Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 17
Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform
Published 28 Apr 2022
Paragraph 140
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
It is not within the scope of clinical negligence litigation to encourage the culture, or support the mechanisms, to identify learning from serious incidents. Neither can the process of litigation disseminate learning and enhance patient safety. Moreover, the experience of those who gave evidence to our inquiry illustrated that investigations after serious incidents are often inadequate and the looming threat of clinical negligence for providers and healthcare professionals does not encourage thorough investigations which can provide injured patients and families with a comprehensive account of what happened in their care.
From: Health and Social Care Committee, Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform (HC 740), paragraph 140, 28 April 2022
Government response
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