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Types of surgical negligence
Our surgical negligence experience
Why choose us?
Types of surgical negligence
Serious complications or a traumatic experience in the operating theatre may be considered surgical negligence if the medical professionals involved failed to provide you with adequate care, by making mistakes or not taking appropriate action.
Our experienced solicitors can advise you on claiming surgical negligence compensation on a variety of grounds. For example, a medical professional:
- Failing to check whether you were eligible for surgery
- Failing to explain the risks of the surgery to you
- Performing the wrong surgical procedure
- Operating on the wrong part of the body, such as amputating the wrong limb
- Causing infection due to inadequate hygiene standards
- Causing a haemorrhage or damage to tissue or nerves due to poor surgical skills or faulty equipment
- Leaving a foreign object inside your body
- Failing to anaesthetise you correctly so you were conscious or aware during surgery but unable to raise the alarm
- Making a general anaesthetic mistake that causes a cardiac arrest or hypoxic/anoxic brain injury
Not all complications are due to surgical negligence, however if the situation could have been dealt with differently or should never have happened, you may be entitled to compensation.
Read a case study of Clarke Willmott’s successful work recovering damages for a client who suffered injury to her urethra during ureteroscopy.
Our surgical negligence experience
Our medical negligence solicitors have successfully claimed considerable compensation for clients who experienced negligent care during many different types of surgery, including:
- Neurosurgery, including spinal surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Cardiac or cardiothoracic surgery
- Gynaecological surgery
- Hernia repair surgery
- Gallbladder surgery (known as “cholecystectomy”)
- Bowel surgery for conditions as colitis, diverticulitis and cancer
- Vascular surgery, including surgery for peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins
- Ophthalmic (eye) surgery, including laser surgery
Why choose Clarke Willmott?
- Support throughout – our solicitors will be at your side through every step of your claim to help make the process as simple and painless as possible for you
- Proven track record – a history of achieving significant compensation in complex medical negligence and serious injury claims
- Accredited experts – we have solicitors who are members of AvMA and The Law Society’s medical negligence panels
- A partner in your corner – your claim will be supervised by one of our most senior and experienced solicitors, so you receive the highest standard of advice
- Access to leading medical experts – a network of medical specialists who will fully evaluate your claim to ensure you get the most from your compensation
Recommendations
‘CW are a team who are highly experienced, offering a plethora of services covering all common areas. Often (in my experience), similar firms which have offerings of this nature and size tend to lose sight of the personal touch. This is one of the many areas which CW separates themselves from the rest’.
Legal 500 2025
The team at Clarke Willmott are extremely well placed to deal with all complex, sophisticated and technically difficult matters.
Chambers 2025
Start your surgical negligence claim today
Beginning a claim for surgical negligence compensation can feel like an overwhelming task but our specialist solicitors are ready to guide you through the process and will support you every step of the way. Call 0800 316 8892 or contact us online to book your free no-obligation consultation today.
