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Reporting claims to NHS Resolution (June 2017)
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This document sets out the requirements for when and how a member should report a new claim to NHS Resolution. It also provides other useful information, such as what to expect once a claim has been reported and common definitions. -
Content ArticleThis note provides guidance to those who may be approached to give a statement or evidence in court as a witness in a non-clinical claim case.
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Content ArticleThis note provides guidance to those who may be approached to give evidence as a witness if you were involved in providing care and treatment to a claimant on behalf of a Trust.
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Content ArticleThis guidance by NHS Resolution, aims to provide advice for commissioners seeking to ensure that providers with which they are proposing to contract have in place adequate indemnity arrangements. Commissioners need to understand and take account of the differences in cover for clinical negligence risks purchased by healthcare organisations. Commissioners have an important role to play in ensuring that providers possess adequate indemnity. Crucially, they need to understand that in certain circumstances they will have to take over directly the liabilities of providers.
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NHS Resolution: Giving evidence in court (September 2018)
Claire Cox posted an article in NHS Resolution
This note focuses on how you can prepare for giving evidence in court, the phases of giving evidence and top tips for presenting yourself professionally and credibly.- Posted
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Bawa-Garba - Implications and the BMA's response (April 2018)
Claire Cox posted an article in Systems
This is the British Medical Association's (BMA) response to the Bawa-Garba case. Dr Bawa-Garba was taken to the High Court, where a ruling on the 4th November 2015 deemed her guilty of manslaughter of six year old Jack Adcock on the grounds of gross negligence.- Posted
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Coroner’s inquests: A guide for learners (Health Education England)
Claire Cox posted an article in Inquests
Being called as a witness at an inquest is an infrequent event. It can however cause much anxiety and uncertainty. This guide is written to give advice to learners on how to prepare for an inquest and what support is available. -
Content ArticleThis paper from Leung and Porter, published in the BMJ, examines some of the legal issues of apologies and their implications for healthcare professionals.
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Content ArticleHealth care law is evolving particularly rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, families in England who have lost loved ones to the virus are considering filing clinical negligence claims. Perhaps in part due to the general, heightened public awareness of rights to sue for clinical negligence, people in the UK are now considering taking legal action against the National Health Service (NHS) for improper, negligent COVID-19 treatment. In cases of clinical negligence during COVID-19, a key issue centers around whether medical practitioners followed relevant clinical guidelines. John Tingle explores this further in his blog for the Bill of Health. John Tingle is a regular contributor to the Bill of Health blog and is a Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School in the UK and a Visiting Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago, School of Law.
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Content ArticleThis paper, published in BMJ Quality & Safety, provides national estimates of the number and clinical and economic burden of medication errors in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Authors conclude that ubiquitous medicines use in health care leads unsurprisingly to high numbers of medication errors, although most are not clinically important. There is significant uncertainty around estimates due to the assumption that avoidable adverse drug events correspond to medication errors, data quality and lack of data around longer-term impacts of errors. Data linkage between errors and patient outcomes is essential to progress understanding in this area.
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Content ArticleClinical negligence claims are often built upon a lack of adequate documentation of what was said and allegations that patients have not been properly counselled about risks and alternatives. Elizabeth Thomas explores in this HSJ article what this means for the increasingly significant role of telemedicine and the steps which can go a long way in reducing the burden on patients and the public purse
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Coronavirus and clinical negligence (6 June 2020)
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This commentary from Nigel Poole, was published in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. Nigel discusses how the coronavirus pandemic will affect clinical negligence litigation in England and Wales. Subsections include: context is all the pandemic is not a license to act negligently expert evidence delay backlog in litigation a reduction in the number of new claims. -
Content ArticleJoanna is a Partner in the law firm Bevan Brittan LLP. In our interview, Joanna talks about her role supporting healthcare staff through the legal and investigatory processes that follow an adverse event, and why we must do all we can to maximise the opportunity to learn when things go wrong in healthcare.
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Content ArticleThis article, published by the British Medical Journal, argues that the NHS cannot afford to divert more and more money to litigation and we need to tackle the problem at source. Tim Draycott and colleagues set out four principles to reduce avoidable harm: Invest in staffing and infrastructure Really commit to learning Learn from high performance Enable and support system-wide safety improvements.
