Medical Negligence

The law in NSW allows you to be compensated if a medical practitioner did not meet the required industry standard and you were injured as a result.

It must be noted that a poor outcome resulting from your treatment from that medical practitioner does not in itself establish an entitlement to claim. What needs to be proven is that your treatment was provided in a negligent manner and that the medical practitioner breached their duty of care to you.

If this is the case, then you may be entitled to claim the following:

• Past and future medical treatment expenses.
• Past and future economic loss.
• The value or cost of past and future care or domestic assistance.
• General damages for pain and suffering (physical and psychological injuries). You must be able to establish that your injuries equate to at least 15% of an extreme case. An extreme case would include severe injuries such as quadriplegia or paraplegia. If your injuries are not assessed as at least 15% of an extreme case then you will not be entitled to recover any damages for your pain and suffering.