As with all medical negligence claims, there is a time limit within which your compensation claim must be made.
A patient has three years from the date of the incident or the date on which they were made aware of the negligence.
The exception to this three year rule relates to children and protected parties. If a child has a claim, they have three years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a claim.
If a party is considered a protected party, i.e. they have no capacity :
A child or adult without capacity to run a claim, may not have a time limit within which to bring a claim. We recommend that you contact Devonshires Claims if you have any queries involving those who lack capacity and our specialist solicitors will be able to assist.
Therefore it is important to start your orthopaedic negligence claim as soon as possible. For advice on how to start your claim, contact Devonshires Claims’ medical negligence experts today.
