At the height of the pandemic, NHSR, SCIL (the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers) and AvMA (the charity, Action against Medical Accidents) worked together to produce an agreed protocol for the management of clinical negligence claims. The intention was to ease and streamline the processing of claims in the difficult Covid-19 circumstances, encouraging co-operation between Claimants and Defendants.
Last week, the three organisations came together again to issue a press release assessing the impact of the protocol.
Data comparing the processing of clinical negligence claims before and after the implementation of the protocol suggests that, over a 12-month period, it succeeded in both reducing the number of claims which have gone to litigation and saved around £30million in costs. Use of the protocol continues and is being further developed.
As noted by the Chair of SCIL, of which Glynns is a founder member, “This is not only good news for innocent injured parties, whose claims will have settled without the protracted stress of court proceedings, but it is also good news for the taxpayer NHS funds.”
The Director of Claims Management at NHS Resolution has commented, “The Clinical Negligence Protocol has proven how collaboration can be of benefit to all parties.”
Clinical negligence claims
If you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care, contact Glynns Solicitors, experts in this complex area of law, to talk with a specialist lawyer, free of charge, about the suitability of making a claim.
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