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Medical negligence : compensation and accountability

Schöpfer:

Ham, Chris, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)

Publication date:

1988

Abstract:

This paper reviews the available evidence on medical negligence and analyses the options facing policy makers. It shows that claim rates in the United Kingdom are much lower than in the United States. Differences between the two countries in legal, health care and social insurance systems mean that it is ...