Medical Negligence Case Law
Medical Negligence Case Law Specialists
Adele van der Walt Incorporated is an established firm of medical attorneys in South Africa. We have made it our business to be fully au fait with the ever changing field of medical negligence case law in South Africa. In so doing, we are well positioned to offer you the most pertinent, current advice when instituting any kind of claim against a medical professional or institution. Our dedicated and highly skilled team of medico-legal professionals ensure that your case falls strictly within the parameters of the relevant medical negligence case law in question, so as to ensure the speediest and most optimal resolution of your case.
Medical negligence case law and the Patient’s Rights Charter
The Patient’s Rights Charter, based on the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act no 108 of 1996), sets forth the prescribed rights and responsibilities of any patient when it comes to obtaining access to quality health care. Within the parameters of accepted medical negligence case law, we strive always to ensure that your rights are upheld when it comes to health care, and in the instances when they are not, we assist you in obtaining proper recompense for any loss, pain or suffering that you may have experienced as a result of medical negligence.
The rights of the patient encompass the right to:
- A healthy and safe environment;
- Participate in decision making;
- Have access to health care;
- Have knowledge of one’s health insurance/medical aid scheme;
- A choice of health services;
- To be treated by a named health care provider;
- Confidentiality and privacy;
- Informed consent;
- Refusal of treatment;
- A second opinion
- Continuity of care;
- Lodge complaints about health services.
Medical negligence case law and pathways to recompense
Should you feel that your rights as a patient have been violated in any way, you have the right, as per medical negligence case law, to seek redress and compensation. Contact us today for more information on medical negligence case law and the options available to you.
For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA) or e-mail us at clare@avdw.co.za
