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Chapter 1 - Recent Trends in Clinical Negligence Claims in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
John Mead
Edited by
Swati Jha  and
Eloise Power
Swati Jha
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Eloise Power
Affiliation:
Sergeants’ Inn, London
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Summary

This chapter covers the period from 1990 to the present, with a focus on the most recent 10 years for statistical purposes. Necessarily, it focusses upon claims in obstetrics and gynaecology, the former specialty having produced undoubtedly the most significant judicial ruling on clinical negligence in the UK during the last decade in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] 2 All ER 1031.

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Lessons from Medicolegal Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Clinical Practice
 , pp. 1 - 12
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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