Medical negligence refers to the conduct of a health / medical practitioner and how that practitioner behaves in certain circumstances, e.g. performing an operation on you in a negligent manner.

Negligent conduct is not just limited to doctors, but also applies to nurses, dentists and treatment received at health care facilities, to name but a few. These medical practitioners / experts are judged according to the degree of skill and care that is expected of a reasonable and competent practitioner. Should the medical practitioner / expert not comply or meet these standards, their conduct could be deemed as negligent.

Examples of medical negligence include but not limited to:
• A failure to warn patients of certain symptoms that may arise post operatively that require the patient to return for further treatment
• Performance of unlawful operations (failure to obtain the informed consent of patient) e.g. failed circumcision, wrongful death, injury to babies during and after delivery
• The use of defective medical instruments / equipment
• Wrongful blood transfusions
• Usage of the incorrect or incompetent techniques or procedures, e.g. hysterectomies, removal of cyst / fibroids.
• Leaving behind medical instruments or swabs inside the patient’s body after an operation / procedure
• Failing to provide sufficient after care for the patient

The reality is that many people are victims of medical negligence, but due to ignorance of the law and their rights, these persons do not seek legal advice or assistance.

If you are victim of medical negligence or know of any family member or friend who has been a victim, we recommend that you immediately consult one of our specialist attorneys for advice.

At Campbell Attorneys, we are committed to providing efficient and preferential services and can arrange for an immediate obligation free consultation. Our panel of leading specialists will provide well reasoned advice on evidence and the merits of your matter, to ensure that we obtain maximum compensation for you, in respect of your pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of amenities of life, medical expenses (Past and Future expenses), loss of income (Past and Future loss).

Should you have been the victim of medical negligence, we recommend that you contact us for an obligation free consultation and that you do so before lodging a complaint with the HPCSA, doctor or hospital concerned so that we can secure the evidence and records needed to prove your case before files and records becomes “misplaced” or “amended”.

Campbell Attorneys will ensure you are properly compensated for damages incurred due to hospital or medical care, loss of work earnings (including future potential loss of income), and pain or suffering. Should we be satisfied with the merits of your case, we will agree to take the matter on a contingency fee basis, namely that we will run the matter on risk and limit our fees to an amount not exceeding 25% of your claim (Terms and Conditions Apply)

You need to decide what the outcome you are seeking from pursuing your medical malpractice case is. Medical malpractice litigation is generally lengthy and costly. In particular in matters against private hospitals and practitioners where reputations are at stake. As a result we are only able to accept matters where the quantum (the amount of the claim) is significant. If you merely wish to complain without seeking compensation, you can approach the HPCSA (The Health Professions Council of South Africa.)

Medical negligence refers to the conduct of a health / medical practitioner and how that practitioner behaves in certain circumstances, e.g. performing an operation on you in a negligent manner.

Negligent conduct is not just limited to doctors, but also applies to nurses, dentists and treatment received at health care facilities, to name but a few. These medical practitioners / experts are judged according to the degree of skill and care that is expected of a reasonable and competent practitioner. Should the medical practitioner / expert not comply or meet these standards, their conduct could be deemed as negligent.

Examples of medical negligence include but not limited to:
• A failure to warn patients of certain symptoms that may arise post operatively that require the patient to return for further treatment
• Performance of unlawful operations (failure to obtain the informed consent of patient) e.g. failed circumcision, wrongful death, injury to babies during and after delivery
• The use of defective medical instruments / equipment
• Wrongful blood transfusions
• Usage of the incorrect or incompetent techniques or procedures, e.g. hysterectomies, removal of cyst / fibroids.
• Leaving behind medical instruments or swabs inside the patient’s body after an operation / procedure
• Failing to provide sufficient after care for the patient

The reality is that many people are victims of medical negligence, but due to ignorance of the law and their rights, these persons do not seek legal advice or assistance.

If you are victim of medical negligence or know of any family member or friend who has been a victim, we recommend that you immediately consult one of our specialist attorneys for advice.

At Campbell Attorneys, we are committed to providing efficient and preferential services and can arrange for an immediate obligation free consultation. Our panel of leading specialists will provide well reasoned advice on evidence and the merits of your matter, to ensure that we obtain maximum compensation for you, in respect of your pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of amenities of life, medical expenses (Past and Future expenses), loss of income (Past and Future loss).

Should you have been the victim of medical negligence, we recommend that you contact us for an obligation free consultation and that you do so before lodging a complaint with the HPCSA, doctor or hospital concerned so that we can secure the evidence and records needed to prove your case before files and records becomes “misplaced” or “amended”.

Campbell Attorneys will ensure you are properly compensated for damages incurred due to hospital or medical care, loss of work earnings (including future potential loss of income), and pain or suffering. Should we be satisfied with the merits of your case, we will agree to take the matter on a contingency fee basis, namely that we will run the matter on risk and limit our fees to an amount not exceeding 25% of your claim (Terms and Conditions Apply)

You need to decide what the outcome you are seeking from pursuing your medical malpractice case is. Medical malpractice litigation is generally lengthy and costly. In particular in matters against private hospitals and practitioners where reputations are at stake. As a result we are only able to accept matters where the quantum (the amount of the claim) is significant. If you merely wish to complain without seeking compensation, you can approach the HPCSA (The Health Professions Council of South Africa.)