If your third degree tear was not diagnosed and treated shortly after childbirth, you could be entitled to claim compensation for the pain and suffering you have experienced. To find out more, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us today.
Medical negligence compensation
Medical negligence compensation is intended to achieve to things. Firstly, to provide some form of redress for the physical and emotional injuries you have wrongfully sustained as a result of substandard medical care. Secondly, to put you back into the financial position you were in before the negligent incident occurred.
To reflect these two aims, medical negligence compensation is divided into two elements: general damages and special damages:-
- General damages are intended to recompense for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity (i.e. the way in which your quality of life has been adversely affected).
- Special damages are intended to recover the money that has been lost as a direct result of your injuries. This includes your loss of earnings, your partner’s loss of earnings, the cost of medical treatment, the cost of travelling to receive medical treatment, and the cost of care provided by your loved ones.
Calculating compensation for medical negligence
The amount of compensation you receive for a medical negligence claim will therefore depend entirely upon:
- How extensive your injuries are, and how they are likely to affect your life in the future;
- How much money you have lost.
The amount of money you have lost will be detailed in a document called a schedule of special damages. This task will be carried out by your solicitor.
Calculating your general damages is more subjective as there is no set amount for a missed third degree tear or a missed fourth degree tear. Indeed, each Claimant will have different injuries and different levels of pain and suffering. Your solicitor will assess your physical and emotional injuries and suggest a sum that is appropriate for your case. This figure will be based upon your medical expert reports, advice from a specialist barrister, and judicial guidelines.
Compensation for a third degree tear
It is impossible to say at the outset of your case the exact amount of compensation you will receive. Nevertheless, your solicitor will be able to tell you about similar cases we have settled, helping you get an idea of the amount of compensation you could receive.
To find out more about claiming compensation for a third or fourth degree tear, get in touch with us today and speak to one of our specialist birth injury solicitors.
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