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Content ArticleThe objective of this study, published in Health Services Research, was to determine whether a communication and resolution approach to patient harm is associated with changes in medical liability processes and outcomes.
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NHS Resolution videos: How to prepare for an inquest
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Legal matters
The purpose of these three films is to share insights about inquests and support all staff working in the NHS who are called to give evidence, so that they can prepare well following the death of a patient in their care. They are intended to be used as a stand-alone product by those called to be a witness as well as integrated as a part of full inquest training package.- Posted
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RCOG: The impact of the Montgomery ruling (2016)
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Consent issues
This article, published by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), talks about the 2015 Supreme Court decision on Montgomery vs NHS Lanarkshire. The Ruling has significant implications for doctor–patient communications, information sharing and informed consent. Since the ruling, the College leadership has been meeting with medico-legal experts to fully understand the impact on the profession and to determine the RCOG’s role in supporting our members to work within a shared decision-making model.- Posted
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Content ArticleSarah O'Neill, Family Liaison Manager, Solent NHS Trust, presented at the recent Bevan Brittan seminar on the role of family liaison. The presentation slides are attached.
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Content ArticlePresentation from Joanna Lloyd, Bevan Brittan, on incident investigations.
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Content ArticleIn this article, published by Birmingham City University, Criminologists Professor Elizabeth Yardley, Professor David Wilson and Emma Kelly discuss the report found that 450 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. "To kill multiple people requires not just the presence of a determined killer but the absence of protectors and guardians. When no one is looking out for the interests of the vulnerable, the vulnerable become the victims. Within organisations, failed protectors and guardians find strength in each other, denying responsibility, eschewing accountability and playing ping-pong until (they hope) people will just go away and stop demanding answers."
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Content ArticleThe Prolonged disorders of consciousness national clinical guidelines are a major contribution to clinical and ethical standards of care for people with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) – including vegetative (VS) and minimally conscious states (MCS) – following sudden onset brain injury, not only in the UK but internationally. For England and Wales, they provide much-needed clarity on legal decision-making. The guidelines were developed by the PDOC Guideline Development Group, which included representation of patients/users and a wide range of stakeholders and professionals involved in the management of patients with PDOC. People in a vegetative or minimally conscious state present a complex array of medical, ethical and legal challenges.
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Sorry needn’t be the hardest word
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Complaints
Nick Wright co-founder of the Apology Clause campaign wrote an article on why organisations need to say sorry The law supports apologies. The Compensation Act 2006 says “an apology, an offer of treatment or another redress, shall not itself amount to an admission of negligence or breach of statutory duty”. However, too many organisations put their fear of legal ramifications over what they see as their moral obligations. They fear if they apologise properly they will leave themselves open to legal action. That refusal to do the right thing can have serious and lasting impact on victims. A clear apology can lift the burden that victims very often carry for a long time after a trauma. It can enable them to move on. To stop blaming themselves. To stop re-living the most agonising moment. To rebuild.- Posted
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Content ArticleThis innovative educational initiative was developed as a direct and constructive response to the communication inadequacies exposed by the Montgomery case, and subsequent legislation. While it is not difficult to give ‘more information’ it is harder for surgeons and patients to achieve a decision partnership. The ICONS workshop content has been informed by internationally recognised experts in Shared Decision Making, by consensus among senior practising surgeons, by patients and by professional experts in risk management and risk communication. Delegates on the ICONS workshops will acquire skills and knowledge to implement best practice in sharing the complex decisions surrounding informed consent. By participating in a workshop, they will also contribute to the development of resources for future training in the important area of informed consent.
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Content ArticleIn this editorial. Peter Walsh reflects on 20 years as Chief Executive of Action against Medical Accidents (AVMA) as he retires from the role. AvMA also marks its 40th anniversary this year, and Peter examines the organisation's unique role in focusing on patient safety and justice for patients. He highlights that healthcare systems and patient safety practice still have a long way to go in offering fairness and support to families affected by avoidable harm in healthcare, and argues that focusing on patients and their families must be a top priority when looking at system safety. He highlights the vital role that AvMA has played in bringing Duty of Candour into law in the countries of the UK, and argues that legal action is an important right that must be retained for patients and families who have come to harm as a result of medical error. He also talks about AvMA's recent development of a Harmed Care Pathway in collaboration with the Harmed Patients Alliance, which outlines the specific set of needs that should form part of a package of care for harmed patients and families.
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