For many people their health care providers are the custodians of their health – and when their normal general practitioner cannot help, they head of to see a specialist whom they believe will be able to assist. In most cases, once going through these steps and undergoing the prescribed treatment their health ailment is something of the past. However, sometimes health care providers can make mistakes that can leave a person even sicker than before and most people would want to take the matter further. If this has happened to you, you must get into contact with medical law attorneys and they will help you to make a case against a health care provider.

There are a number of periods during which medical negligence can take place and because patients are protected through the National Health Bill, medical law attorneys is the best way you can ensure that the same fate you have suffered doesn’t befall another person.

As mentioned earlier, there are a number of instances during which medical negligence can take place. The first and the area where the most damage can be done is during the diagnoses stage. If a doctor misdiagnoses flu for something more serious like meningitis, it can have a life-long impact on the patient – even death.

The second instance is during the treatment phase. If a doctor performs a certain procedure on you, they should be fully qualified and able to do the procedure, if not, they can find themselves being guilty of medical negligence.

Lastly is the management phase of the patient, this speaks to when a patient is on medication and the doctor doesn’t inform them of possible risks and side-effects of the medication. If you suffer any long-term or permanent damage as a result of this, you may have a case against the doctor.

For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA)
or e-mail us at linda@avdw.co.za