Personal Injury Claims : More to it than just compensation

The main purpose of bringing a claim for compensation for personal injury is to help a person (the “Claimant”) back into the position that they were in before the accident, incident or development of a condition took place, as far as possible.

To help achieve this, the main focus of claims is to obtain compensation for the personal injury that has been suffered by the Claimant, along with compensation for the financial losses that flow from that injury such as lost earnings, medication and travel expenses as well as claims for the care provided to those that have been injured and need assistance.

However, the process of bringing a claim can often provide much more practical and immediate assistance to Claimants in terms of aiding their recovery from their injuries.

Personal injury solicitors generally have access to several treatment and rehabilitation providers who can provide rehabilitation to help Claimants get back on track as soon as possible, these include:

• Physiotherapy
• Psychological treatment
• Occupational therapy
• Vocation rehabilitation

For Claimants who have serious injuries such as severe brain or spinal injuries, there is in fact a Rehabilitation Code in place which enables all parties involved in a personal injury claim to work together to provide early rehabilitation when it is most required.

The purpose of the Code is to enable targeted treatment to take place to maximise a Claimants’ recovery and to allow that assistance to proceed, and which isn’t dependent upon the outcome of the claims litigation.

If an insurance company agrees to provide funding for treatment under the terms of the Code, it cannot seek recovery of the costs of that treatment from the Claimant, even if the case is lost or discontinued against the insured person / company at a later date.

In terms of their personal injury claim, there is a duty upon a Claimant to try to reduce the impact of his / her losses as far as possible and to ensure that where there is an option for treatment to be available that would aid their recovery, that these options are taken.

It is therefore important as a personal injury solicitor to consider where we can act to provide injured Claimants with treatment which could much improve their lives, their recovery, and in some circumstances, speed up the settlement of the claims process and bring the claims to a resolution.

If you have therefore been involved in an accident and suffered injury, please contact us on 01473 232121, to see if we can help not just in terms of your claim for compensation, but in terms of getting you on the road to recovery.