ensation - a fallacy?
that the compensation culture was
now out of control and we were fast
progressing down the same road
as the US, with invitations to sue
hospitals on a ‘no-win no-fee’ basis
everywhere we look. Contrary to the
impression given, it is simply not
possible to bring frivolous claims for
medical negligence. Strict legal tests
need to be satisfied. I expressed the
hope that things were not quite as
bad as the interviewer suggested
but in recent months there has
undoubtedly been an increase in the
number of non-specialist firms moving
into the clinical negligence market.
I would urge anyone considering a
medical negligence claim to resist the
temptation to call the various numbers
which regularly appear on daytime TV
and to take the time to look up a firm
with genuine expertise.
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