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For over 30 years, Boyes Turner’s medical negligence lawyers have helped families through the emotional trauma, legal formalities and financial devastation that follow a loved one’s death from medical and healthcare mistakes.

We understand that it can be difficult to talk about a loved one’s death, particularly when it occurred in distressing or traumatic circumstances. Our compassionate lawyers handle each client’s case sensitively whilst gathering the evidence needed to recover their full entitlement to compensation.

 

 

What is fatal medical negligence?

Fatal medical negligence describes the passing of a patient as a result of substandard medical care. Death may be sudden or the result of a long illness and deterioration. In either case, fatal medical negligence is when death, or the deterioration leading to death, was caused, brought forward in time, or contributed to by substandard medical care.

Fatal medical negligence claims need handling by specialist solicitors. Medical negligence claims are complex, and fatal cases have their own additional legal requirements and complexities. Our medical negligence lawyers are nationally recognised for our expertise in complex and high value fatal compensation claims.

Starting your fatal medical negligence claim

To start your fatal medical negligence, claim please contact our specialist solicitors for a free, no obligation, confidential discussion.  We will explore your loved one's treatment, cause of death and the consequences of your loved one's death for you and the wider family.  We will obtain the medical records, take statements, and obtain expert reports to fully explore all the issues and advise you on the best way to achieve a full compensation award.

We understand that money can’t take away the feelings of loss that follow a loved one’s death, but we know that where the family relied on the deceased as a financial provider, parent or home-maker, their bereavement is often compounded by worries about money and how they and their family will cope.

Compensation can resolve long-term financial hardship. Having the means to pay for essential help, and restored financial stability for the future, can ease the adjustment into a new way of family life.

 

Why choose Boyes Turner?

Our clients receive the highest standards of advice and representation and are always treated with compassion, outstanding care and understanding of the physical, emotional, psychological and financial impact that life-changing injury can have upon their lives.

  • We are nationally acclaimed medical negligence lawyers. We are recognised as leading clinical negligence experts by Chambers Directory and Legal 500.
  • Our award-winning solicitors are accredited for our expertise by the Law Society, AvMA and APIL. We secure maximum compensation settlements for our clients which make the best provision for their current and future needs.
  • We have an extensive and highly experienced medical negligence team with proven skills to succeed in high value, complex claims involving catastrophic injury, severe disability and fatality.

 

Fatal injury medical negligence claims frequently asked questions

What are the causes of fatal medical negligence?

Fatal medical negligence can result from a wide range of medical mistakes, often falling into one of the categories below:

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Who can make a fatal medical negligence claim?

Where someone’s death was caused by medical negligence, the deceased’s dependants, partner and their ‘estate’ may be entitled to compensation.

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What compensation can the family claim after medical negligence causes fatal injury?

The amount and type of compensation that can be claimed in a fatal injury case depends on the deceased’s and their family’s individual circumstances. Fatal injury medical negligence claims often include one or more of the following types of compensation.

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Can my solicitor represent me at an inquest?

We can help our clients with advice and representation at inquests after medical mistakes cause fatal injury.

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Our previous cases

  • £2.5 million settlement from a hospital trust for the family of a woman who died as a result of negligent failure to treat her pneumonia. Interim payments of £100,000 helped meet the family's needs during the claim which was brought by the orphaned children's grandparents.
  • £265,000 compensation settlement in a fatal claim arising from delayed diagnosis and treatment of a young woman’s cervical cancer. By the time the cancer was diagnosed it was inoperable and the young woman was treated with chemo radiotherapy, which caused radiation enteritis and loss of fertility. She died, leaving two children, after a recurrence of the cancer and further chemotherapy.
  • £253,000 compensation for the husband of a 51-year-old woman who died after an NHS trust and two private consultants failed to diagnose and treat a subarachnoid haemorrhage and brain aneurysms. The defendants denied liability but an out of court settlement of £253,000 was negotiated in the months leading up to trial.
  • £250,000 compensation for the widow of a man who died after three GPs misdiagnosed his chest pains as reflux and failed to refer him for cardiac review, despite his history of heart problems.  Correct referral for an exercise ECG would have led to an angiogram and surgery which would have prevented his death. Two of the doctors denied liability throughout the claim but settlement was finally achieved without the need for trial.
  • £200,000 compensation for the son of a woman who died after her atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm) was incorrectly treated by negligently administered cardioversion (a procedure which shocks the heart back into its correct rhythm). Our client was the youngest child  and only dependant of the deceased. After his mother’s death his grandmother mother took over his care and approached our medical negligence team for help with making a claim for the boys’ loss of dependency on his mother’s care and income. 
  • £200,000 compensation settlement for a widow whose husband died from stroke caused by an air embolism after air was allowed to enter his central venous catheter during post-operative care for rectal cancer and bowel obstruction.
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Meet your specialist team

Our specialist Fatal injury medical negligence claims team are considered leaders in the field and have a significant amount of expertise.
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Susan Brown

Partner

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Julie Marsh

Partner

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Richard Money-Kyrle

Partner

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Sita Soni

Senior Associate - solicitor

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Vanessa Wand

Senior associate - solicitor

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Rachel Makore

Associate - solicitor

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Tara Pileggi-Byrne

Associate - Solicitor

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Alpa Rana

Associate - solicitor

Fran Rothwell

Fran Rothwell

Associate solicitor

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Ben Ireland

Solicitor

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Alice Carley

Paralegal

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Audrey Elmore

Medical records coordinator

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Nicky Melville

Professional support assistant

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Awards & accreditations

Our medical negligence and personal injury teams have been nationally recognised for over 20 years because of their expertise, empathy and commitment to securing maximum compensation for our clients.

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What our clients say

"Amazing support"

Fran has been an amazing support through a very difficult time for me and my family. Always available to speak and kept me in the loop with anything happening, she has been so kind, and I thank her so much for helping and getting my mum the justice she deserved.

Ms Alison

"Honest, approachable and truly empathetic"

What has to be some of the most testing horrible times was dealt with in a dignified, honest, approachable and truly empathetic manner. I could not begin to do Susan justice for her handling of our case.

Boyes Turner Client

"they kept us fully informed "

I approached Boyes Turner after my claim was turned down by one of the Medical Negligence Claim company. My wife was a victim of medical negligence.

Boyes Turner have acted so efficiently on our behalf and was able to win our case. Anytime we contact them, their customer service was very good as they kept us fully informed of every level our case has developed. They are very friendly and approachable and great in their professional advise. I would strongly recommend anyone approach them for their legal and medical negligence services.

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"Thoroughly professional, knowledgable and approachable"

Thoroughly professional, knowledgable and approachable with communication and updates as and when needed, in what can be a drawn out process, I was always comfortable asking questions and always received answers which were clear and understandable. Highly recommend

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"Amazing professional firm"

I came to Boyes Turner desperate after searching the web for a firm to use for my sons case. He was only a few months so my mind was all over the place, but from the very first point of contact I felt a sense of relieve and belonging. I was welcomed and looked after by amazing staff who always communicated everything so well and went the extra mile to explain things and ensure I understood what was happening every step of the way (THANK YOU SUSAN BROWN). Susan was amazing I felt like I not only had a solicitor but someone who understood my emotions as a mother and always handled me with so much compassion and that was all I needed to keep me going for the 6 years of the case. Years went by in a breeze because of how professional Boyes Turner was. I am so greatful I went through it all with them and mananged to get my son a good compensation. We look forward our new life where my sons needs are priority after struggling for so long. Thank you Boyes Turner and thank you Susan Brown. My family and I are ever indebted.

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