How long we have time for lodging an application for compensation?

In order to receive compensation, you should consider: what is the period of time for lodging an application of the claim against the insurance company of perpetrator party.

Generally they are three years from the date of an accident nevertheless  there are two exceptions to this rule. This period can be extended, if an injured person is a child who has not yet reached the age of majority. The second case concerns the mentally disabled. 

They have three years for lodging an application, but this time is counted only after obtaining the full consciousness, so this period is automatically extended.

How to seek indemnification for medical negligence and misconduct?

Every person who became a victim of medical negligence can seek compensation for any loses suffered. The fight for the money that you are entitled to will not be easy, so it is wise to contact a company, that will represent you in the clinical negligence claim. Apart from that we should take care of the formalities and gather all the appropriate materials to validate that it is the medical facility we were treated in that is at fault.

We should collect all discharges from the hospital, the medical record and a precise description of all treatments and medications that we had prescribed. Each patient has the right to check his medical record and may ask for a copy of the documentation, while the employees of the medical facility are obliged to do so. Another step we can decide to take, in order to be sure that during our medical treatment a mistake was made and hence we are entitled to seek indemnification, is seeking advice from another specialist. What is more, if we decide that the hospital has committed a crime during our treatment, we can inform the prosecutor’s office, and they will most certainly take proper actions.

It should be stressed that the indemnification processes against medical facilities and doctors who committed clinical negligence are not easy and they usually take years to resolve. Hence it is a very good idea to seek help in law firms, which will contact the insurers, negotiate beneficial conditions and settlements, and prepare a lawsuit – if it is completely necessary to take any legal actions. When it comes to UK indemnifications the rates may vary in accordance with the scope of damages and loses we suffered. One more thing that should be mentioned is that when we seek help with the lawyer, we bare absolutely no costs, since his fee is paid by the insurance company of the person responsible for the accident or negligence.