Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 30
30
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Clinical negligence framework focused on individual blame hinders early fault admission and settlement.
Conclusion
It is understandable that representatives of injured patients should wish to see fault admitted and cases settled early, but the statutory framework on which clinical negligence is based makes this very difficult. Clinical negligence is focused on individual blame, therefore, it is unsurprising that within this process individual clinicians will seek to defend their actions, protect their reputations and expect support from their employers in doing so.
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