Anaesthetic negligence claims
If you or your family have suffered a serious injury as a result of negligence by an anaesthetist, our team of expert medical negligence solicitors can help you pursue a claim for compensation. To speak with one of our anaesthetic negligence experts call 0800 358 3848 or complete our online enquiry form.
Our medical negligence solicitors have extensive experience in concluding anaesthetic error claims on a No win no fee basis.
'Anaesthetic' includes general, where the patient is unconscious and local, where the area of the body being treated is numbed.
Most anaesthetic negligence claims involve error by the anaesthetist during surgery. These mistakes can be minor, but can have devastating effects.
Such injuries include:
- Brain damage due to failure to correctly intubate, depriving the patient of oxygen
- The patient feeling pain because the anaesthetic administered was ineffective (anaesthetic awareness)
- Nerve injury through negligent damage caused by injections, epidurals and nerve blocks
We have extensive experience acting for patients who have suffered medical negligence due to equipment failure or substandard care by an anaesthetist, or because of inappropriate treatment in intensive care.
Brain damage involving anaesthetic error
Patients can suffer catastrophic brain damage and stroke because of anaesthetic error during surgery or equipment failure.
Risk to the brain continues beyond the operating room. Post-operatively, generally the longer the patient is dependent on physiological support systems, the higher the risk of neurological deficit.
Anaesthetic awareness
Patients can find themselves conscious during an operation performed under general anaesthetic. The experience of pain and helplessness can be traumatic and can cause significant psychological injury.
Our medical negligence team has many years' experience pursuing claims on behalf of clients who have been conscious during surgery.
Nerve injury
Injury can result when anaesthetic is wrongly injected into the spinal cord or when nerves are damaged during the course of an injection. Some injuries can cause serious pain and disability.
Recent cases
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Our anaesthetist negligence experts
Our award-winning team believes in putting clients first. We are dedicated to achieving the best results possible and pride ourselves on our sensitive approach. Any of our anaesthetist negligence claims experts below will be pleased to discuss your case and offer free advice over the phone.
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Head of Personal Injury and Medical Negligence
Paul McNeil
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Partner
Samantha Critchley
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London, England
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Partner
Mark Bowman
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Partner
Julia Hamilton
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Manchester, England
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Lindsay Holt
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Manchester, England
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Claire Horton
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Manchester, England
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Iona Meeres-Young
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London, England
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Partner
Kate Rohde
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London, England
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Partner, Medical Negligence
Jenny Urwin
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Manchester, England
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Partner
Jane Weakley
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London, England
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Partner
Jonathan Zimmern
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London, England
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Senior Associate
Caron Heyes
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London, England
- 020 7861 4062
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Senior Associate
Deborah Nadel
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London, England
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Senior Associate
Arti Shah
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London, England
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Senior Associate
Helen Thompson
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London, England
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Associate
Rebecca Drew
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Associate
Christina Gardiner
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London, England
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Associate
Will Jones
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London, England
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Associate
Emma Kendall
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London, England
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Associate
Nilam Patel
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London, England
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Chartered Legal Executive
Gabriella Gooday
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London, England
- 020 7861 4366
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Chartered Legal Executive
Jamie Green
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London, England
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Paralegal
Marlena Mistak
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London, England
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Why choose Fieldfisher's medical negligence team?
Settlements
We achieve record damages for people suffering serious injury following medical negligence. Last year, we recovered more than £200m in compensation claims.
Experience
We have more than 30 years' experience pursuing claims for people injured by medical negligence, clinical negligence, medical accidents and medical mistakes.
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