Amputation Injury
Compensation Claim
An amputation can have a significant and lasting impact on your life. As well as the physical consequences of losing a limb or part of a limb, you may face changes to your independence, employment, mobility and everyday activities.
Depending on the circumstances of your injury, compensation may take into account the impact the amputation has had, and may continue to have, on your life and finances.
Find out if you could have a claim with a free, no-obligation assessment.
If you may have a claim, we’ll connect you with a suitable specialist law firm from our panel.
Free initial assessment
Free Claim Checker
Find out today if you have a claim
What happens when you contact us?
Share some initial details about what happened and how you have been affected.
We assess your enquiry and identify the most appropriate next steps.
Where appropriate, we can connect you with a solicitor from our trusted legal panel.
We can also look at the wider support that may be relevant to your circumstances.
The loss of a limb can bring significant physical, practical and emotional changes. Recovery may involve surgery, rehabilitation, prosthetic fitting and adjustments to work, home life and everyday activities.
For some people, treatment and support may be required for many years.
At Injury Support Services, we provide expert advice and support to people affected by amputation. This includes helping you understand whether you may have grounds for a compensation claim and what other support may be available to you.
Why contact Injury Support Services?
Specialist legal support
Our in-house team includes legal specialists alongside experienced nursing and medical professionals with many years of combined clinical experience. This means we can consider both the legal aspects of your potential claim and the nature and impact of your injuries from an early stage.
This can be particularly important following an amputation, where future prosthetic, rehabilitation, care and practical needs may form a significant part of the claim.
Where appropriate, we can connect you with a specialist solicitor from our trusted legal panel with experience relevant to your circumstances.
Clear advice about your options
We consider how the injury occurred, who may have been responsible, the treatment you have received and the effect the amputation has had on your work, finances and everyday life.
This initial assessment can help establish whether there may be grounds for a claim and explain the options available to you.
Support beyond the claim
The effects of an amputation can extend into many areas of life. We can help you explore other services and support that may be relevant to your circumstances.
Could you make an amputation injury claim?
You may be able to make a claim where an amputation was caused wholly or partly by another person’s negligence or wrongdoing.
Amputation injuries can arise in many different circumstances, including:
- road traffic accidents
- motorbike or cycling accidents
- accidents at work
- accidents involving machinery or equipment
- medical negligence
- serious crush injuries
- burns or other traumatic injuries
- assaults or other criminal injuries
In some cases, an amputation may take place immediately following an accident. In others, it may become medically necessary later because of complications arising from the original injury.
If you are unsure whether another person or organisation may have been responsible, it can still be worth obtaining specialist advice.
What could compensation cover?
Every claim is different, but compensation may take account of:
- your injuries, pain and suffering
- loss of earnings and future earning capacity
- medical treatment and rehabilitation
- prosthetic limbs and their future replacement
- care and support
- case management
- specialist equipment and assistive technology
- adaptations to your home
- adapted vehicles and transport needs
- travel and other expenses
- support with returning to work or retraining
- the longer-term effect on your everyday life
Where an amputation has permanent consequences, a claim may need to consider future prosthetic, rehabilitation, care and equipment needs.
Start the conversation
You do not need to know the full extent of your future needs or whether you have a claim before getting in touch. Tell us what happened and how you have been affected, and our team can assess your circumstances and help identify the most appropriate way forward.
Contact Injury Support Services today for an initial, no-obligation conversation.
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