Visiting a hospital or having a surgical procedure carried out can be a stressful and traumatic experience. While the standard of medical care and surgery in Ireland is generally very high there are inevitably situations in which things do not go according to plan.

Doctors and surgeons must follow an appropriate, approved and acceptable standard of care when treating patients and where this standard is not adhered to it can lead to mistakes causing injuries. In the rare circumstances where this standard is not reached and an injury is caused, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your injuries due to the medical negligence involved.

Medical negligence can also encompass not simply incorrect treatment but also a misdiagnosis or a failure to diagnose an illness or injury which has negative consequences for a patient. Such a misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose can occur in any number of circumstances with wide-ranging effects for a patient. These effects can have a significant impact on health and wellbeing and, if this has happened to you, you may be entitled to bring a medical negligence claim for compensation. Of course, should this be the case, you can rest assured that you have a choice of highly professional and knowledgeable medical negligence solicitors in Ireland available to you.