Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We hear a lot about fraudulent claims. Do the witnesses have statistics on how many fraudulent claims are made? The statutory duty of candour law was introduced in the UK in November. Has this legal duty of candour changed the culture and policy on the part of insurance companies? Will it result in less aggressive policies by hospitals and insurance companies in pursuing lengthy legal cases?

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