The Clinical Negligence Debate |
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8:30 | Registration & Exhibition |
9:00 | Chairman’s Welcome: Simon Readhead QC |
9:10 | Headline Sponsor: Hayes Medicals |
9:20 | Keynote speech: The Lord Faulks, QC “Clinical negligence – has it got out of hand?” |
Topic 1: Is it right to blame defendants for rising costs? | |
9.40 | Peter Walsh, AvMA |
10:05 | Panel Session Peter Walsh, AvMA Matthew Hoe, FOIL Ed Glasgow, Kennedys Ian Cohen, Simpson Millar |
11:00 | Refreshments & Exhibition |
Topic 2: Mediation: damp squib or ready for take off? |
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11:30 | Quentin Smith |
11:55 | Panel Session Quentin Smith James Bell, Hodge Jones & Allen Andrea Barnes, Trust Mediation Vicky Morris, Weightmans |
12:40 | Lunch & Exhibition |
Topic 3: Have changes to consent affected surgeons’ approach to care? | |
13:40 | Mike McNicholas, Knee Surgeon |
14:05 | Panel Session Mike McNicholas Andrew Axon, Parklane Plowden Jim Watts, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
14:45 | Refreshments & Exhibition |
Topic 4: Will a rise in healthcare costs lead to a rise in claims? | |
15:15 | Mike McKenna, Hill Dickinson |
15:40 | Panel Session Mike McKenna, Hill Dickinson Lisa Dobie, 1 Chancery Lane Claire Petts, Clyde & Co |
16:30 | Chair to close conference |