By: 11 June 2018

Gross negligence manslaughter review recommendations given go-ahead

Medical examiners will investigate deaths in the NHS and the General Medical Council (GMC) will be stripped of its right...

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By: 28 March 2018

Clearer guidance can reduce gross negligence manslaughter investigations, says MDU

Clearer guidance for coroners, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service is needed to prevent doctors being needlessly put through...

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By: 20 March 2018

Civil Liability Bill draws claimants’ ire

The Civil Liability Bill has attracted widespread condemnation from several claimant groups and law firms. Announced earlier today, the Civil...

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By: 19 March 2018

GMC readies gross negligence manslaughter review

The General Medical Council (GMC) has issued the terms of reference for its own review of gross negligence manslaughter cases...

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By: 15 March 2018

Marsh becomes first insurance broker to join blockchain alliance

Marsh has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the world's largest open source blockchain initiative with more than 400 member...

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By: 23 February 2018

Drug dispensing errors in NHS cause hundreds of deaths

Drug dispensing errors in the NHS are causing hundreds of deaths every year, according to researchers from the Universities of...

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By: 7 February 2018

Hunt orders review of gross negligence manslaughter following Dr Bawa-Garba case

Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an urgent review of gross negligence manslaughter cases following the prosecution...

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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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