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Medical and Clinical Negligence Solicitors

The professionalism and care shown in handling our case gives us great confidence in Pearson Hinchliffe.

Mr & Mrs M. Sharif - Stockport.
A friendly and efficient firm of solicitors that would do all they could to sort out any queries or worries I had about my case. They discussed and explained each step of the legal process which helped as I knew where my case was at all times.

Mr D. Sandiford - Manchester.

If you feel that you have been the victim of a medical accident, you are entitled to an explanation and you may be entitled to compensation. Medical negligence cases can be brought against doctors, surgeons, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and even physiotherapists, nursing home staff and NHS trusts.

Funding a Medical Negligence Case

Our dedicated Medical Negligence team is approved by the Legal Services Commission. This means that we have recognised expertise and experience in medical negligence matters and can offer specialist advice. It also means that we are one of only a few firms authorised to apply for Legal Aid to fund your case, if you meet the qualifying criteria for Legal Aid.

In many other cases clients are able to take the options of No Win No Fee or Legal Expense Insurance to help fund a claim. Whatever option taken there is often minimal or no cost to the client.

Medical Negligence Qualifications

A professional and caring service is provided by two partners, experienced in dealing with complex and disputed cases. John Pollitt, who is the head of the team, is a member of Action Against Medical Accidents Referral Panel and an accredited member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Medical Negligence Panel. These are marks of his specialist skills and commitment to this area of work. The team also includes a Claims Investigator who was formally a nurse with a healthcare trust who worked for many years in the NHS.

Types of medical negligence we cover:

  • Anaesthetic awareness
  • Gynaecology cases
  • Negligent Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Cerebral Palsy due to Birth Trauma
  • Negligent Cosmetic Surgery
  • Pregnancy and Birth
  • Accident and Emergency cases
  • General Practitioner cases
  • Surgical Error
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Ophthalmic and Dental Cases

Pearson Hinchliffe Solicitors are the only dedicated medical lawyers specialising in Medical Negligence with an office covering Oldham, Rochdale and Ashton.

Contact Us Today

If you are unable to visit our offices in Oldham and North Manchester, we will be pleased to arrange a home visit. Freephone 24 hours: 0800 731 1874 or call 0161 785 3500 during office hours.

Our Medical Negligence solicitors can provide a free initial telephone consultation with preliminary advice on your case. Telephone 0161 785 3500 and ask for the Medical Negligence team.

To learn more, visit our dedicated Medical Negligence website: www.ph-medicalnegligence.co.uk.



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John Pollitt

Partner
Medical Negligence
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John has worked as the Partner heading medical negligence for Pearson Hinchliffe for more than 10 years.  He deals solely with Claimant work. 

"I have only ever wanted to assert the rights of the individual against big organisations in the state.  I believe that, when an adverse outcome occurs, the least a patient is entitled to is a proper explanation.  I get enormous satisfaction from successfully concluding cases not just so that my client receives their entitlement to compensation but also to deliver a sense of justice and in the hope that the standards of healthcare provision are driven up." [more...]
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