The NHS Litigation Authority says that it saved the NHS more than £6 million last year by challenging what it calls “unreasonable” claims for After…
The number of claims exceeding £100,000 against dentists has quadrupled in a decade, according to the Dental Defence Union. According to www.dentistry.co.uk the Union managed…
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) is consulting on how contributions to the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) are set. With the cost of…
MedCo is to undergo a number of changes, including an expansion of MRO search results and a revised definition of what constitutes an MRO. The…
David Armstrong and Stephanie Barratt look at the prognosis for medical negligence funding in Scotland Medical negligence cases face an uncertain prognosis when it comes…
News that the NHS has failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011 has come as no surprise to clinical…
MedCo has implemented minimum service standards for medical experts and non-national MROs. The standards, which must be met with immediate effect, have been brought in…
A new group representing medical experts has launched an administration outsourcing service for doctors who are registered as direct medical experts with MedCo, promising them…
Macmillan Cancer Support has called for a change in NHS culture after discovering that the NHS Litigation Authority has spent a minimum of £100 million…
The NHS could save billions of pounds if the system for compensating injured patients were to be reformed, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has said.…