A seriously injured client - whether a brain injury, spinal cord injury or traumatic amputation - has maintained a life-changing event. They need substantial assistance and support to adapt to changing circumstances and the loss of his previous life. Thompson's lawyers have acknowledged that such severely injured clients have specific needs and has a national unit to look specifically for serious injuries after those needs. This unit consists of lawyers with experience, knowledge and compassion needed to deal with customer complaints seriously injured and as a result, are more than legal counsel.
The reality is that it will take some years before a final agreement in personal injury claims, when a client has suffered a brain injury, spinal cord injury or traumatic amputation. The reports must be obtained from a number of medical experts and other experts may be necessary as the care and housing experts to support a claim. These experts want to wait for an injury to a client that has been established and see how they have adapted to changing circumstances before they can give their final opinion. A claim will be assessed according to the final opinion of the experts and is generally not recommended to settle a lawsuit until it is available.
Immediate Needs
Thompson Unit attorneys "serious injury clients recognize that their needs are seriously injured to be met immediately, before your claim is settled. These refer to the financial needs and rehabilitation.
1. Financial Needs
Money is the main concern of seriously injured clients and their families. Often there is a shortage of money after a serious accident for two reasons. First, a seriously injured client will not be able to work for some time after the accident and may have sustained loss of income. Often their partners or family members will also have to leave work to care for seriously injured clients that can result in more lost revenue. Mortgage payments, bills and expenses will still have to be paid. Secondly, there will be additional expenses after an accident. For example, travel costs to hospital, while the parking fees and food in the hospital. Can also be the cost of new clothing and aids and equipment for the customer seriously injured.
Serious Injuries Unit will look at the benefits you receive to ensure that all appropriate benefits of social security have been claimed and have been granted. We will assess whether other sources of legal assistance are available and appropriate.
Provided that the liability is not a major problem in law firm specializing Thompson will get a payment on account of its customers seriously injured. This is usually with the consent of the other, but if you need an application be made to the court. A payment on account is a prepaid payment of final settlement. An advance payment may be a considerable sum and it is common that more than a deposit to pay on a claim from a customer seriously injured.
2. Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is very important and beneficial for the recovery of a customer injury. The rehabilitation includes treatment, support and assistance to help a seriously injured client with the hospital, treatment for their injuries or illness and hopefully a return to employment. It is recognized that in terms of rehabilitation earlier the intervention, the better the results.
How should you evaluate?
An immediate needs assessment will be conducted at the first opportunity to explore the nature and extent of rehabilitation required. This is an evaluation conducted by a case manager. The Case Manager will assess the immediate needs and make recommendations about how to be fulfilled. The other part will be asked to pay for these recommendations. These recommendations include the following subjects;
a. Treatment
The case manager will have the knowledge of experts to assess the quality of treatment given, how they can improve and what treatment is required for the future. Subsequently, the Case Manager link with the NHS to ensure that the best treatment is received and also to see what treatment is available privately. We have acted for a client with a spinal cord injury, where it was identified that requires a specific type of physiotherapy treatment. This was only available in private funding was obtained from the other party to pay for it. Customers who have suffered brain injuries may require treatment for neuropsychologists and speech therapy specialists, for example.
b. Attention
The establishment of care plans is inevitable in such cases. There will be a limited package available on the NHS. A package of private care is usually required. The Case Manager can identify what is needed and help put this in place. This assistance may include identifying and interviewing the caregivers and monitoring their performance. 24-hour care can be arranged for clients the most seriously injured.
c. Aids and equipment
This depends on the specific customer needs seriously injured. A customer with either a spinal cord injury or traumatic amputation will have difficulties in mobility and his team will have to be purchased to help with this. This includes specialized wheelchairs, beds of rotation and mobility scooters, for example. Was identified in an assessment of the immediate needs of a client who had suffered a brain injury had ongoing problems with his memory. That comes with a neuropager is a memory device that reminded him - for example - when he was to attend appointments or take their medicine.
d. Accommodation
Where the mobility of a seriously injured client has been compromised, as in the case of a spinal cord injury or traumatic amputation of the adequacy of existing premises will be assessed. It is possible that adjustments may be done to ensure that the property is suitable, for example by adding ramps or railings. Moreover, the existing property may not be suitable and adequate alternative accommodation will be identified and acquired. Thompson's attorneys were able to secure an interim payment of £ 750,000 for a client with a spinal cord injury in the five months of his accident. This enabled him to acquire, adapt and extend a bungalow.
e. Transport
Usually there is an immediate increase in transportation costs and an interim payment can be secured to cover the costs of this. Long term client can not seriously injured be able to drive again for a while. In many cases we have been able to secure a taxi account paid by the other side to bring the client to appointments of several that will attend. Driving lessons can be arranged for the couple in the patient that should be needed. Seriously injured when the client is able to resume driving a car for mobility may be necessary. You can get assistance to locate and finance a car for your needs.
f. Case Management
This puts them out of the immediate needs of a typical customer demand seriously injured. There will be other specific customer needs. Much has to be done quickly. This is already a stressful time for the injured client, partner and family. It is vitally important to instruct a case manager as soon as possible as soon as possible after assessing the immediate needs of working families to facilitate these needs.
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