Making amends for negligence

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7437, 2004, Pages 417-418

  Fenn, Paul ^a   Gray, Alastair ^b   Rickman, Neil ^c   Towse, Adrian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d Office of Health Economics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MANAGER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1342344018     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7437.417     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

1. Department of Health, UK. Making Amends: a consultation paper setting out proposals for reforming the approach to clinical negligence in the NHS. DoH: London, 2003.
2. Capstick JB. Making amends-the future for clinical negligence litigation [commentary by Leigh B]. BMJ 2004;328:457-60.
3. Towse A, Fenn P, Gray A, Rickman N, Salinas R. Reducing harm to patients in the National Health Service. Will the government's compensation proposals help? London: Office of Health Economics, 2003.