By: 3 February 2018

NHS Confederation group demands action to reduce clinical negligence costs

A coalition of organisations led by the NHS Confederation has called for urgent action to reduce the spiralling cost of...

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By: 3 January 2018

Hart Brown secures a six-figure settlement in clinical negligence case

Law firm Hart Brown has secured a six-figure settlement in a clinical negligence case. The court has approved the settlement...

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By: 2 December 2017

Clinical negligence claims cost NHS £1.6 billion

The annual cost of clinical negligence claims for NHS trusts has quadrupled over the last decade, a parliamentary committee has...

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By: 28 November 2017

Tackle rising clinical negligence costs, says Alex Chalk MP

The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence...

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By: 21 November 2017

Simon Readhead QC to chair Claims Media clinical negligence conference

Simon Readhead QC will chair next year’s Claims Media clinical negligence conference. Readhead, who was called to Bar in 1979...

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By: 2 November 2017

Medical Protection Society: discount rate reform must progress swiftly to stop “unsustainable” costs of clinical negligence

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has told the Justice Select Committee that legislation to deliver discount rate reform must progress swiftly...

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By: 28 October 2017

Tees appoints two newly-qualified solicitors to its clinical negligence team

East Anglian firm Tees has appointed two newly-qualified solicitors to its clinical negligence team. Sarah Stocker has returned to the...

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By: 10 October 2017

NAO clinical negligence report: A one-sided picture

Qamar Anwar argues that the National Audit Office’s report on clinical negligence costs has little credibility The recent publication of...

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