Spinal injuries can be both traumatic and life changing. If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal injury as a result of medical negligence, Slater and Gordon’s specialist spinal injury solicitors can help get the compensation you deserve.
How does a spinal cord injury become a medical negligence claim?
Suffering a spinal cord injury can have a dramatic impact on your life and the lives of your loved ones. Not only can it cause physical problems, such as a loss of movement, spinal cord damage, neurological damage or disabilities including paralysis, but it can also have a profound effect on your emotional and psychological wellbeing.
No one should have to live with the consequences of a spine injury due to someone else’s negligence, but mistakes in medical settings do happen and have the potential to cause significant damage. When a spinal injury occurs due to mistakes by a medical professional, you could be entitled to make a spinal injury compensation claim.
Spinal injuries can be caused in a number of different ways, including injuries sustained from road traffic accidents, sporting incidents, accidents in the workplace, or as a result of medical negligence. In any of these cases, you may be entitled to make a spine injury claim.
For further information on making a personal injury claim for a spine injury, visit our personal injury page.
What are the most common mistakes that result in a spinal cord injury?
There are many mistakes that can occur, for example during spinal surgery or during diagnosis. The most common mistakes that lead to spinal cord injuries caused by negligence include:
Errors handling patients with neck and back injuries
Errors in spinal surgery
What will my spinal injury claim cover?
Experiencing a spinal injury can have a profound impact on your day-to-day life. While compensation can’t change what has happened to you, it can help to alleviate some of the pressures and difficulties you face because of your injury.
It can be difficult to determine how much compensation you may be entitled to without first reviewing the details of your case. This is because the amount you receive will largely be decided by two factors; the severity of your injury, and the impact it has on your quality of life. Other things that will be taken into account include:
The cost of any further treatment or rehabilitation you require due to your spinal injury
Any financial losses you may incur (such as a loss of wages due to an inability to work, or travel expenses)
The cost of any adaptations to your home that are required
How in-house medical experts support your medical negligence claim
Our in-house medical experts play a critical role in medical negligence cases. Here, Litigation Midwife, Kim Burns and Litigation Nurse, Matthew Brown explain their roles and how their medical experience translates to medical negligence claims.
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Can I get help with costs before my spinal injury case reaches a conclusion?
When suffering due to medical negligence, it can also have a negative financial impact, for example, if you’ve been unable to work, you may have lost earnings, or you may have to pay for treatment, rehabilitation and medication.
Interim payments are payments which can be made prior to your case reaching a final settlement to help relieve any financial burden. It can pay for private medical treatments and rehabilitation.
Interim payments are only available when the other side has admitted they were in some part to blame for the incident. We can help you secure interim payments. Contact us to establish your full legal position 0330 041 5869.
Why should I choose Slater and Gordon’s spinal injury solicitors?
Suffering a spinal injury can have a drastic impact on your life, and no one should then have to deal with knowing that their injury could be avoided if not for someone else’s negligence. At Slater and Gordon, our expert medical negligence team is one of the best in the country, and our industry-leading spinal injury solicitors are consistently ranked highly in independent legal directories, such as Chambers and Partners, and the Legal 500.
Crucially, our solicitors know the importance of supporting you and your family through this most difficult time. We’ll be sensitive to your needs, compassionate in understanding the challenges you face and dedicated to fighting your case.
As well as lawyers who are experts in the field of medical negligence, we also have trained nurses and medical professionals on our team. We also offer home and hospital visits and provide immediate representation and rehabilitation support.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for everything Slater and Gordon have done to fight this case for us. I appreciate it has involved a lot of people. Please can you also thank the expert witnesses who have provided their expertise and help.
Mr and Mrs H (medical negligence client)
I cannot recommend Slater and Gordon enough, throughout the entire period of the case, all the staff have been both very professional, and supportive.
Mr Q (medical negligence client)
Kept informed regularly as to how my claim was going, prompt replies to any questions I had, excellent customer service at all times. Excellent service from all staff that have been involved in my claim.
Ms S (medical negligence client)
How much will I receive for a spine injury compensation claim?
Every spine injury claim is different, and the final amount of compensation awarded for a spinal injury will be based on the severity of the injury and the effect the injury has had on your life.
Additionally, you’ll also be able to claim for any lost earnings, any long-term care, rehabilitation and any necessary house adaptations to maximise the chance of recovery and independent living.
To establish your full legal position, call us on 0330 041 5869.
How much time do I have to spinal injury claim?
If you believe you have a claim, it’s important that you seek advice from a spinal injury solicitor who specialises in medical negligence cases as soon as possible, as there are time limits in place in England, Scotland and Wales.
Generally, a spinal injury claim should be made within three years from the date the negligence occurred or the date you were first aware that you had suffered a significant injury or illness due to negligence. However, there are exceptions.
How much does it cost to make a spine injury claim?
The majority of our spine injury compensation claims are funded by a conditional fee agreement, otherwise known as a No Win No Fee agreement. This means if you lose your case, you won’t have to pay any fees and therefore, there’s no financial risk to you.
For further information about No Win No Fee agreements, read our medical negligence fees page.
Can I change my solicitors to Slater and Gordon?
If you or a family member have had a spinal injury as a result of medical negligence, and you feel that you're not getting the specialist legal advice you need from your current solicitor, we'll be happy to discuss switching your case to Slater and Gordon. Simply call our experts on 0330 041 5869 or contact us online.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for everything Slater and Gordon have done to fight this case for us. I appreciate it has involved a lot of people. Please can you also thank the expert witnesses who have provided their expertise and help. Mr and Mrs H (medical negligence client)
I cannot recommend Slater and Gordon enough, throughout the entire period of the case, all the staff have been both very professional, and supportive. Mr Q (medical negligence client)
Kept informed regularly as to how my claim was going, prompt replies to any questions I had, excellent customer service at all times. Excellent service from all staff that have been involved in my claim. Ms S (medical negligence client)