If you are the victim of a medical accident then you may wish to investigate whether or not the accident was caused by negligence on the part of a hospital and or a consultant/medical practitioner.

As a result of the reduction in the Statute of Limitations to two years for personal injury claims, it is necessary to take this time constraint into consideration if wishing to pursue a medical negligence case. This period normally runs from the date of the accident. It is therefore of utmost importance that if you have any query or suspicion of negligence in the medical field that you make contact with a legal professional as a matter of urgency as one of the greatest reasons why medical negligence cases do not succeed is due to the passing of time and the expiry of the Statue of Limitations. It is worth noting that prior to your Solicitor issuing proceedings he/she needs to gain access to a number of documents including a Medical Expert Report all of which takes time.