Medical Negligence (also known as Clinical Negligence) occurs when healthcare professionals or an organisation provide care that falls below the accepted clinical standards, resulting in avoidable harm. In relation to the services we offer, Clinical Negligence cases may involve individuals who have experienced a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, inappropriate or harmful treatment, surgical or procedural errors, negligent post-operative or follow-up care, birth injuries and failure to recognise or act on clinical red flags.

Our role is to provide independent clinical assessments to understand the psychological, cognitive, functional and/or emotional effects of the alleged negligence.

This may include assessing the mental health impact of trauma, grief, chronic pain or loss of function and evaluating any cognitive impairments caused by delayed treatment. We may also analyse the difference between the client’s current condition versus what would likely have been expected, had the appropriate care been given. This assists with the production of a clear, evidence-based report to support Medico-Legal Proceedings.