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Personal Injury Rehabilitation Solicitors — Scotland
As a result of your accident, you may find that you need to undergo personal injury rehabilitation to aid in your recovery. Often, rehabilitation and treatment costs can be hefty. Why should you suffer further because of an accident that wasn't your fault?
Get Your Life Back Together
"They looked out for me through the whole process. Watermans sorted out my physiotherapy and a personal injury settlement that has enabled me to get by life back together. A special thanks to Sam Donaldson and Stacey Moore who handled my claim."
M Mayaka, Personal Injury Claim
The Short of it
After an accident,
an injured person often needs rehabilitation and other treatments to aid in their recovery.
Quite often, you may have to seek these treatments privately,
which can be at a great financial cost to you and your loved ones.
When you have had to meet these rehabilitation needs
after an accident that wasn't your fault, you can claim against the negligent party.
Everything we do at Watermans
is about getting you the resolution you need and providing Straightforward legal advice. It should be that simple.
The Long of it
Rehabilitation & Treatment
Rehabilitation & Treatment Cost Claims
Being involved in an accident can have many repercussions for you and your family. If you have suffered serious physical injuries, you may require medical care like chiropractic treatment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and counselling. Often, you will need to source these treatments privately, which can be a great financial burden to you and your loved ones.
This is something that you are entitled to recover from the negligent party in the accident. Rehabilitation can come in many forms. If you have sought out treatment privately, then you should alert a solicitor to this so that they can advise whether those costs can be included in any rehabilitation claims we pursue for you.
At Watermans, we are here to help. We can also arrange a rehabilitation plan for you, if it has been recommended by a medical specialist, working alongside our solicitors to coordinate your care. We do all the hard work for you, so that you can concentrate on recovering both mentally and physically from your accident. Starting your treatment early can make a real difference, as prompt rehabilitation is widely recognised to support a stronger recovery.
Therapy & Other Rehabilitation Services
Your injury rehabilitation programme is built around what you actually need, so no two plans look the same. It might include physiotherapy to rebuild strength, occupational therapy to help with everyday tasks, and counselling for anxiety or trauma. More serious or life-changing injuries can also call for specialist equipment, mobility aids and home adaptations, while vocational rehabilitation focuses on a safe return to work.
Care can be delivered in a hospital, in a clinic or at home, and is usually coordinated by a multi-disciplinary team so your physical and mental health are treated together. For more complex injuries, a case manager may be appointed to assess your needs and keep your treatment plan on track.
Making a claim
How Do I Make a Rehabilitation & Treatment Costs Claim?
If your injuries resulted from someone else’s negligence, you are entitled to claim for rehabilitation and treatment costs. If you are experiencing a loss of earnings from not being able to work, you shouldn’t have to worry about the cost of rehabilitation and medical treatments.
At Watermans, we take the hassle out of the legal stuff. We write to medical professionals and ask them for any relevant information that you may need, to make it as straightforward for you as possible. We also gather the proper evidence and arrange the medical reports that support your claim, so you are never expected to contact witnesses or take statements yourself.
Contact our personal injury solicitors today, who can advise you on your options and guide you through the claims process.
How much compensation?
How Much Compensation for a Rehabilitation & Treatment Costs Claim?
The amount of rehabilitation compensation you could receive will depend on the treatments that you require. A claim for rehabilitation can cover the cost of private treatment, travel to appointments, specialist equipment and any care you have needed, and these damages sit alongside compensation for your injury itself. Each case is unique, and at Watermans, we work to secure compensation that reflects everything your recovery requires. Handling your personal injury compensation and rehabilitation as one joined process means treatment and funding move forward together, without unnecessary delays.
Why Watermans?
Why Should I Choose Watermans to Pursue My Injury Claim?
Watermans makes legal services look and feel easy so people can move forward in life.
Our personal injury firm in Scotland, with solicitors based in:
Our expert team are committed to doing everything to make the claims process straightforward for our clients following an accident.
We take the hassle and fight each case to secure the best possible outcome for each client. We also provide access to a range of additional services, such as physiotherapy and psychological treatment, to ensure you recover from your injuries as soon as possible and get your life back on track.
Our expertise in personal injury covers a wide range of areas, including:
- Accidents at work
- Public liability claims
- Road traffic accidents
- Fatal and serious injury claims
- Cases relating to child and historical abuse
Our experienced solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland. We have earned a 4.9 out of 5 rating across more than 1,400 Review Solicitors reviews, so you can feel confident before you ever pick up the phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
In most cases, you have three years from the date of your accident to settle your claim or to raise and serve a court action. This time limit comes from the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. Simply starting a personal injury claim within that period is not enough on its own, so the safest step is to speak to a solicitor early. There are limited exceptions, for example, where injuries are diagnosed later.
As soon as you can. Speaking to a rehabilitation claims specialist early means your treatment needs can be assessed quickly, evidence can be gathered while it is fresh, and any request for interim funding can be made without delay, which keeps the personal injury claims process moving. You are never expected to handle the legal process or contact witnesses yourself.
Not always. Where the other side has accepted responsibility, interim payments or voluntary funding from their insurers can cover treatment while your case continues. If you do pay privately in the meantime, keep your receipts, because those costs can usually be recovered as part of your compensation claim.
You do not always have to wait for your case to finish before treatment begins. Where responsibility has been accepted, the court can order interim payments, which are advance sums paid before your final compensation settlement. This can fund private treatment, an assessment of your rehabilitation needs, or the medical care you need right away.
Under the industry Rehabilitation Code, insurers will sometimes agree to fund treatment voluntarily, because getting the right help sooner often improves recovery and reduces long-term costs.
Rehabilitation claims can support recovery from a wide range of injuries, from soft tissue damage and fractures to more serious injuries such as brain or spinal injuries. The aim is always practical:
- Better quality of care
- Faster recovery
- Right help in the hospital, at a clinic or at home
For complex cases, compensation for rehabilitation can fund longer-term assistance, specialist services and the practical resources your recovery needs.
Ready to begin your personal injury rehabilitation claim?
Our Scottish injury solicitors will handle the legal work and help you secure the treatment you deserve.
Get in touch with us
Everything we do at Watermans is about getting you the resolution you need and making that process straightforward. Start the process by sending us your details below or calling us on 0131 555 7055
Our personal injury claims expert
“Making a claim for compensation can be such a daunting process for people, so I try to make it as straightforward and easy to understand as I can for them.”
Susanne McGraw, Head of Personal Injury