If your child has been harmed as a result of incompetence or lack of care or poor judgment you may be able to claim compensation. The clinical negligence claims team at JMW Medical Negligence Solicitors is one of the most experienced and respected in the United Kingdom and most are members of both the Law Society Medical Negligence Panel and AVMA (Action against Medical accidents) Referral Panel.

Most children will automatically qualify for legal aid as it is only the child's income and assets that are considered. We are one of a limited number of law firms franchised in the UK by The Law Society able to offer legal aid to our clients.

We offer a free advice session on medical negligence law either personally or on the telephone to find out whether you have a good case and if after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.

Example Neonatal Conditions:

A delay in making a diagnosis hip dysplasia can have serious long-term consequences and is a frequent reason for litigation. Although this condition is often referred to as congenital, a more accurate term is developmental dysplasia of the hip as it is not always present at birth. Because of this any doctor of nurse responsible for continuing health supervision in infancy should take every opportunity to check the hips even if the initial examination after birth was normal, until the child is walking. All babies should be checked for hip dysplasia (“clicking hips”) soon after birth as a delay in diagnosis can make treatment more complicated and lead to permanent disability.

Neonatal hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) in the newborn is a rare condition but can have very serious consequences if undiagnosed. A certain blood sugar level is essential for normal brain function and a persistently low level will result in brain damage, which can be catastrophic. Because the symptoms are non-specific and similar to other conditions affecting newborn babies they are sometimes missed. However, certain babies are more at risks than others - children of insulin dependent diabetic mothers, premature and “small for dates” babies and those asphyxiated at birth – and this group should have blood sugar levels regularly monitored.

R.C. was born at 36 weeks and very small for dates. His blood sugar was checked with Dextrostix soon after birth and found to be borderline. A further check for neonatal hypoglycaemia was made the following day and was within the normal range. 3 days later R.C. was admitted to the Special baby Care Unit as he was lethargic, not feeding and jaundiced. His blood sugar was checked but was so low it was unrecordable. Because of this he sustained severe brain damage that has left him with severe learning and behavioural difficulties and impaired vision. The claim that the blood sugar levels should have been checked more frequently because of R.C.’s prematurity and low birth weight was contested by the hospital involved but eventually the medical negligence claims experts at JMW Solicitors were able to successfully recover record damages of £4.5 million

JMW Solicitors have one of the most experienced and respected medical and clinical negligence compensation claims teams in the UK. We are able to deal with cases using public funding (formerly Legal Aid) or No Win No Fee in appropriate cases.  If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our initial advice session.

For an assessment of your potential claim, please click here to complete our online enquiry form and one of our specialists will contact you shortly or please contact us on 0845 402 0001.