This guide will look at how a medical malpractice settlement calculator could help you. If you’ve been harmed because of medical negligence, then you could be entitled to claim compensation.
All medical professionals have a duty of care to the patients that they treat. They must provide you with care of a minimum standard.
If the standard of care that they administer falls below this acceptable level, and you’re harmed as a result, then this is an example of medical negligence. You may be able to claim if you have experienced this.
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- Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator
- What Is Medical Malpractice?
- How Could Medical Malpractice Happen?
- What Impact Could Medical Malpractice Have?
- How Can A Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator Help Me?
- Connect With Our No Win No Fee Medical Malpractice Solicitors
- Learn More About Using Our Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator
Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator
A document called the Judicial College Guidelines provides guideline compensation brackets for a number of different ways that your health and well-being can be impacted. These figures are used by legal professionals when valuing claims.
The part of a settlement that the below table relates to is referred to as general damages. General damages are the section of your settlement that compensates you for the physical pain and suffering and psychological injuries that the impact on your health has caused.
| Area of Injury Caused By Medical Malpractice | JC Guideline Award Bracket | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Damage- Very Severe | £282,010 to £403,990 | Little meaningful response to their environment and the need for full time nursing care |
| Bran Damage- Moderately Severe | £219,070 to £282,010 | Substantial disability resulting in constant dependence on others. Marked impairment on intellect and personality. |
| Female Reproductive System | £114,900 to £170,280 | Infertility and sexual dysfunction with scarring and depression. |
| Female Reproductive System | £56,080 to £71,350 | Infertility without aggravating features in a young person without children |
| Female Reproductive System | In the region of £10,200 | A failed sterilisation that leads to unwanted pregnancy. |
| Digestive System- Illness/Damage Resulting from Non-traumatic Injury, e.g. Food Poisoning (i) | (b) £38,430 to £52,500 | Severe sickness that causes pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and hospitalisation |
| Digestive System- Illness/Damage Resulting from Non-traumatic Injury, e.g. Food Poisoning (ii) | (b) £9,540 to £19,200 | Serious but short-lived toxicosis that leaves a residual level of injury and impact on food enjoyment for several years |
| Digestive System- Illness/Damage Resulting from Non-traumatic Injury, e.g. Food Poisoning (iii) | (b) £3,950 to £9,540 | Discomfort, cramps, fatigue and alteration of bowel function that requires hospital admission for a few days |
| Kidney | (a) £169,400 to £210,400 | Permanent or serious damage to (or loss of) both kidneys |
| Bowels | (c) In the region of £79,920 | Faecal incontinence after surgery or childbirth |
Furthermore, you could receive special damages. This head of your claim compensates you for any financial harm caused by medical negligence. For example, if you had to take time off work to recover, then the loss of earnings you experience can be included in your settlement.
You can also use our compensation calculator to see how much your claim could be worth. Furthermore, you can get in touch with our team today for free legal advice.
What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is another term for medical negligence, and it can take many different forms. It occurs when you’re provided care that does not meet the expected level of a medical professional and you’re harmed as a result. Negligence can occur in a number of different scenarios, including in nursing, surgery, anaesthetic, dentistry and in a GP surgery.
Not all instances of complications that arise as a result of medical care are caused by negligence. For example, there could be a case where you have an unknown allergy to a medication that you are then given and have a reaction to. This would not be a breach of duty of care.
For further guidance on when you could claim compensation after medical malpractice has caused you harm, speak with an advisor. You can also use our medical malpractice settlement calculator to see how much your case could be worth.
How Could Medical Malpractice Happen?
Below, we have included some examples of how a breach of duty could occur in a medical setting:
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- You are misdiagnosed because your GP failed to listen to your concerns and instead disregarded you. As a result, your condition gets worse without treatment.
- A nurse does not check your medical records when prescribing antibiotics after surgery. He gives you penicillin, which you are allergic to.
- In a hospital, your broken leg is misdiagnosed as severe bruising because the X-ray was carried out incorrectly. As a result, you walk on it, and it gets worse, leading to nerve damage and arthritis
For further information on using our medical malpractice settlement calculator, speak with an advisor today.
What Impact Could Medical Malpractice Have?
If you’re harmed as a result of a medical professional breaching the duty of care that they owe, then this could have a wide range of effects.
In some cases, medical negligence might cause an original condition that you sought medical attention for to get worse. For example, a medication error could mean that your pneumonia is not treated and gets worse, causing you more pain and suffering than you would have experienced if the correct level of care was provided.
In other cases, medical negligence could cause a new injury or illness. For example, if a nurse in a hospital fails to turn a patient who is bedridden, then this could cause them to develop bed sores.
In some cases, medical negligence could cause death. For example, a surgeon may have made an avoidable error during an operation that caused someone to lose their life.
A medical malpractice settlement calculator could take into account all of the potential impacts on the person, such as emotional pain and financial loss. Get in touch with our team for further guidance.
Medical Malpractice Statistics
The statistics above show how many claims were reported in 2020/21 in different medical specialities from a total of 10,816 to NHS Resolution
How Can A Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator Help Me?
Evidence is an important factor in claiming compensation for harm caused by negligence. Some of the evidence you could provide might include:
- Medical notes and records
- The contact details of witnesses willing to provide statements
- CCTV footage
- Photos of the injuries
- Pharmacy receipts and medication packaging
- Receipts and bills that show costs you needed to meet
A medical negligence solicitor could help you in the process of collecting evidence. Furthermore, they could use their expertise to ensure that all aspects of your claim are covered. This is important because you cannot go back and claim again if there were things missed off your initial claim that should have been included.
Speak with an advisor for further guidance and to be connected with a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel. They can also give you advice on using our medical malpractice settlement calculator.
Connect With Our No Win No Fee Medical Malpractice Solicitors
You may want to claim compensation with the guidance of a solicitor, but be concerned about the cost of doing so. If this is the case, you could benefit from a kind of No Win No Fee agreement called a Conditional Fee Agreement.
Under this kind of agreement, there is usually no requirement for you to pay your lawyer upfront or as the claim progresses. Generally, if the claim is not a success, there’s nothing to pay your lawyer at all.
If you are awarded compensation, then a legally-capped percentage of your settlement will be deducted by your lawyer. The legal cap that applies to this success fee stops you from being overcharged.
Get Help Using Our Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator
If you are ready to move ahead with calculating compensation in your claim, please consider getting in touch.
- Call our knowledgeable team for free on 0800 408 7826
- Contact us online
- Chat through the live support option (bottom right)
Learn More About Using Our Medical Malpractice Settlement Calculator
Lastly, the resources below offer further reading on related topics:
- Our guide on claiming for multiple injuries
- A full guide to using a UK compensation calculator
- How much is my claim worth?-A guide
Below we have included external resources that may also be useful:
- The Care Quality Commissioner website
- Duties of a doctor from the General Medical Council
- Statutory sick pay (SSP) guidance from the government
If you have any more questions about using our medical malpractice settlement calculator, speak with one of our advisors today.
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