Cap on how much lawyers can charge for medical negligence cases http://dailym.ai/1GUj9sp via @MailOnline
@mulberrybush @MailOnline If it were just genuine compensation being paid out, costs would come crashing down. Honesty up front will do that
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@mulberrybush@MailOnline To achieve that, I'd favour offering HCPs immunity for immediate, full candour re (non-reckless) errors. But... -
@mulberrybush@MailOnline ...anyone still choosing to cover-up instead of being candid, should have book thrown at them, imho. No mercy then -
@C7RKY@mulberrybush@MailOnline sounds like a sensible approach -
@Cleverestcookie@mulberrybush@MailOnline Thank you Cathy. I take that as praise indeed, coming from someone of your experience. :) -
@C7RKY@mulberrybush@MailOnline act defensively, so formal encouragement to act promptly with candour would get the best result IMO. -
@Cleverestcookie@mulberrybush@MailOnline Only way that formal encouragement wd happen now is if it's cheapest option. Cover up is cheaper. -
@C7RKY@mulberrybush@MailOnline whoops, I wasn't considering organisational malpractice. NHS need to mandate it then.
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@C7RKY@mulberrybush@MailOnline legal aid stopped 3 years ago. So now claimants have to self fund or no win no fee, & the only reason... -
@Harryshelper@C7RKY@MailOnline the money element is a problem - whichever way you look at it. -
@mulberrybush@C7RKY@MailOnline if the hospital looks like they've tried to sort things out, judges wouldn't award all costs to claimant. -
@Harryshelper@C7RKY@MailOnline Interesting point. -
@mulberrybush@C7RKY@MailOnline standard level is 50% of award. Anything over more likely to be punitive. -
@Harryshelper@C7RKY@MailOnline I guess it is going to take a few years to see if any of this works in practice. -
@mulberrybush@C7RKY@MailOnline but ultimately the hospitals will do the same as they do now. Deny all to make you run out of cash :-/ -
@Harryshelper@C7RKY@MailOnline If that is so then it means there are underlying reasons, that need to be understood. - 1 more reply
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@C7RKY@mulberrybush@MailOnline courts would allow such high fees is if they think the other side is responsible for them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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