Here are some sites that you may find useful or interesting. Please note: Gadsby Wicks are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Patients Organisations
- AvMA - A charity that represents the interests of people who have suffered a medical accident.
- The Patients Association - A charity that represents patients.
- Citizens Advice Bureau - A service that helps people at local level to resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice.
- Medical Claims - A website for patients considering a medical negligence claim.
- MRSA Support - A support group for MRSA sufferers and their dependents.
- Mind - A charity that offers help and support to people with mental distress.
- The Erb’s Palsy Group - A charity that offers help and support to parents and children with erb’s palsy.
- Rethink - A charity that supports people with severe mental illness.
- Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) - A voluntary organization that campaigns for improved maternity services.
- National Childbirth Trust - A charity that provides antenatal education and postnatal support for parents.
- Patient Concern - An independent organization that campaigns on issues that matter to patients.
- Witness - A charity that provides a help line and support for people who have been abused by health and social care workers.
Government Bodies
- The Ministry of Justice - The government department that administers the court service.
- The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - A government sponsored official who has the authority to enquire into complaints of mal-administration within the National Health Service.
- The National Patient Safety Agency - A government body that collects and analyses information on adverse health events with a view to identifying the risk and produces solutions to prevent them happening again.
- The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - A government body that has responsibility for advising the National Health Service on the most effective treatment options.
- The Care Quality Commission - The government sponsored body that regulates health and social care in England whether provided by the NHS, private companies or voluntary organisations.
Regulatory Bodies
- Law Society - The body that represents solicitors.
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority - The body that regulates solicitors.
- The Nursing and Midwifery Council - The body that regulates nurses and midwives.
- General Medical Council - The body that regulates doctors.
- Mid Essex Law Society -
- The Legal Ombudsman - The government sponsored official who has the authority to resolve complaints about lawyers.
Professional Organisations
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - A membership organisation of over 5,000 solicitors and barristers who specialise in personal injury claims on behalf of Claimants.
- The Academy of Experts - A membership society for expert witnesses.
- The Expert Witness Institute - A membership organisation for expert witnesses.
- The British Medical Association - The body that represents doctors.
- The Royal Society of Medicine - A private members organisation, which is open to doctors and other professionally qualified people who have an interest in medicine.
Legal Aid
- Legal Services Commission - A government agency that administers the legal aid scheme.
Barristers Chambers
- 1 Crown Office Row - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- 3 Serjeants’ Inn - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- 7 Bedford Row - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- Cloisters - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- Crown Office Chambers - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- 42 Bedford Row - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- Hailsham Chambers - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
- Outer Temple Chambers - Barristers who specialise in clinical negligence.
Insurers
- Temple Legal Protection Ltd - A provider of insurance for conditional fee litigation.
- First Assist - A provider of insurance for conditional fee litigation.
Publications
- The Legal 500 - A guide to solicitors and barristers.
- Chambers & Partners UK - A guide to solicitors and barristers.
- Medical Litigation - An online medical legal website for clinical negligence lawyers.
- The Lancet - A medical publication for doctors.
- The British Medical Journal - The official journal of the British Medical Association.
Personal Injury Solicitors
- Peter Richbell & Co - A firm of solicitors based in Chelmsford who specialise in personal injury claims.
If you think you have suffered due to medical negligence and may have a claim for compensation, please call us now on freephone 0800 321 3112 and speak in confidence to one of our advisers. Alternatively, please complete our online enquiry form and we will contact you.
