clinical negligence

Clinical negligence occurs when a healthcare professional provides care that falls below the accepted standards, resulting in harm or injury to the patient. This can happen through mistakes, misdiagnoses, delayed treatment, or improper procedures. To succeed in a negligence claim, it must be shown that the healthcare provider had a duty to care, breached that duty, and caused injury as a direct result. It’s a legal way for patients to seek accountability and compensation when they are harmed due to avoidable errors in medical care.