Clinical Negligence Litigation Reform
The interests of patient safety must prevail over the interests engaged in clinical negligence litigation. Such litigation can become an obstacle to openness. A government committee should examine whether clinical negligence litigation as it presently operates might be abolished or reformed and/or whether appropriate alternatives can be recommended.
- No government committee has been established to examine whether clinical negligence litigation should be replaced by a different process.
- No further published evidence of progress has been identified since 2018.
How was this evidence gathered?
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Accepted in Part
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Accepted in PartUnder consideration. No government committee established to date to examine clinical negligence litigation reform.
Published Evidence
Published assessments of progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Source type badge indicates whether each assessment is independent or government self-reported.
No government committee has been established to examine clinical negligence litigation reform. No progress in 8 years.
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Recommendation 94 called for a government committee to examine whether clinical negligence litigation might be abolished or reformed. No such committee has been established. The broader context of Executive collapses (2017-2020, 2022-2024) has provided political cover for inaction, but even during functioning periods no steps were taken.