Clinical negligence costs: taking action to safeguard NHS sustainability.
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Peer-reviewed
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Authors
Yau, Christopher Wai Hung
Leigh, Bertie
Punch, Daniel
Abstract
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
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Keywords
Costs and Cost Analysis, Humans, Liability, Legal, Malpractice, Risk Management, State Medicine, United Kingdom
Journal Title
BMJ
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0959-8146
1756-1833
1756-1833
Volume Title
368
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BMJ
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Health Foundation (unknown)
DP, EL, and MDW are supported by the Health Foundation’s grant to the University of Cambridge for The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute. MDW is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) senior investigator (NF-SI-0617-10026).