Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 30
Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform
Published 28 Apr 2022
Paragraph 194
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
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.
From: Health and Social Care Committee, Thirteenth Report - NHS litigation reform (HC 740), paragraph 194, 28 April 2022
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