HL Deb 10 July 2002 vol 637 cc93-4WA
Baroness Greengross

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What comparative costings on medical negligence claims have been completed between the National Health Service Litigation Authority and other schemes offering dispute resolution for medical negligence. [HL4922]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The Department of Health has commissioned research from the University of Nottingham on the potential costs of alternative systems for compensating patients. In addition, we are awaiting a comparative costing report from Professor Posnett of York Health Consortium on a pilot resolution scheme for small value claims. We expect this to be available in the autumn.