Medical Negligence Solicitors in Wellingborough

Most Wellingborough residents needing hospital treatment are referred to Kettering General, and claims arising locally typically involve either that hospital or one of the town's GP practices - delayed diagnosis of a serious condition, a surgical error, or a birth injury being the categories that come up most often.

Bringing a claim means establishing two separate things: that the care fell below the standard a reasonably competent clinician would have provided (breach of duty), and that this breach actually caused the harm complained of (causation) - a claim can fail on causation even where the care was clearly substandard, if the outcome would have been the same regardless. Claims generally need to be brought within three years of the negligence, or three years from when it was reasonably discoverable, with different rules for children and those who lack mental capacity.

Solicitors handling this work usually act on a no-win, no-fee basis, instructing independent medical experts to assess both breach and causation before pursuing a claim.