No Win, No Fee Medical Negligence Abroad Compensation Claims
You can be represented by a highly-experienced medical negligence abroad lawyer at no upfront cost to you. Under our No Win No Fee agreement you only pay a pre-agreed percentage of the compensation awarded if your case is successful.
Medical negligence abroad claims
Healthcare professionals have a duty of care to their patients and you should expect the highest medical standards no matter where in the world you are treated.
Our solicitors have helped clients who have suffered poor treatment abroad in a range of circumstances, including:
- Substandard care following an accident by doctors, nurses or surgeons.
- Failings on behalf of medical specialists, including dentists, pharmacists or paramedics.
- Avoidable birth injuries.
Our expert lawyers will work with independent medical experts to assess your condition and corroborate the extent of the medical negligence you’ve suffered.
Medical negligence abroad specialists
Medical negligence claims abroad can be complicated — and that’s where our experienced holiday claims specialists come in.
Our dedicated accidents abroad team have vast experience, ensuring your case reflects the severity of the situation and the support you and your family need. They will:
- Advise on the claims process for countries in the EU and around the world.
- Liaise with a network of foreign law experts and fight to get justice for you and your loved ones.
- Arrange for an expert medical examiner to assess your injuries, or the circumstances of an injury, to ascertain what and who was responsible.
- Help you hold those responsible to account to ensure you’re compensated for your pain, suffering and loss.
- Where required, help gain access to the best possible rehabilitation support
Making a medical negligence abroad claim
If you or a family member has suffered as a result of medical negligence abroad, getting your lives back on track can be difficult. We’ll fight on your behalf to secure compensation you deserve.
We have settled claims for:
- Preventable errors.
- Misdiagnosis.
- Incorrect treatment, medications and prescription errors.
- Delayed diagnosis.
We’ll assess the circumstances of your case, and if accepted, begin our investigation, where necessary liaising with our network of travel experts to establish the circumstances of your medical negligence injury and who exactly was responsible.
How to make a medical negligence injury abroad claim
Make a claim in six easy steps
Free Initial Advice
Call us, request a callback or complete our online claim form and we will assess whether we think you have a claim.
Funding
We will help you to decide how best to fund your claim. Usually we will be able to offer you a No win, No fee agreement.
Letter Of Claim
We will send a letter to your opponent with details of your claim, setting out why we think they are at fault.
Obtain Medical Records & Medical Reports
We will request copies of your medical records and instruct a medical expert to prepare a report about the extent of your injuries.
Prepare Claim Valuation
We will put together a schedule of loss setting out the losses you have incurred and the extent of the injuries you have sustained.
Negotiate Settlement
We will send all the evidence to your opponent inviting their settlement proposals. If we cannot agree a reasonable settlement, we will prepare court proceedings.
Investigations as children admitted to hospital suffering from sickness and diarrhoea on holiday in Menorca
Families whose young children suffered from ‘constant sickness and diarrhoea’ and had to be admitted to hospital whilst staying at an all-inclusive ‘five-star’ hotel in Menorca have spoken of their ‘terrifying and traumatic’ ordeal. The children aged two, four and 10 were rushed to a local hospital and given intravenous fluids and medication after being […]
Passenger, whose fingertip was sliced off by P&O ferry door, is awarded compensation and calls for improved first-aid
A dad on a surprise birthday trip aboard a P&O ferry said it turned into a “terrifying ordeal” after the tip of his finger was sliced off by a faulty door. Allen Gardner of Hull was sailing overnight with his partner on the ‘Pride of Hull’ to Rotterdam but as they returned from a late-night […]
Holidaymaker who suffered burns from hotel shower’s ‘scalding’ water awarded £30,000 compensation
An amateur golfer on a group holiday in Portugal who suffered second-degree burns from the scalding water from his hotel shower had to be admitted to hospital when he flew back to the UK. Peter Leak, who was 50 when he booked the golfing break with friends, says the water temperature at the hotel was […]
‘Serious questions’ to be asked and ‘complete transparency’ needed over repeated illnesses on P&O Ventura cruises this year
Hudgell Solicitors has been instructed by holidaymakers who travelled on the P&O Ventura cruise ship – and were taken ill – on sailings between April and June this year. Our legal team will now be asking serious questions and seeking ‘full transparency’ from P&O with regards to the number of reported illnesses on each of […]
TUI holidaymaker awarded compensation for injury after slipping on hotel wet floor and missing flight home
A holidaymaker who missed her flight home and was unable to work for months after slipping on a hotel’s wet floor has been awarded compensation by the travel operator TUI. The woman, from Lincolnshire, was on a package holiday at the Blue Medina Gardens, Marrakesh, Morocco in 2022 when, on the final day of the […]
Compensation awarded to 10-year-old boy hospitalised following allergic reaction to nuts in Benidorm hotel
An accidents and injury abroad claims specialist at Hudgell Solicitors says the case of a 10-year-old boy who was hospitalised after suffering an allergic reaction to nuts in a Benidorm hotel highlights how families must be ‘extra vigilant’ to dangers when on holiday. Lucy Hughes represented the family of the boy, who has a severe […]
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FAQs
How much compensation can I expect?
When you claim for medical negligence abroad, the amount of compensation you’re entitled to will depend on the severity of the negligence, and the impact it has had on your health and wellbeing.
If your case is accepted, our solicitors will work closely with you to establish how much compensation you may be eligible to receive based on several factors, including:
- The severity of your injuries or illness, and to what extent medical negligence has exacerbated an existing condition.
- The psychological impact caused by the negligent treatment.
- The cost of your remedial medical treatment and ongoing care needs.
- Your financial losses, including loss of earnings, emergency medical expenses, travel costs and other associated losses.
- The loss of enjoyment you’ve experienced after your holiday was cut short by medical negligence.
With years of experience in handling medical negligence abroad claims, our solicitors will look to secure full and appropriate compensation that reflects the severity of your circumstances.
Who can I claim against following medical negligence abroad?
If you’ve been the victim of medical negligence while travelling abroad on holiday or for work, you can make a claim against the medical practitioners responsible for your poor treatment and substandard care.
As part of our investigation, we’ll enlist the help of experts in the country you were travelling in, who will act on your behalf to find out what happened and who was responsible.
You can make a claim against individual medical staff when there’s sufficient evidence to suggest that their actions were tantamount to medical negligence. You can also bring a claim against medical organisations and hospital trusts, where major failings in patient care and hygiene are to blame for the poor treatment you’ve suffered.
Contact our overseas medical negligence solicitors today for a free and impartial discussion about the circumstances of your claim, and we’ll help you decide who to bring a claim against.
How long do I have to make a claim?
The period you have in which to bring a medical negligence abroad claim will depend on where you were when the negligent medical care took place.
For medical negligence claims that occur in England and Wales, you usually have 3 years from the date of the negligence, or knowledge of the negligence, to bring a compensation claim.
However, this will not be the case if the medical negligence occurred outside of England and Wales where English law does not apply. Some countries have much shorter time periods, some as short as 6-12 months from the date of the negligence.
We work with an international network of law firms so, no matter where you were when the medical negligence occurred, you can rely on us for advice on all issues and professional and effective legal representation.
We’d always recommend seeking legal advice at your earliest opportunity following medical negligence sustained abroad.
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Anne Thomson
Marc Dando
Beth Stanhope
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