Howard, A orcid.org/0000-0001-7746-1268, McWilliams, T, Hannant, G et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Could no-fault compensation for medical errors improve care and reduce costs? British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 80 (7). pp. 387-390. ISSN 1750-8460
Abstract
The costs of litigation are large and increasing, to a level that places a drain on precious health-care resources and affects the way medicine is practised. This article examines whether a change to a no-fault legal system would lead to reduced costs and improved patient care.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © MA Healthcare Limited. This is an author produced version of a paper published in British Journal of Hospital Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Orthopaedics (Leeds) |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2019 13:06 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2020 01:38 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
| Identification Number: | 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.7.387 |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150027 |

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