No-Fault Compensation Schemes for Medical Injury: A Review

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Anne-Maree Farrell

University of Edinburgh - School of Law

Sarah Devaney

The University of Manchester

Amber Dar

The University of Manchester

Date Written: January 20, 2010

Abstract

This report was commissioned by the No-Fault Compensation Review Group in Scotland. It provides an up-to-date analysis of existing no-fault schemes in New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, as well as limited schemes which operate in Virginia and Florida in the United States. Drawing on such analysis, the report considers a number of specific elements such as the advantages and disadvantages of no-fault schemes; choice of model; equality of coverage; cost and affordability; access to justice; and linkages to patient complaints processes, professional accountability and patient safety. The report was designed to assist the Group in its deliberations on whether a no-fault compensation scheme for medical injury should be established in Scotland. The Group’s report setting out its findings and recommendations was published in 2011.

Keywords: no-fault compensation, medical injury

Suggested Citation

Farrell, Anne-Maree and Devaney, Sarah and Dar, Amber, No-Fault Compensation Schemes for Medical Injury: A Review (January 20, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2221836 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2221836

Anne-Maree Farrell (Contact Author)

University of Edinburgh - School of Law ( email )

Edinburgh
Great Britain

Sarah Devaney

The University of Manchester ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester M60 1QD, N/A M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Amber Dar

The University of Manchester ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester, N/A M13 9PL
United Kingdom

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