General practice negligence claims culminate from medical negligence where a patient undergoes a personal injury because of a mistake made by a health professional. All patients place trust in their GP to take care of their physical and emotional wellness. However, now and again, slip-ups might be made, which can prompt injury, harm, or illness.
O’Reilly Doherty & Co Solicitors is a general solicitors practice established in the 1980s, dealing with GP Negligence Claims in Dublin.
GP Medical Negligence
The majority of healthcare professionals, including GPs, hold a duty of care to secure your health.
A GP might be considered negligent in case they miss to:
What are you Entitled to in a GP Negligence Claim
In case you are thinking of proceeding with a GP Negligence Claim, you might be entitled to claim compensation for the harm caused to your mental and physical well-being. Your compensation will be then split into:
General Damages
General harms are non-monetary damages such as pain and distress and additional physical and emotional hurt following medical negligence by GP.
Special Damages
Special Damages are money based expenses caused because of the medical negligence injury, for instance, loss of income (in the event that you are jobless), clinical expenses, additional travel expenses because of the injury (for instance, traveling back and forth to the hospital) and future tending expense.
O’Reilly Doherty and Co Solicitors have experience in cases consisting of injuries due to medical negligence by GP.
If you would like to speak to our team, please get in touch with our solicitors today.
Ronan is the Principal Solicitor of O’Reilly Doherty & Co having taken over the practice from Paul O’Reilly and Gerard Doherty. Ronan attended St. Mary’s College in Rathmines. Following the completion of his Leaving Certificate Ronan attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where he obtained a degree in Business Management.