Medical Negligence

What to know if surgery hasn't gone to plan

Understanding when a surgical outcome may amount to negligence.

Not every disappointing surgical outcome is negligence — the law asks whether the care fell below the standard a reasonably competent practitioner would have provided, and whether that caused the harm.

What this covers
  • The legal test for clinical negligence
  • How causation is assessed
  • Time limits for bringing a claim
  • How claims are typically funded
An initial assessment looks at whether the standard of care — not just the outcome — was reasonable.
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