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PRACTICE AREAMedical Care Claims

A Complete Guide To Medical Care Claims

When a patient witnesses any kind of medical issue due to a doctor or any medical professional’s incompetence, it can result in a medical care claim. To safeguard the victim’s interest,  the victim can claim against the medical practitioner based on the substandard care they felt they received.

In most cases, if the claim can be substantiated and proved,  the accused has to pay a certain amount of money as compensation to the victim.

We will help you understand the process of Medical Care Claims in more detail below.

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Basic Criteria for Medical Care Claims 

  • Existence of doctor-patient relationship in past

A person needs to produce evidence that supports that there was an existence of the doctor-patient relationship. However, you cannot claim negligence if there was no consensual proof of the treatment. 

  • Proof of Negligence of Doctor

An individual needs to show that the doctor was negligent when it came to diagnosis or treatment. You cannot sue a doctor because you are not satisfied with his/her treatment. To start a claim, you need to produce proof that the doctor was negligent of his duties. It should be in a way that a professional doctor wouldn’t have done the same under similar circumstances. 

  • Proof that the doctor’s negligence caused injury

Here, the patient needs to show proof that it is exactly due to the doctor’s incompetence and negligence that caused his/her injury. The usual practice is having a medical expert testify that the injury happened due to the doctor’s negligence. 

  • Damages that happened due to the negligence

The damage or injury needs to be palpable. It can be any mental anguish, physical pain, additional bills, or negligence that led to the patient losing his work. However, if there is no visible harm, the patient cannot sue the doctor or the hospital. 

Common Types

A wide range of situations can end up with this type of claim- from a doctor forgetting a fabric in the patient’s gut to improper consultation regarding the drugs prescribed. Usually, substandard care can fall under any one of these categories:

  • Failure to Diagnose the patient’s illness. 
  • Improper treatment of the patient.
  • Failure to inform and warn the patient about all possible consequences.

Some Special Requirements in Medical Care Claims

There are special rules and procedures for medical care claims. You must be aware of all those rules and follow them accordingly when initiating a claim.

You should not wait to initiate your case if you have grounds to claim. The statute of limitation is usually two years. If the claim is not filed within this period, the court can dismiss the case. 

The claim can also be reviewed by a panel of experts before declaring if substandard care has occurred. The victim needs to send a notice of claim to the doctor before starting the claim. The opinion of experts plays a major role in the case, hence their statement is a must. 


If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to call us on 01 8344255. Alternatively you can simply request a callback and a member of our staff will contact you as soon as possible.

*In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

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    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.

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