take instructions, refer cases, or operate as a law firm.

## What this site covers

- **Categories of UK clinical negligence**: missed and delayed diagnosis, surgical mistakes, maternity and birth-related injuries, prescribing and dispensing errors, GP and primary-care failings, A&E and emergency-department errors, dental harm, cosmetic-procedure complications, residential and nursing-home neglect, and mental-health care failures.
- **Patient entitlements under UK law**: the duty of care developed in *Bolam* and *Bolitho*, informed consent under *Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board* (2015), the statutory Duty of Candour (Reg. 20, Health and Social Care Act 2008), the right of access to health records under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, the NHS complaints procedure, and the principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
- **The compensation process**: the three-year limitation period under the Limitation Act 1980, securing medical records, instructing independent medical experts, the Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes, the Letter of Claim and Letter of Response stages, settlement negotiation, mediation, court proceedings, and the split between general damages and special damages.
- **Funding a claim**: how Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) operate in practice, the statutory 25% cap on success fees deducted from damages, Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (QOCS), After the Event (ATE) insurance, Legal Expenses Insurance, trade-union funding, and the residual scope of Legal Aid for severe neurological birth injury.

## Important disclaimers

- The content on this site is general legal information, not legal advice.
- We do not accept claims, take instructions, or refer enquiries to any solicitor or firm.
- Anyone considering a claim should speak with a solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) — ideally one accredited by the Law Society's Clinical Negligence Panel or by Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA).

## Geographic scope

England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

## Key URLs

- Home: https://medical-negligence-claim.net
- Categories of negligence: https://medical-negligence-claim.net/types-of-medical-negligence
- Patient entitlements: https://medical-negligence-claim.net/patient-rights
- The claims process: https://medical-negligence-claim.net/claims-process
- Funding a claim (No Win No Fee): https://medical-negligence-claim.net/no-win-no-fee