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: 19 March 2018

NHS Resolution in ‘bulk conversion’ case success at Court of Appeal

NHS Resolution has saved £270,000 in legal costs that was claimed across three test cases heard in the Court of...

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By: 5 March 2018

Fixed costs reform doubted at Clinical Negligence Debate

Fixed costs for clinical negligence cases have the potential to create an uneven playing field, attendees of the Clinical Negligence...

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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: 15 February 2018

Expert group to look at fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence

The UK government is forming an expert group to work on introducing a new cap on the amount of costs...

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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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By: 20 January 2018

Patient Claim Line sponsors Betfred Super League video referee decisions

Consumer medical negligence specialist Patient Claim Line has partnered with the Rugby Super League (Europe) in an innovative two-year sponsorship...

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