
Jayne McCluskey
Senior Associate
Personal Medical Negligence
Accident and Emergency
Doctors working in accident and emergency departments deal with cases of major trauma, medical emergencies as well as minor injuries and illness. They handle new cases as they arrive in hospital and their decisions can have immediate impact on the management of an illness or injury.
A&E medicine is often hectic, high pressured and unpredictable. However, you are still entitled to a good standard of care and appropriate treatment or referral for your condition.
We have expertise in dealing with the following types of accident and emergency negligence:
- Mistakes when examining a patient or incorrectly noting their symptoms
- Not carrying out appropriate investigations such as X-rays, scans and blood tests
- Misinterpreting test results or x-rays
- Failing to detect a fracture or foreign body
- Sending a patient home who should be admitted to hospital for treatment
- Failing to diagnose or correctly diagnose a condition
- Failing to note that a patient is deteriorating
- Failure to note that a patient is suffering from an infection
- Not arranging referral to the appropriate specialist
- Delay in transfer to specialist centres
If you believe you may have suffered as a result of negligence then Burnetts have specialist medical negligence solicitors, who are accredited by The Law Society and AvMA specialist clinical negligence panels, who can investigate your claim and help secure compensation.






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Spencer Knaggs
Head of Medical Negligence and Serious Injury
Spencer is a Partner and Head of Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Michelle Armstrong
Medical Negligence and Serious Injury Partner
Michelle is a Partner in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Lynne Hall
Legal Director
Lynn is a Legal Director in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Jayne McCluskey
Senior Associate
Jayne is a Senior Associate in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Charlotte Seymour
Solicitor
Charlotte is a Solicitor in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Alex Donaldson
Trainee Solicitor
Alex is a Trainee Solicitor in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Bradley Brown
Paralegal
Bradley is a Paralegal in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Laura Harrington
Paralegal
Laura is a Paralegal in Burnetts’ Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
Bailey Baker
Paralegal
Bailey is a Paralegal in Burnetts' Medical Negligence and Serious Injury team
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