Medical Negligence

A NAO audit promises to shine a light on the NHSLA but will it come too late to influence the introduction of fixed fees, wonders Nina AliFor many years, clinical negligence lawyers have been voicing concerns about how the behaviour of the NHS Litigation Authority has driven up the cost of clinical negligence claims in the health service.

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Fixed costs will impact access to justice & lead to long term deterioration of healthcare in the UK, says Nina...

This summer the Department of Health announced proposals to fix costs in clinical negligence cases worth below £250,000 and, in...