What plans it has to establish a medical disputes forum, comprising relevant stakeholders to consider, develop and implement quality standa…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 1 Mar 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a medical disputes forum, comprising relevant stakeholders to consider, develop and implement quality standards relevant to mediating medical negligence (and non-clinical in a clinical context) disputes, as recommended in paragraph 2.31 of the report by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Encouraging Resolution: Mediating Patient/Health Service Disputes in Scotland.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 Mar 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-3659.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-23663 by reference.