Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion
9:30 am
Mary 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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