In order to carry out a compensation claim you must be able to prove that the accident took place as a result of negligence on the part of someone else or at the very least that someone else is partially to blame for the mishap. Many claims go by without procedure as the victim is either too scared to follow through for fear of being sacked or feels that the pursuit of a claim could put them in a discriminatory position in the future should they continue to work for the same employer.

All employers have a basic duty to provide a safe working environment and that all equipment and machinery is in top working order and condition. Failure to do so provides the foundations for a strong legal compensation claim and the right for the victim to sue.

The most common accidents that take place in the work place are generally as a result of heavy lifting and injury, lack of protective equipment and from a slip, trip or fall. If you have any of these happen to you then you are in a legally correct position to make a claim for compensation to claim for the damages and personal injuries caused to your person.

All doctors, nurses and health professionals have by law a duty to care for all patients in their care. This care begins from the moment you are diagnosed with a medical condition, during and after surgery and the aftercare whilst staying in hospital on a ward.

There are several types of medical accidents or clinical negligence that may result in personal injury or loss. The first instance is a misdiagnosis of a condition. In some cases doctors fail to diagnose the medical condition either as a result of improper examination or failure to proceed in any further investigations. Therefore many patients are left misdiagnosed and go on to develop a serious life threatening condition which could have either been prevented or treatment efficiently and effectively. The most common diseases misdiagnosed are cancer and meningitis.

Surgical mistakes or mishaps are another reason for a medical accident to occur. It could be as a result of medical equipment failing, anaesthetic errors or surgery gone horribly wrong i.e. cosmetic surgeries. Also there is a risk of an acquired infection such as MRSA due to the lack of care regarding the level of cleanliness. Patients, particularly the elders with low immune systems are most vulnerable to this type of negligence.

Another reason behind a medical accident is the incorrect medication or dosage being prescribed. Further complications have been known to arise from allergies and drastic side effects that could have been avoided if basic and adequate care had been taken in the first place.

If you have been affected by any of these reasons it is your right to proceed with a claim for compensations.