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Is the claims system 'unfit for purpose'?

It is no revelation that participants in medical negligence claims find the process unfit for purpose. In 2015 alone, patients and their families, solicitors, indemnifiers of healthcare professionals and the State Claims Agency (SCA) have all voiced repeated and ongoing concerns that the existing systems is not working for anyone involved. It is criticised for being too lengthy, too confrontational and too expensive…

To read more, please click here to view the piece as it appeared in the Irish Medical Times