Prostate cancer litigation in the NHS

The threat of medical litigation continues to grow; however, within services for prostate cancer there have been no studies quantifying this observation. In this paper the authors looked at the past 12 years of both successful and unsuccessful claims for compensation, with the aim of identifying the...

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Published in:Trends in urology & men's health 2018-11, Vol.9 (6), p.27-31
Main Authors: Malthouse, Theo, Haq, Kamran, Niraghallaigh, Holly, James, Philip, Sellaturay, Senthy, Arumainayagam, Nimalan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Litigation
Prostate cancer
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Summary:The threat of medical litigation continues to grow; however, within services for prostate cancer there have been no studies quantifying this observation. In this paper the authors looked at the past 12 years of both successful and unsuccessful claims for compensation, with the aim of identifying the reasons for litigation and highlight any areas that could be addressed by the urological community.
ISSN:2044-3730
2044-3749
DOI:10.1002/tre.666