Compensation for medical information breaches

You could be entitled to pursue compensation for medical information breaches on a No Win, No Fee basis with our leading team of expert privacy compensation lawyers.

Read on for a little advice. Make sure to contact our team here now for free, no-obligation legal help in respect of starting a compensation claim now.

You know you can always trust our expert legal representation, particularly in an important case of this nature. We represent thousands of people engaged in compensation cases which includes both individual and multi-party and group action legal matters.

Claiming compensation for medical information breaches

Anyone who has been affected by medical information breaches could be entitled to pursue a privacy compensation case using the GDPR. The GDPR can allow victims whose information has been misused or exposed to pursue damages for any distress or loss that has been caused. The distress is the main thing that people will claim for, which is about the impact on the individual caused by the loss of control of their personal information.

Generally speaking, as we will go into more detail below in respect of values, medical information breaches can be catastrophic. Our healthcare data is precisely the kind of details that we want to remain private and confidential, given how sensitive it is. The impact can be substantial if this kind of information is breached, leaked or exposed, and it can have a serious adverse effect on the victim which must always be recognised.

If we believe that the exposure or misuse of private healthcare information has arisen as a result of some form of negligence, that is when we may be able to represent you in a legal case. If we consider that the chances of succeeding with the claim are good, we could represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis.

The first place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

High-value privacy legal cases

As we alluded to above, when it comes to medical information breaches, the impact can be substantial which means that a lot of these types of cases can be high in value. Our average data breach compensation settlement is just over £6,000 in damages alone for our client, but this includes the broad spectrum of both the minor and the major cases. A medical data breach compensation case can easily settle in excess of £10,000 depending on the impact on the victim and the nature of the information that has been misused or exposed.

You can read a little bit more information about compensation pay-outs and amounts on our advice page here.

Claim for an NHS data breach

You could be eligible to claim privacy compensation for an NHS data breach if your medical information has been misused or exposed in this kind of setting. Given that the NHS is our public healthcare organisation in the UK, it is more often the case that people will pursue an NHS data breach case when medical information is involved.

Ultimately, the NHS has an important responsibility to protect the information that it stores and processes. Any failure to do so could allow someone who has been affected by a privacy incident to claim compensation.

Claiming privacy compensation – No Win, No Fee

Local authority data breach compensation claims