Medical litigation

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Health campaigners and medical litigation - Price £200
Health campaigners talk about medical litigation in the USA and Europe
HSCNews issue 27 March 2006 Part 1.pdf
Global
35 pages

Overview:
The World Health Organization has reported that medical errors are reaching unacceptable levels. Today, the only form of redress available to many victims of medical harm is litigation. HSCNews asked seven individual health campaigners or their groups to suggest potential ways forward.
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Contents:
HEALTH CAMPAIGNERS DISCUSS MEDICAL LITIGATION: pages 5-35
--Introduction: page 5
--A view from Europe: Dr Gustavo López-Muñoz y Larraz: pages 6-9
--Denmark: Dansk Selskab for Patientsikkerhed: page 10
--Poland: Dr Adam Sandauer: pages 11-12
--The UK: Josephine Ocloo: pages 13-25
--The UK complaints procedure: page 14
--UK health campaigning groups that specialise in issues of medical litigation, or in patient safety: page 15
--Coverups and silence: page 20
--Key UK government inquiries, guidelines and legislation on medical errors and liability: page 23
--Views from the USA: pages 26-35
--US health campaigning groups that specialise in issues of medical litigation, or in patient safety: page 27
--The USA: Dr Stephen Schoenbaum: page 30
--The USA: Martin Hatlie: pages 31-34
--The USA: PULSE: pages 34-35
IN FOCUS: TWO CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE: pages 36-52
MEMBERS' NEWS: pages 53-56
EVENTS: pages 57-59
ADVERTORIALS: pages 61-62