Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 12
Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform
Published 28 Apr 2022
Paragraph 122
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
There is no reason why an administrative scheme should be any less generous in the compensation it awards than the courts, not least because damages would not be top sliced to meet claimant legal costs. Within the administrative compensation system, no caps would be applied to the awards, but a mechanism would be required to establish the cost of care that may need to be provided privately in addition to state funded support.
From: Health and Social Care Committee, Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform (HC 740), paragraph 122, 28 April 2022
Government response
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