Bowel and Bladder Damage Claims

You might be worried about how much a medical negligence claim might cost you, given everything you may have already been through. However, you can speak to our team to see if you could fund your case through a No Win, No Fee agreement. This means you won’t pay any legal fees if your medical negligence claim is unsuccessful.

We pride ourselves on being open, so you’ll always be aware of what the final bill could be at the end of the process, and there’s no obligation to go forward once you get in touch for a Free Case assessment.

There is usually a 3 year limit to make a claim for bowel/bladder damage. This is either 3 years from the date the accident or medical negligence took place, or 3 years from the day your injury/condition was first discovered or diagnosed.

You have until your child’s 18th birthday to make a claim on their behalf. After this, your child can make a claim for themselves and they have until their 21st birthday to do so.

If you’re claiming on behalf of someone else who does not have the capacity to make a decision for themselves, no time limit applies for starting a claim. For example, you may be making a claim on behalf of a family member with dementia, or your child with a disability.

The law around this can be complex, so try to contact our legal experts as soon as possible and we can help you get clear on the next steps. Acting early will help us gather the accurate evidence needed to prove your case and get the best outcome for you. It could also get you the financial and medical support you need sooner.

Yes, if you received private healthcare or surgery and experienced medical negligence, our lawyers have a track record achieving significant amounts of compensation from private healthcare organisations, as well as the NHS.

It’s important that lessons are learned when mistakes and oversights happen, and making a claim for compensation can help work towards improvements in the processes involved. It can also help to hold the organisations accountable and help you to achieve a sense of justice after what you’ve been through.

Our specialised lawyers will work extremely hard to make sure you get the compensation you deserve to help you move forward after your bowel/bladder damage or late diagnosis.

Compensation will take into account the pain and suffering you’ve experienced as well as the impact your injury has had on your mental health. We know bowel/bladder conditions can be extremely debilitating and embarrassing, and can have many knock-on effects on your life. Compensation can also help you pay for:

• Travel costs to appointments or scans in the future, or any costs you’ve already paid for;
• Adaptations you might need to your home because of your condition e.g. a downstairs bathroom;
• Training for a new career if you can no longer work in your old job;
• The cost of hobbies so you can still live life to the full if you can’t leave your home for a long period of time or socialise in the way you used to;
• Rehabilitation if necessary, for example if you have abdominal trauma or spinal/nerve damage;
• Medical costs and treatment, now and in the future;
• Any therapy or extra support you might need to help you cope, both now and for the rest of your life;
• Extra help around the house e.g. support with daily chores or childcare.

Our experts will find out everything they can about your situation and could even make recommendations on support you could access that you haven’t even considered yourself.

Don’t worry about having all the information to hand when you first contact us, as we’ll let you know exactly what evidence we need and it’s our job to source this. However, to help us work towards the best compensation for you, it can help us if you keep:

• Medical reports, scans or x-ray results;
• A diary or written record of how your injury/condition progressed over time e.g. birth injuries or Crohn’s disease;
• Pictures from the accident scene and your injuries if you were in a Road Traffic Accident, for example;
• Receipts to prove travel costs to appointments, or prescriptions you had to pay for;
• Proof of loss of earnings e.g. bank statements and doctor’s notes.

Yes – however your child sustained bowel/bladder damage, whether it was from a car accident or a surgical error, we can help you claim compensation on behalf of them.

You can do this at any point until they turn 18, at which point they will have until their 21^st birthday to make a claim themselves. We can help you set up a trust fund for your child and explain the legal process around this.

Sadly, bowel and bladder damage can be serious and life-threatening, so you may have had a loved one who passed away as a result of their illness. This can be heartbreaking, and even more devastating if you believe something could’ve been done to prevent their death. We know that taking legal action may not be your first thought after losing your loved one, but we are here every step of the way to provide no-obligation legal advice.

You’ve got 3 years from the date they passed away to start a claim on behalf of their estate, and we will take things at your pace.

If your loved one was exposed to harmful chemicals as part of their job and sadly developed bowel cancer, you may be wondering if you can make a claim if they were exposed to substances years ago. This is possible and we have years of experience helping family members make claims after the death of their loved ones, even if their spouse or relative’s former workplace is no longer trading. Simply get in touch with our Industrial Disease lawyers and we’ll talk you through how to make a claim.

If you’re making a claim for medical negligence, you may be reassured to know that your compensation won’t come directly out of the NHS’s budget, and is unlikely to do the same for private healthcare companies. These companies usually have a dedicated budget to deal with all medical negligence claims directly.

If you’re making a claim for a personal injury that led to your bowel/bladder damage, the person/organisation who pays your compensation will depend on the situation. If you’re making a claim against your employer, they must legally have a insurance company in place who will pay your compensation. If you’re claiming compensation against another road user, they should have insurance that will cover the cost of this.

We will only take on your claim if we know you have a good chance of securing compensation. Even if you were partly at fault for the bowel/bladder damage, e.g. because of your actions in a Road Traffic Accident, we can still help you claim compensation, you just may have to accept a smaller amount.

If the other party, e.g. the NHS, do not accept responsibility at all, we may need to go to Court to negotiate a final settlement, but thankfully this does not happen very often.