• Brit J Hosp Med · Jul 2019

    Could no-fault compensation for medical errors improve care and reduce costs?

    • Anthony Howard, Tony McWilliams, Gary Hannant, Noman Saghir, Peter Giannoudis, and Julian Scott.
    • NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, School of Medicine, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2019 Jul 2; 80 (7): 387-390.

    AbstractThe 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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