Free Medical Negligence
Claim Assessment

Medical negligence claims for compensation are the result of when a medical professional makes a mistake in the diagnosis or treatment of a patients’ ailment, which subsequently leads to the patient suffering.

Medical negligence claims can stem from either your physician not taking sufficient care to correctly diagnose your symptoms, surgical complications, excessively delaying treatment for the symptoms of your medical condition or failing to provide appropriate treatment at all.

To establish a case for medical negligence, claims must show that “duty of care" was owed and that the physician or healthcare worker had undertaken treatment of a patient, that there was a dereliction of that duty, that their negligence led to an injury which could have otherwise been avoided and that damages of some sort were sustained.

The areas of physician´s duties are clearly explained in the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, and medical negligence claims for compensation must show that a healthcare worker has displayed unacceptable behaviour, failed to communicate important issues and has demonstrated poor professional performance – either a lack of skill or the failure to apply it.

Making Medical Negligence Claims

By law, every medical practitioner wishing to practise medicine in Ireland must be registered with The Medical Council of Ireland. They in turn, insist that every medical practitioner – no matter what their specialised field of practise – holds comprehensive professional indemnity insurance to cover medical negligence claims. Consequently, if you feel that you have been the victim of medical negligence, claims for compensation are much better made with the assistance of a specialist medical negligence solicitor.

Unlike personal injury claims, medical negligence claims are dealt with by a court rather than the Injuries Board of Ireland, and there are also no guidelines for how much an award of compensation should amount to.

The physicians´ insurance company will try to deny or belittle the medical negligence claim as they dislike paying out money, however it is important that you should receive an adequate and fair amount of compensation for your suffering, psychological trauma and potential out-of-pocket expenses.

Medical negligence claims can happen in any branch of medicine and, as it is an area which requires a high level of expertise to handle effectively, we have set up a free advice telephone service to offer helpful and accurate information for people who believe they (or a member of their family) have been the victim of medical negligence.

Claims made against members of the medical professional are often made reluctantly, and we understand that not only has there been a breach of care but a breach of trust as well, therefore – Call us now on or if you cannot speak now please fill in the form on the left and we will call you back.

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What You Can Expect?

You call to our telephone advice service will be answered directly by a specialist solicitor. They will listen as you explain how you believe your physician or healthcare worker was medically negligent and how their breach of care has subsequently affected you.

Our solicitor will try to ascertain quickly if there is a case for making a medical negligence claim that is worth your while to pursue. Further investigations may be required before we can proceed this far, but we can often gauge from what you have told us the extent of the medical negligence and whether responsibility can be proven.

We appreciate that you may have been through an exceptionally traumatic experience, and consequently there will be no pressure on you to proceed with a claim. Instead, our solicitor will offer advice and a list of proposals for you to consider in your own time.

If you subsequently choose to make a medical negligence claim for compensation, our solicitor will be happy to provide you with all the information you need to ensure that you receive an appropriate amount of compensation in respect of the trauma you have experienced.

One of the most important factors in deciding whether to make a medical negligence claim for compensation is knowing that you have all the facts and information before you. Therefore, we strongly advise you to give our free advice telephone service a call and speak with one of our solicitors on

Their advice may well prove invaluable for your future medical and financial health.

If this is not a convenient time, complete the call-back form below and one of our team will ring you when it is more suitable.

Regulations in the Republic of Ireland state that in contentious business,
a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.