Clinical negligence, or medical negligence, is a type of claim that can be brought by a patient when they think that something has gone wrong with their treatment and they have suffered avoidable harm as a result.
Whenever we are in any sort of doctor/patient relationship then we are owed a duty of care and the medical professional has to act appropriately in order to keep their patients safe.
Sometimes something goes wrong and there is a breach of the duty of care. That will typically involve the medical professional either making a mistake and doing something wrong, or failing to do something when they ought to have done. Either of these things can constitute a breach of duty.
The final part of a successful claim is showing that the patient has suffered a worse outcome as a result of the negligent care. This can include any element of avoidable pain that has been caused by the incident.
The combination of these 3 things forms a successful clinical negligence claim.