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ChecklistMedical NegligenceMedium
Medical Negligence Checklist
Medical Negligence Checklist for preparing documents, facts, dates, and questions connected to medical negligence.
Time to prepare3-8 hours
Before you start
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Before the appointment
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You believe medical treatment, diagnosis, surgery, birth care, medication, or hospital care caused avoidable harm.
You need records ready before speaking to a medical-negligence lawyer.
Not For
- Medical advice, emergency treatment, or deciding negligence without expert legal and medical review.
Documents
- Hospital records
- Clinical notes
- Consent forms
- Test results
- Imaging
- Prescriptions
- Invoices
- Medical aid records
- Employment proof
- Photos
- Complaint responses
Timeline
- Immediately: write a dated treatment timeline.
- Before advice: request records and list missing items.
- After advice: collect expert and damages evidence.
- Ongoing: update treatment and expense records.
Tips
- Request complete records early.
- Do not rely only on memory.
- Keep medical and financial impact proof together.
- Ask about prescription risk before waiting for recovery to finish.
Warning Signs
- The treatment date is old.
- Records are missing or withheld.
- There is permanent disability, lost income, birth injury, or death.
- A hospital complaint response does not answer key facts.
Official sources
- Health Professions Council of South AfricaHealth-professional and complaint-route context.
- National Health Act 61 of 2003Health records and patient-rights context.
- Prescription Act 68 of 1969Prescription-risk context.
This checklist is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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