Types of Compensation Claims in the UK

Posted by ashleysmith on January 10th, 2013

Compensation claims for personal injuries is quite broad. It seeks justice and compensates for injuries sustained from an accident caused by others whether on the road, at work, or in public area. It includes claims like road traffic collision, whiplash, accident at work, accident in public, medical negligence, and slip/trip/fall in the United Kingdom.

Road Traffic Collision

- Road traffic collision claim assists victim of car accident wherein another driver is at fault. The reckless driver can be liable for the injuries sustained by a passenger of another car or a pedestrian who was standing on the pavement. The carelessness of the driver is considered negligence which entitles the victim of the crash to claim. Whiplash injury from a crash can also be claimed. 

Accident at Work

- Compensation claims for accident in the workplace is a type of claim that helps injured workers gain compensation from an incident caused by someone else. The wrongdoer can be a colleague or an employer. Employer’s failure to provide a safe and healthy environment to the employees entitles the latter to seek compensation.

Accident in Public

- Accident in public assists a person who was badly injured due to the mistakes of a land owner or building occupier. The owner or occupier owes a duty to take care of the visitors in their premises.

Help After the Mishap

Compensation claims cover personal injuries caused by a wrong a treatment or a slipping incidence. It includes the physical and emotional sufferings endured by the victims.

Medical Negligence or Clinical Negligence

- Patients who received a substandard treatment from a healthcare provider can be claimed. Doctors, dentists, surgeons or nurses may commit mistakes such as incorrect prescription, misdiagnosis of disease, delayed diagnosis, negligent dental procedure, surgical error, missed foreign bodies in wounds, fractures and anaesthetic mistakes. Other claims include birth injury, cosmetic or plastic surgery, orthophaedic surgery, hospital mistakes and physiotherapy.

Slips, trips and falls

- Slips/trips and falls can happen anywhere. A slip in public area or at work entitles the injured person to recompense for the harm sustained from the incident. A wrong turn or a bad fall may affect the victim from performing his/her daily tasks.

A road traffic collision, accident in the workplace, accident in public, whiplash, medical negligence and slips/trips/falls need to be proven with evidence. Pieces of evidence like medical report, police report, statement of the witnesses and expenses related to the incident are essential in proving the validity of the claim. It is necessary to consult an expert to be guided all throughout the process.