With many serious diseases you don’t simply need the services of one doctor, but various specialists to give you a holistic approach to your wellbeing. Unfortunately there are certain health professionals that don’t always look after the wellbeing of their patients the way they ought to be doing. If you have received inadequate medical care, suing a doctor becomes a very real possibility for many.

Adele van der Walt Attorneys are at the forefront of providing clients with the best legal advice when it comes to suing a doctor for medical negligence.

Doctors have certain responsibilities when they are treating patients. Apart from the obvious responsibility of giving the patient the best medical care available, they have to inform the patient of all aspects of their care. One of the most important things a doctor must do is tell the client about how the medication can affect them and changes the patients should implement into their lives.

For example, women receiving chemotherapy should be informed that they shouldn’t fall pregnant for a certain amount of time as pregnancy can cause certain cancers to flare up again. Certain medications can also cause deformities in foetuses and female patients must be aware of that.

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