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.