Unexplained Death In Public Hospital – Steps You Must Take For Help!
In a finding of the Coroner’s Court in New South Wales into the unexplained death of a 16 year old girl while in a Public Hospital the Deputy State Coroner highlighted the current problems in the hospital system and said:
As the Deputy State Coroner for the past six years I have regrettably resided over many inquests involving deaths in hospital. In many of those cases one error or omission, sometimes a serious one, led to death.
If a loved one has died while in hospital and the death is unexplained, then you need to act quickly to ensure that you get the answers you need on the reason for the death. Unexplained deaths in public hospitals, can be a result of understaffed hospitals, inexperienced staff and poor communication, record keeping and management. If the actions or omissions of the medical staff and the hospital management have resulted in the death of your loved one, then you need to follow all avenues to ensure that this death does not go unnoticed or unrecognised.
At Schreuder Partners our expert personal injury lawyers have acted for people who have lost loved ones in an unexplained death in a public hospital. Following investigations and the appropriate legal avenues, these unexplained deaths have been found to be the result of error on part of the hospital. We understand the investigations that need to take place, the way public hospitals work and we use this knowledge to help families and friends who have lost a loved one in the public health system, to understand the reason for the death and to obtain compensation for their devastating loss.
Our expert personal injury lawyers will explain to you how a Coronial Inquest works, where a Coroner considers the evidence to determine the medical cause of the death. We will also explain the avenues for compensation for the death of your loved one and what this compensation may include.
It is extremely important to speak to a lawyer as soon as possible after the death of your loved one, in an unexplained public hospital death, to ensure that all the evidence needed to show the death, was the fault of the hospital and for information to be gathered.
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